Doxen v. State

The bills of exception contained in the record on this appeal relate to rulings on the admissibility of evidence in the course of a trial which resulted in the defendant’s conviction of embezzlement. The material facts of the case are undisputed. In August, 1924, William D. Simmons bought from Simon Getz a dwelling house and lot of ground in Bel Air for $1,165.50, subject to an existing mortgage on the property for $1,800, which the purchaser agreed to assume. The defendant, who was an attorney-at-law, prepared the contract of purchase. In order to enable Simmons to finance the transaction…