State v. Holliday

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of stealing by deceit, § 570.030, RSMo 1978, which followed a jury trial and a verdict of guilty. Punishment was assessed at a $5,000 fine and five years’ probation.

The theory of the state was that defendant, an attorney, had collected the sum of $1,625 from the Leon M. Jordan Scholarship and Monument Fund, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, for legal services which he had not performed, was not performing and had no intention to perform. The sum was paid by the corporation upon a statement upon defendant’s letterhead, rendered by defendant to…