Thomas v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Sunflower county. Hon. Monroe McClurg, Judge. Geo. W. Thomas was convicted of embezzlement and appeals. The facts' are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It was error on the part of the court below to permit Marshall Burnett, a witness on behalf of the state, to testify after he had remained in the court room during the examination of the defendant. The rule had been invoked and the witness should have been excluded.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Sunflower county. Hon. Monroe McClurg, Judge. Geo. W. Thomas was convicted of embezzlement and appeals. The facts' are fully stated in the opinion of the court. It was error on the part of the court below to permit Marshall Burnett, a witness on behalf of the state, to testify after he had remained in the court room during the examination of the defendant. The rule had been invoked and the witness should have been excluded. It was error on the part of the court below to refuse instruction No. 4 asked on behalf of the defendant. This instruction stated the law…
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Appellant was indicted and convicted for embezzling seventy dollars, the property of Henry Jamerson. The record shows that appellant was the duly qualified guardian of Henry Jamerson and James Jamerson, minors; that certain funds, amounting to three hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-four cents, came into his possession, the joint estate of the two minors; that this money was deposited in a bank to his account as guardian of the two minors jointly; that he drew a check on this joint fund, for the payment of a personal indebtedness, which check was paid by the bank. It will be noted…
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