A Digest of the Criminal Law Crimes And Punishments
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Or Article 335. Illustrations. (1. ) -^ A assigns his goods by deed to ti'ustees for the benefit of his creditors. The trustees do not take possession, but leave A's possession undisturbed. A makes away with the goods, intend- ing to deprive his creditors of them. This is not theft. (2. ) ^ B's house being on fire, A takes B's goods to A's house for protection, B acquiescing as to some of them. A's intention at the time is to keep them for B, but A afterwards changes his mind and converts them.... This is not theft. (3. ) ■* B gives his broker A a cheque to buy Exchequer bills. A buys Exchequer bills for B with part of the proceeds of the cheque and absconds with the rest. This is not theft. (4. ) " B, a boy unable to read, finds a cheque and gives it to A, asking A to tell him what it is. A, on various false pretences, 1 Per Pollock, C. B. , and Parke, B. , in Riley's Case, p. 156; see the question of Martin, B. , in Presfon'-s Case, 1851, 2 Den. 359. 2 R. V. Pratt, 1854, Dear. 360. ■^ Leigh's Case, 1800, 2 East.
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