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Faggard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided November 15, 1909No. 87PublishedCited by 8 opinions

D. J. Faggard was convicted of embezzlement, and brought error to the Supreme Court, whence the cause was transferred to the Criminal Court of Appeals.

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D. J. Faggard was convicted of embezzlement, and brought error to the Supreme Court, whence the cause was transferred to the Criminal Court of Appeals. The plaintiff in error, hereafter referred to as defendant, was indicted in the district court, Pittsburg county, 11th day of Janu-ar}r, 1908, charged with the crime of embezzling the funds of Local No. 1306, District 21, of the United Mine Workers of America, in Pittsburg county, on the 1st day of May, 1907. He was tried and convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year and one day. The case was appealed to the…

1Opinion of the CourtOwen, Judge

(after stating the facts as above). The defendant in this ease was treasurer of Local No. 1306, District No. 21, of the United Mine Workers of America,- located in Pittsburg county. On examination of the books kept by him as treasurer of the union he was found to be indebted to the order in the sum of $388. He admitted that he had no funds, and was unable to account for the shortage, except that he must have lost the vouchers on which he paid the mone}', and had failed to enter it on his cashbook.

The petition assigns 19 specifications of error, but this number is reduced by the brief filed by…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Higgins v. Brown, JudgeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1908
  2. Wallis v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
  3. Ex Parte HowlandCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
  4. Laycock v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
  5. State v. BroderickMissouri Court of Appeals · 1879

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Adams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  2. Wishard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  3. Ex Parte WarfordCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1910
  4. Ex Parte Millard BevilleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
  5. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1977

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