State v. January

Elmer R. January appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of two years' imprisonment in accord with the verdict of the jury for embezzlement. His chief issue is the sufficiency of the evidence.

The Austin-Western Road Machinery Company, a corporation, held fifty-three unpaid "Road Equipment Fund 256 Reynolds county, Mo.," warrants. Defendant, an attorney, was employed to collect these warrants [325] under a contract. As established it provided that defendant was to receive a cash retainer of $300 and, upon collection, was to remit the principal amount of the warrant to his client, his…