State v. Daems

On October 23, 1933, a judgment of conviction of the crime of forgery was entered against L. R. Daems in the district court of Wheatland county; he has appealed from the judgment and from an order denying him a new trial.

The information on which Daems was tried is based upon a check issued by him against the funds of the James H. Duffey estate on October 24, 1928, at which time Daems was acting as attorney for the personal representatives of Duffey. The material facts developed at the trial are substantially as follows: James H. Duffey died at Harlowton on April 22, 1928, leaving a will in…