Commonwealth v. Bovaird

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Chidsey,

Defendant was convicted and sentenced on four indictments charging fraudulent conversion under §834 of The Penal Code of 1939, 18 PS §4834, and on two indictments charging embezzlement under §824 of the Code, 18 PS §4824. This appeal is from the judgment of the Superior Court which sustained the convictions.

At the trial of the case, upon the conclusion of the taking of testimony, defendant moved for' a directed verdict for the reason that the Commonwealth had not made out a, prima facie case; that the indictments for fraudulent conversion were “repugnant” to…