Mayo v. State

"WALKEB, J.

Tbe accused was charged under an indictment containing two counts; one for embezzlement, and tbe other for larceny from a storehouse. Tbe sufficiency of tbe count for embezzlement, upon which be was convicted, is objected to, upon tbe ground that it does not describe with requisite certainty tbe property which was tbe alleged subject of tbe offense, and that tbe value of each article is not stated. It is unnecessary to inquire what would have been tbe judgment of tbe common law upon this question, for we regard it settled by tbe Code, section 3503 of which makes tbe forms of…