Cohen v. State

On May 17, 1962, seven indictments, containing eighteen counts, were filed in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, charging the appellant, Sherman S. Cohen, and a co-defendant, with obtaining money under false pretenses, embezzlement, and larceny after trust, and conspiracy to commit certain crimes. The charges against the appellant were based upon alleged misconduct with respect to The Family Savings and Home Loan Association, Inc., a Maryland corporation, which had been placed in receivership in October, 1961. The appellant, an attorney, had acted as legal counsel for the now defunct…