STATE v. DEES

No. 44205.

276 S.W.2d 201 (1955)

STATE of Missouri, Respondent, v. Willis DEES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, Division No. 1.

March 14, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wm. T. Powers, Piedmont, J. Ben Searcy, Eminence, for appellant.

John M. Dalton, Atty. Gen., Fred L. Howard, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


HOLLINGSWORTH, Judge.

Upon trial by jury in the Circuit Court of Wayne County, defendant was found guilty of embezzlement of the sum of $61.50 of public moneys that came to him by virtue of his office as sheriff of said county, as that offense is defined in § 560.280. (All statutory references herein are to RSMo 1949 and V.A.M.S.)

Defendant's punishment was assessed at imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for a term of two years. He has appealed from...

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