State v. Homewood

Bussey, Justice.

The defendant, appellant here, was indicted for violation of Sections 12-10 and 62-306 of the 1952 Code of Laws of South Carolina. The jury acquitted him as to violation of Section 12-10, but found him guilty as to violation of Section 62-306. A motion for a new trial was refused and a sentence of one year imprisonment was imposed upon the defendant.

The prosecution of the defendant arose out of alleged conduct on his part while president and treasurer of the Francis Marion Life Insurance Company, which for convenience will be referred to simply as the company. The company had…