State v. Lough

OPINION

Justice FLAHERTY,

for the Court.

The defendant, John Lough, appeals conviction after a jury found him guilty of embezzlement and fraudulent conversion in violation of G.L.1956 § 11-41-3. Lough maintains that the trial justice incorrectly instructed the jury on the elements required to return a conviction under the applicable statute. He further contends that the trial justice should have granted his motions for judgment of acquittal and motion for new trial. For the reasons set forth herein, we deny the defendant’s appeal and affirm the judgment of conviction.

I

Background

After a jury…