The People Ex Rel. Benjamin K. Phelps, Defendant in Error v. the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the County of New…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed Henry W. Genet's conviction for obtaining the mayor's signature to a city warrant by false pretenses, holding that the indictment was sufficiently pleaded, the false claim of municipal indebtedness was a capable false pretense, the mere presence of the fraudulent bill was a material inducement to the mayor, and the trial court correctly limited the defense's peremptory challenges.