State v. Ellis

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Wertz, J.:

Defendant (appellant) Ben E. Ellis was charged, tried and convicted on three counts of an information. Under the first count he was charged with selling mortgaged property in violation of G. S. 1961 Supp., 58-318. Count 2 charged him with obtaining money under false pretenses in violation of G. S. 1949, 21-551. Count 3 charged embezzlement in violation of G. S. 1949, 21-545. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged on all three counts. His motion for a new trial was denied and judgment was rendered on the verdict. From the order…