State v. Hopkins

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

Appellant was convicted of embezzling funds belonging to an insurance company of which he was the managing agent.

The first ground of error alleged is that the court erred in permitting a witness to testify to what the appellant had testified to upon the trial of a civil action brought against him and others involving the property in question. It is contended that this was a violation of the constitutional rights of appellant on the ground that the testimony given by him in said action should be considered as given under duress, it being…