People v. Allen

In a two-count information Leah Jeanne Allen was charged in the first count with embezzlement pursuant to C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-15, and in the second count with grand larceny pursuant to C.R.S. 1963, 40-5-2. The two counts respectively charged that Allen was alleged to have embezzled and stolen “moneys, of the value of * * * [$245.16] * * * of the moneys, goods and personal property of said St. Paul Title Insurance Company of Colorado * *

After a jury had been empaneled and sworn, but prior to the opening statements of counsel or the taking of any evidence, the trial court held a hearing in…