Legal Opinion
Lyon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided February 1, 1940No. A-9557PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
The defendant was charged with the crime of embezzlement, in Oklahoma county; was tried, convicted and sentenced to pay a fine of $5 and serve a term of five years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.
The defendant, Sam Lyon, was employed by the State Highway Commission of the state of Oklahoma as cashier of the title division. He was charged by information with embezzling the sum of $1,974 during a period from September 10, 1935, to May 12, 1936. The method adopted by the Highway Commission and in force, as shown by the record, was that the cashier of the title division re ceived all moneys…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morris v. TerritoryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1909
- Carter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1911
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1923
- Hays v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Inklebarger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1912
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wiley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1960
- Abernathy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1940
- Sasser v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1957
- Marton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1991
- Foyil v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1947
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