State v. Conway

The defendant is charged by a county attorney’s information with the crime of embezzlement by public officer. He was tried, and a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury, and judgment pronounced thereon by the court. The usual motions to set aside verdict and for a new trial and motion in arrest of judgment were made by the defendant and overruled by the court. Several grounds of error are cited in appellant’s brief, but they all have to do with two propositions: (1) Was the defendant a public officer? and (2) if he was such, was proper demand made on him by the person entitled to receive…