Bridges v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Wayne Bridges, Lamar Hughes, and Mike Hurst were jointly tried upon a charge of embezzlement, were found guilty, and were each sentenced by the jury to imprisonment for three years. Bridges and Hughes have appealed, arguing several points for reversal. Their most serious contention is that the State’s testimony, even if accepted as true, established the offense of larceny rather than that of embezzlement. This contention must be sustained.

The offense occurred at the Rock Tavern, in the city of Paris, at about closing time on the night of March 8, 1973. Charlotte…