State v. Sandberg

Defendant was a supervisor in the town of White in St. Louis county. He was indicted and convicted of the crime of being' wrongfully interested in a payment voted by the town board. The item was $85 for “auto hire” included in a claim verified and filed by defendant. He received warrants for similar claims from April, 1925, to January, 1926, inclusive.

Upon the trial the court excluded an offer of proof embraced in the question certified to this court under authority of G; S. 1923, § 10756, which is in substance:

“Would it be material defensive matter for the defendant to prove that the item of…