Judicial Council of California Criminal Jury InstructionCALCRIM 1804– Theft by False Pretense (Pen. Code, § 484). To prove that the defendant is guilty of this crime, the People must prove that: 1. The defendant knowingly and intentionally deceived a property owner [or the owner’s agent]...
If caught, Alex faces theft by false pretense charges because the neighbor relied on Alex’s fraud.19 3. Defenses In Shouse Law Group’s decades of combined experience fighting petty theft charges in California, we found that four of the most effective defense strategies for getting these ...
or who shall knowingly and by any false or fraudulent representation or pretense, defraud any other person of money, labor or real or personal property, or who causes or procures others to report falsely of their wealth or mercantile character and by thus imposing upon any person, obtains cred...
or who shall knowingly and by any false or fraudulent representation or pretense, defraud any other person of money, labor or real or personal property, or who causes or procures others to report falsely of their wealth or mercantile character and by thus imposing upon any person, obtains cred...
This includes cheating at games of chance or using false pretenses to win bets or wagers. The language of the statute reads as follows: 332. (a) Every person who by the game of “three card monte,” so-called, or any other game, device, sleight of hand, pretensions to fortune ...