State v. Magee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

An indictment was returned by a Grand Jury of Shawnee County, charging the defendant with the offenses of embezzlement as defined in K. S. A. 21-545, and forgery. The forgery charge was dismissed at the close of the state’s case. The defendant was convicted by a jury of the offense of embezzlement, and he appeals from that conviction.

The evidence established that on or about June 23, 1965, the defendant was appointed guardian of the estate of E. Sydney Smith, a minor, by the probate court of Shawnee County. The defendant qualified as…