Gorton v. State

In a prosecution by the state in the district court for Otoe county, Burton Gorton, defendant, was accused of embezzling at various times from August 1, 1924, to April 4, 1927, $54,926.52 belonging to the Dunbar Grain Company, a corporation of which he was manager. Upon a motion by defendant the state was required by the court to furnish a bill of particulars showing separately the items aggregating the amount of the embezzlement charged and the date of each item. The county attorney furnished a list of 88 items amounting to $54,926.52 and varying in amounts from $11.65 to $5,614.72, with…