Voelkel v. State

OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

This appeal is from a conviction for the offense of embezzlement. Punishment was assessed by a jury at four years.

The record reflects that appellant was employed for some twenty-four years as an accountant at the Rein Company in Houston. In addition to his employment as an accountant, he was also the treasurer of the Rein Company Employees’ Credit Union for approximately seven years.

Joseph Kamerling, a certified public accountant who had audited the credit union’s books, testified that approximately $190,592.65 was embezzled from the credit union between 1962 and 1970.…