State v. Lomax

On October 3, 1927, the Prosecuting Attorney of Linn County filed an information in the circuit court charging defendant with the embezzlement of $45,334.61, belonging to the Brookfield School District. On change of venue to Caldwell County, the verdict of the jury was guilty, and the punishment fixed was five years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Defendant appealed.

The evidence submitted warrants the finding that, during the year 1922 and thereafter, until the bank closed its doors on March 6, 1925, and until a new treasurer was elected about September 1, 1925, defendant was…