Ex Parte Brooks

Samuel Robert Brooks was indicted in a two-count indictment for theft of property in the first degree and possession of a forged instrument in the second degree. A jury found him guilty of theft and acquitted him of possession of a forged instrument. He was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment on the theft conviction.

Brooks was a practicing attorney. He undertook to assist Hazel and William Day in collecting their claim against an insurance company for damage to their property. He eventually received full satisfaction ($16,810.77) of the claim by check, which was made payable to the Days.…