Sherman v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

The offense is embezzlement; the punishment, confinement in the penitentiary for five years.

Mary L. Shepherd was the owner of twenty shares of stock *206in the North Texas Building and Loan Association, having an aggregate value of $1148.00. On the 26th of October, 1931, she delivered her stock to appellant under an agreement whereby he was to sell it and invest the proceeds for her in Corporate Trust Shares. At the time of delivery, appellant stated to Miss Shepherd that he was a representative of the Corporate Trust Shares, and that he would deliver Corporate Trust Shares of…