Hankins v. State

The plaintiff in error, convicted of embezzlement and duly sentenced to the penitentiary, comes up on 21 assignments of error. These are so grouped in his argument that they *351may be classified and treated inclusively under (1) hearsay testimony of a witness who audited the books and papers, (2) misconduct of the jury and of the county attorney, and (3) error in an instruction to the jury.

The trial lasted eight days and the record is voluminous, consisting of more than 1,000 pages of testimony, including more than 1,100 exhibits. A brief outline of the evidence will help to understand the case.…