State v. Gilbert

TYSON, Judge.

Raymond Carl Gilbert ("Defendant") appeals from a guilty verdict for two counts of embezzlement of a charitable organization by an officer pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-92. We find no plain error.

I. Background

Defendant served as president of the Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary School's Parent Teacher Association ("PTA") from 2011 to 2013, while also serving as pastor at Good Shepard Community Church in Brunswick County. The PTA is a local branch affiliated with the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers ("NCPTA"), and is regulated by the "Uniform PTA Bylaws" (the…