King v. State

Gardner, J.(a) Only two special grounds are argued here. The first complains of the admission of testimony of Charles Brumby Jr., the manager of Whitman’s Laundry. The witness testified that he had received a report from the cashier that there was a discrepancy in money with which the defendant had been entrusted for a designated purpose beneficial to the owner. The questions propounded to the witness were: Q. “Did you receive a report from the cashier? A. Yes sir. Q. That there was some discrepancy? A. Yes sir.” The defendant interposed an objection that such testimony was hearsay. The court…