UNITED STATES v. BATTON

Cr. A. 7025.

160 F.Supp. 172 (1958)

UNITED STATES of America v. Grover Leon BATTON.

United States District Court N. D. West Virginia, At Fairmont.

April 1, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert M. Morgan, U. S. Atty., Fairmont, W. Va., for plaintiff.

Richard E. Hamstead, Morgantown, W. Va., for defendant.


HARRY E. WATKINS, Chief Judge.

Defendant was arrested by the United States Marshal in this district under a warrant of the United States Commissioner for the District of Columbia, charging defendant with violation of Section 1301, Title 22 of the District of Columbia Code. This statute reads:

"False pretenses. "Whoever by any false pretenses, with intent to defraud, obtains from any person anything of value, or procures the execution in delivery...

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