CATES, Judge.
Prater was indicted and convicted of falsely pretending to Paul Brown with intent to defraud that he owned an inventor's patent, etc. The trial judge fixed his punishment at three years imprisonment.
The State over objection which was overruled, introduced an uncertified copy of letters patent. The heading noted Prater as "assignor to P. A. B. B. Incorporated, Meridian, Miss."
In its uncertified form this document was hearsay. Code 1940...
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