State v. Spaulding
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Court. — Hon. C. P. Holmes, Judge. The defendant was indicted and tried for the crime of embezzlement of public money. At the close of the evidence for the state the defendant moved the court to instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The motion was sustained, and a verdict returned accordingly and the defendant 'discharged. The state appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, C. J.
*6411 2 *640I. Section 8908 of the Code of 1878 provides: “If any state, county, township, school or municipal officer, or officer of any state institution, or other public officer within the state, charged with the collection, safe keeping, transfer or disbursement *641of public money, fails or refuses to keep in any place of deposit that may be provided by law for keeping such money, * * * or unlawfully converts to his own use in any way whatever, or use by way of investment in any kind of property * * * or converts to his own use any money that may come into his hands by virtue of his office shall be…
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