State v. Johnson

I agree with the Court of Appeals’ conclusion that the State did not present substantial evidence to support the charge of embezzlement. Embezzlement occurs when a person has “been entrusted with and received into his possession lawfully the personal *515property of another, and thereafter with felonious intent . . . fraudulently converts] the property to his own use.” State v. Griffin, 239 N.C. 41, 45, 79 S.E.2d 230, 233 (1953). The State must present sufficient evidence of each element of the crime charged. State v. Bates, 309 N.C. 528, 533, 308 S.E.2d 258, 262 (1983). The elements of…