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Criminal Law Keyed to Capers
People v. Haley
Citation:
227 P.2d 48 (1951)Facts
The case arises from a pretense made by defendant that she had been injured by an automobile driven by Dr. Brotman, who had been her attending physician for some time previous to the date of the feigned injury. Dr. Brotman’s car did not strike defendant. Defendant sought the assistance of Paul Howard in attempting to prove her alleged injury. During this conversation defendant told Howard she had bigger plans for a similar scheme against the May Company; that she was going to sue the company in the hope of getting $25,000, in which event she would take care of Howard. Two days later Howard made another telephone call to defendant from the police station, the same officer listening on another instrument, when the accident and the possibility of a settlement were discussed.
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