State v. Christian

Defendant appeals from a conviction and sentence under an indictment for the embezzlement of $2,500 belonging to the Bank of Pollock, while he was cashier of said bank. The record contains eleven bills of exception.

Bill No. 1.—L. Jobe, an accountant, a witness for the prosecution, was asked by the district attorney: “What did you find when you went to Pollock?” His answer was that he “found the Bank of Pollock closed.” After this statement was made, counsel for defendant objected on the ground that it was irrelevant and immaterial, and asked the court to instruct the jury to disregard it. The…