People v. Hopkins
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, George W. Hopkins, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of Hew York, rendered on the 5th day of December, 1907, convicting the defendant of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree, and also from an order denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Houghton, J.:
The defendant was indicted for the crime of grand larceny in the second degree in having while acting as agent for the Spangenberg-McLean Company appropriated to his own use the proceeds of a check of fifty-six dollars and seventy-five cents belonging to such corporation.
Prior to the receipt of the check defendant had' entered into a written agreement with the complainant corporation that he would act as salesman for it for the period of six months for fifty per cent of the profits of goods sold by himself.
By the agreement it was provided that the corporation should advance to…
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