State v. Elliott

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The defendant was convicted of larceny of money, consisting of three fifty-dollar bills, and appeals.

It is said the information was void because filed by a person other than the county attorney. The information stated the capacity of the informant as follows:

“In the name and by the authority of the State of Kansas, I, Tinkham Veale, acting county attorney in and for the county of Shawnee and state of Kansas, who prosecutes for and on behalf of said state in the district court of said county, sitting in and for the county of Shawnee, and duly…