Legal Opinion
Fulkerson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided January 31, 1920No. A-3182PublishedCited by 30 opinions
Appeal from District Court, Woods County; W. C. Crow, Judge. Martin M. Fulkerson was convicted of embezzlement, and .he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMatson, J.
The defendant, Martin M. Fulkerson, who was treasurer of the board of education of the city of Alva, Okla., was convicted of the crime of embezzling the funds of said school district, and sentenced to serve a term of seven years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary and to pay a fine of $5,531.42.
The prosecution is based on section 7437, Revised Laws 1910, which provides:
“If any county treasurer, or other officer or person charged with the collection, receipt, safe-keeping, transfer or disbursement of the public money, or any part thereof, belonging to the state or to any county, precinct,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- People v. McKinneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
- Bartley v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
- Penn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
- State v. KrugWashington Supreme Court · 1895
- Fowler v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Martin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1950
- Stokes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1948
- Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
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