JACKSON v. STATE

No. 43285.

251 Miss. 529 (1965)

170 So.2d 438

JACKSON v. STATE

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 11, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Arrington, Lawrence D. Arrington, Hattiesburg, for appellant.

G. Garland Lyell, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.


ETHRIDGE, J.

Houston Jackson, appellant, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Pearl River County of obtaining money under false pretenses by the issuance of a bad check. He contends that he was entitled to a peremptory instruction or at least that the verdict is contrary to the great weight of the evidence. However, we affirm the judgment.

The pertinent statute makes it a felony for any person, with intent to defraud, to issue a check ($25 or more) to another...

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