MORSE, J.
Defendant Michael Agosta appeals his jury conviction of false pretenses, arguing that the conviction cannot stand because the State failed to prove that he misrepresented a fact affecting the essence of the transaction underlying the prosecution. We reject this argument and thus affirm the conviction.
In February 1997, Roy Buchsbaum, an out-of-state gun collector, obtained a copy of a circular distributed by defendant advertising exotic firearms...
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