State v. Golden

Orville Golden was convicted in the circuit court of the city of St. Louis, Missouri, on a charge of embezzlement and sentenced to serve three years' imprisonment in the penitentiary. He appealed. Golden, Ed Hill, Earl Jenkins and Paul Hulahan were jointly charged with the offense. A severance was asked for and granted. Hill was tried and convicted. His sentence was reversed and the cause remanded for retrial. See State v. Hill,352 Mo. 895, 179 S.W.2d 712.

[1] Appellant challenged the sufficiency of the indictment. We considered this question at length in the Hill case and held the indictment…