People v. Lapique
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. Edward A. Belcher, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The defendant has been convicted of the crime of embezzlement; and, taking the evidence in the record most strongly against him, it may be substantially summarized in a few» words: Mrs. Mesple, owning a lodging-house and desiring to dispose of the same, authorized the defendant in writing to sell it for the sum of $1,150. The defendant informed one Aden that the house could be purchased for $1,450; and Aden, desiring to purchase, gave the defendant $1,450 to pay to the owner as the purchase price. Defendant paid the owner '$1,150 for the house and retained the $300 to himself as…
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