State v. Lyon

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fatzer, J.:

The defendant, Ronald Lyon, was convicted by a jury of the crime of embezzlement by a bailee in violation of K. S. A. 21-547. He was sentenced to a term of not less than fifteen years in the Kansas State Penitentiary pursuant to K. S. A. 21-107a.

At the oral argument, it was stated the sole question presented is whether there was an absence of substantial evidence proving or tending to prove the essential elements of the crime charged.

The defendant was in the business of drilling water wells. On September 8, 1966, he took his 1957 Chevrolet…