Rich v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Texas county on a charge of embezzlement, and his punishment fixed at a term of three years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

The evidence of the state tends to show: That about the 1st of November, 1926, Jerry C. Powell, a farmer, residing in Texas county, deposited in the elevator of defendant, J. R. Rich, 3,900 bushels of maize, the agreement being that Powell would pay Rich 1 cent per bushel per month for the storage, and should have a right to sell such maize at any time or withdraw the…