30 Va. App. 416 - Jewel v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 6 Va. App. 485 - Darnell v. Commonwealth · Swisher v. Swisher & Craun · Harmon v. Commonwealth · 24 Va. App. 30 - McBride v. Commonwealth · 14 Va. App. 58 - Dowell v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“the gravamen of the offense, ... is the obtainment of ownership of property, by false representations or pretenses. But there is no requirement that the intended victim suffer actual pecuniary loss. Ultimate financial gain or loss to the victim is immaterial. The crime is complete when the fraud intended is consummated by obtaining the property sought by means of the false representations, and the offense is not purged by ultimate restoration or payment to the victim. It is sufficient if the fraud of the accused has put the victim in such a position that he may eventually suffer loss.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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