State v. Russell

BOHLING, Commissioner.

George Russell, Jr., appeals from a judgment imposing a sentence of seven years imprisonment for embezzlement. Section 560.260 RSMo 1949, V.A.M.S.

On July 27, 1952, appellant rented a Chevrolet automobile from Hubert- C. Met-calf, doing business as the Major Rent-a-Car Company, in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to the expiration of the agreed twenty-four hour rental period, appellant secured permission to keep the automobile an additional day and return it on the 29th. On July 29th appellant returned the automobile and entered into a new rental agreement for it.…