State v. James

HUNTER, Judge.

Stanley Ray James (“defendant”) appeals from a jury verdict of guilty on one count of embezzlement by a public officer. After careful review, we find no error.

Defendant was sheriff of Washington County from 1998 until August 2004, when he was removed from office. On or before 3 January 2001, defendant received a check for $2,665.00 from the United States Treasury made out to “Washington County Detention” in payment for housing a military prisoner. The county budgetary policy for money received by the sheriffs office was for the money to be turned over to the county’s finance…