Kempton v. State

Appellant, William L. Kempton, was charged with selling mortgaged property and with removing such property from the State of Wyoming, with intent to deprive the mortgagee of its security. The state offered evidence of a sale in Canada and the trial court dismissed that phase of the charge on the theory that it had no jurisdiction over an act committed in Canada.

Kempton was found guilty of removing mortgaged property from Wyoming with intent to deprive the mortgagee, Jackson State Bank, of its security. On appeal to us, he states the sole issue is whether the defendant had an intent to deprive…