Chanock v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, acting as a Criminal Court. Sidney Cbanock, alias Sidney Jordan, alias S. J. Colby, alias George Lewison, was convicted of larceny and appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This appeal is from a judgment based upon a verdict finding the appellant guilty of the crime of larceny.
It appears that defendant was bookkeeper and clerk in the Dewey Hotel, in this city. One Arnold, with his wife and daughter, registered at the hotel as guests. Arnold gave defendant two envelopes, containing securities and money, to be placed in the hotel safe. During the following night defendant opened the safe, took the securities and all of the money but $10 from the envelopes, and absconded. When arrested, the property was found in his possession.
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Henry v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1919
- People v. MontarialCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
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