Hoffman v. State

83 N.W.2d 357 (1957)

164 Neb. 679

Elmer HOFFMAN, Plaintiff in Error,

v.

STATE of Nebraska, Defendant in Error.

No. 34120.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

May 24, 1957.

Merril R. Reller, John McArthur, Lincoln, for plaintiff in error.

C. S. Beck, Atty. Gen., Homer L. Kyle, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.

Heard before SIMMONS, C. J., and CARTER, MESSMORE, YEAGER, CHAPPELL, WENKE, and BOSLAUGH, JJ.

CARTER, Justice.

In this case the State prosecuted the plaintiff in error, Elmer Hoffman, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, on a charge of embezzlement under section 28-538, R.R.S.1943. The jury…