Commonwealth v. Oren

Opinion by

Weight, J.,

On March 8, 1966, Fred Y. Oren was indicted by the Grand Jury in Lancaster County on a charge of embezzlement by public officer as proscribed by Section 822 of The Penal Code, Act of June 24,1939, P. L. 872, Section 822,18 P.S. 4822. Oren entered a plea of not guilty and was accorded a jury trial with Honorable William G. Johnstone, Je., presiding. After the Commonwealth rested its case, a demurrer to the evidence was overruled. Oren then testified in his own defense, and adduced the testimony of several character witnesses. A motion for a directed verdict was denied. The…