Silvers v. State

In the trial of one accused of larceny after trust, the evidence, to warrant a conviction, must prove the trust as laid. The conversion of property which was temporarily loaned to another for his own use, and not for the use or benefit of the owner or some other person, is not a breach of such an entrustment as will support a conviction of larceny after trust.

DECIDED MAY 12, 1949.

The defendant was convicted of larceny after trust. Omitting the formal parts, the indictment alleged: "In the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia, charge and accuse Floyd Silvers with the offense of larceny…