People v. Heber

Defendant Malcolm Heber was convicted by a judge, sitting without a jury, of embezzlement, MCLA 750.174; MSA 28.371.

At trial, the prosecution’s evidence showed Edwina Patzkowsky, a long-time friend of the defendant, hired defendant sometime in December, 1965 to represent her interest in her brother’s estate. This witness acknowledged her signature on a petition for probate of the will, but since she lived in St. Joseph, Michigan, and "thought it [the estate] would be easier to be handled” in Oakland County, she recommended and acquiesced in the appointment of defendant as administrator of the…