State v. Redman

113 S.E. 467, 121 S.C. 139, 1922 S.C. LEXIS 176
Supreme Court of South Carolina·Decided September 1, 1922·No. 11002·Published·Cited by 3 cases

Opinions

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Fraser.

The charge in this case is an attempt to obtain goods under false pretenses. The statute makes obtaining goods under false pretenses, irrespective of the amount involved, a misdemeanor. It is elementary law that an attempt to commit a misdemeanor is not an indictable offense.

The judgment is reversed. •

Chiee Justice Gary >and Justice Watts concur.

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