State v. Castleton
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Ralph 8. Latshaio, Judge. (1) The fact that the word “attorney” was interpolated into the information between the words “agent” and “collector” does not render the information defective. The term “agent,” as used in Sec. 4550, R. S. 1909, includes the relation of attorney.
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Appeal from Jackson Criminal Court. — Eon. Ralph 8. Latshaio, Judge. (1) The fact that the word “attorney” was interpolated into the information between the words “agent” and “collector” does not render the information defective. The term “agent,” as used in Sec. 4550, R. S. 1909, includes the relation of attorney. State v. Gibhardt, 219 Mo. 708; State v. Thomson, 155 Mo. 300; State v. Cuimingham, 154 Mo. 161; State v. Brown, 171 Mo. 477. .(2) 'With reference to the proposition that the allegation in the information is the embezzlement of money and the evidence showed the embezzlement of a…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
Charged with and convicted of embezzling $2948.75 as the agent, attorney, collector and servant of one Ellen Cole, defendant appeals from a judgment fixing his pimishment at four years in the penitentiary. At the date of the alleged crime defendant was an attorney of Kansas City, Missouri, and Miss Ellen Cole, the prosecutrix, a spinster of the same city. She will hereafter be designated as the prosecutrix.
*204On December 27, 1910, prosecutrix employed defendant to collect a note of $140 executed by one Ridge-way, and paid defendant $10 for bis contemplated service in that behalf. The Ridgeway…
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