Lycan v. People
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. John Burns, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against the plaintiff in error, for embezzlement.
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Writ oe Error to the Circuit Court of Peoria county; the Hon. John Burns, Judge, presiding. This was an indictment against the plaintiff in error, for embezzlement. The indictment is substantially as follows, omitting formal parts: First count: That Lycan, on, etc., “being then and there the agent of Ellen Wilkes, did then and there, by virtue of his said employment, have, receive and take into his possession certain money to a large amount, to-wit, to the amount of $600, and of the value of $600, of the property and moneys of said Ellen Wilkes, the said L.’s said employer, and the said L.…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Cueiam:
No serious objection is perceived to either count of the indictment. Both counts charge defendant with the statutory crime of embezzlement, and are sufficiently formal under the statute. The fiduciary relation between defendant and the prosecuting witness is stated so it can be readily understood, and under the statute of this State that is all that is required. It follows a general verdict of guilty would be correct if the evidence warranted it.
The facts implicating the accused arise out of a very questionable transaction between the prosecuting witness and her legal adviser.…
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