People v. Broverman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the judgment of the trial court of Christian County finding defendant-appellant, a practicing attorney in Taylorville, Illinois, guilty of the crimes of forgery and theft and sentencing him to one to three years in the penitentiary in one case and one to five in another, sentences to be served concurrently.

Defendant represented Mrs. Gertrude Metzger in a transaction in which she was to receive in settlement $3000, of which amount defendant was to receive one-third by prior agreement. A check payable…