Embezzlement by Honolulu County Second District Clerk
A Hawaii court rules that a second district court clerk in Honolulu, appointed by the district magistrate and tasked with collecting bail and related funds for the City and County of Honolulu, can be charged with embezzlement of county money. The decision cites prior cases showing indirect consent by the county to entrust public funds to designated clerks and rejects defense arguments that the clerk was not a county employee or that statute did not authorize the appointment.
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District Court of
Honolulu
Honoluli
DE Bolt
District of
Circuit
Supreme Court
Snel
Sneb
Territory
Wright
Ollce
Superintendent of Public Works
Department of Public Works
Richardson
Emi Jement
Touolist
County Funy
Tno
G. Smith
Maure
Slate Ve Myers
Ohig
S. L
Board of Supervisors
Coster
How
Honoslru
Mnid
Embezzlement case tests county officer duties and authority
A territorial embezzlement appeal questions whether a county officer or county employee can be liable when bail money is misused without explicit authorization. The court rejects a narrow statutory reading and affirms that collecting money under color of authority can still support embezzlement charges. The dissent notes doctrine of estoppel is not required here as the defendant’s conduct fits embezzlement, and the derfe reral court is advised to overrule the demurrer.
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Stvtnia
Astel Lin
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Slate
Spaudding
Nteley
Politmeyer
Ohio
Circuit Court
Aw, Catherat
A. A. Wilder
C. C. Bitting
Champion
Clemons & Wilder
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