HUGHES v. STATE

No. 48877.

326 So.2d 469 (1976)

Mannie HUGHES, Jr. and Bertha Travis v. STATE of Mississippi.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott E. Schlottman, William M. "Mac" Sigler, Hattiesburg, for appellants.

A.F. Summer, Atty. Gen., by Ben H. Walley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jackson, for appellee.

Before GILLESPIE, WALKER and BROOM, JJ.


GILLESPIE, Chief Justice:

Mannie Hughes and Bertha Travis were jointly indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Forrest County of the crime of obtaining money under false pretenses, and sentenced to a term of three years in the penitentiary, fined $1,185, and placed on probation.

The issue is whether Officer Faulkner relied upon the representations by Hughes that a certain oil would cure his arthritis.

The district attorney requested Chief...

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