State v. McCormick

HATHAWAY, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents for review the defendant’s conviction as to each of eleven counts of grand theft. He was accused by indictment returned, by a Pima County grand jury of stealing certain sums of money from Alianza, a fraternal society whose members are Spanish speaking people organized into numerous lodges. The. defendant, who became associated with Alianza in the early 1950’s became its Supreme-President in May, 1962. The alleged thefts with which he was charged occurred subsequent thereto in the form of a number of checks issued by him or at his direction to various…