O'Brien v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in a prosecution for embezzlement. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McComas
This is an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court of the District of Columbia holding a criminal court. The judgment was upon a verdict of guilty after trial upon the indictment herein considered.
John L. O’Brien, the appellant, was indicted for embezzlement under section 834 of the Code of the District of Columbia. (31 Stat. at L. 1325, chap. 854.) The indictment contained eight counts identical in form in every respect, except that each count charged the embezzlement of a different sum of money. The first count charged that on a certain day John L. O’Brien was a salesman and collector…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Crain v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Insurance Companies v. WeidesSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Bates v. PrebleSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- State v. HodgesSupreme Court of Kansas · 1891
- McGinnis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1865
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