State v. Patterson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

The appellant was convicted of embezzlement of money which came into his hands by virtue of his official position as treasurer of the city of Clyde. The information was drawn under paragraph 2081, General Statutes of 1901, and charged both a refusal to turn over the money of the city upon demand, and a fraudulent appropriation of it to his own use, under separate clauses of the statute. Upon a motion to quash, the district court held that the information did not state facts sufficient to constitute an offense under the clause relating to…