Commonwealth v. Rodes
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Information for removing said Rodes from office. Case 35 Classification of the charges. 1st specification under 1st charge of embezzlement of public moneys — failin g to account with the Auditor lor public moneys received as revenue in 1835. 2d specification, failing to account for public moneys received in 1836. 3d specification, for failing to account for public revenues received between 1st Dec. 1838, and Dec. 1839. uh speoi,.?a_ tion, for failing 10 OCCOUllt JOT public…
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Information for removing said Rodes from office. Case 35 Classification of the charges. 1st specification under 1st charge of embezzlement of public moneys — failin g to account with the Auditor lor public moneys received as revenue in 1835. 2d specification, failing to account for public moneys received in 1836. 3d specification, for failing to account for public revenues received between 1st Dec. 1838, and Dec. 1839. uh speoi,.?a_ tion, for failing 10 OCCOUllt JOT public moneys Dec! 1839, to 1st Deo. 1840. 6th ^pedficat0 account for ^[®ed™°"T-venues 10 shows’, &c. in 6th specmcation, for…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Ewing
This is an information filed by the Attorney General, in the name and behalf of the Commonwealth, against James C. Rodes, for misbehavior in office as the Clerk of the Fayette County Court. The charges made may be classified under three distinct heads: 1st. Embezzlement, 2d. Extortion; and 3d. Entering a false entry on the order book, without and against the order and directions of the County Court.
I. Under the first general charge there are six specifications of a false and fraudulent failure to report to and account with the Auditor of Public Accounts, for sums of money received as revenue,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth v. RodesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1833
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