Russell v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant was collector of the city of Pine Bluff, and by virtue of his office was ex-officio collector for all the improvement districts within that city.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; Antonio B. Grace, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. Appellant was collector of the city of Pine Bluff, and by virtue of his office was ex-officio collector for all the improvement districts within that city. He was indicted on the 24th of June, 1913, for the crime of embezzlement, it being alleged that- as such collector he had collected the sum of $2,990.38, belonging to Paving District No. 26, and it was there recited that he “unlawfully and fraudulently did make way with, embezzle and convert to his own use without the consent of said Paving District No.…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.,
(after stating the facts). The confession of error presents the real question in this case, and that is whether or not there is a sufficiency of evidence, aside from the confession, to support the verdict. If the confession is properly supported by the evidence, appellant must necessarily be guilty of the crime, of embezzlement, for, by his own statement, it appears that he had converted large sums of money belonging to Paving District No. 26, and to other improvement districts, and that he had lost this money by his investments in the Watson Company. And it would be immaterial…
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