Ambrose v. United States
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant o-n a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia of conviction, on verdict, in a prosecution for embezzlement. The Court in tho opinion stated the facts as follows: This appeal is from a judgment in the supreme court of the District convicting the defendant, William E. Ambrose, appellant here, of embezzlement and sentencing him to imprisonment for ten years.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe defendant o-n a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia of conviction, on verdict, in a prosecution for embezzlement. The Court in tho opinion stated the facts as follows: This appeal is from a judgment in the supreme court of the District convicting the defendant, William E. Ambrose, appellant here, of embezzlement and sentencing him to imprisonment for ten years. Two indictments, containing a large number of counts, were consolidated for trial. At the conclusion of the evidence the government elected to stand on the 6th count of the first…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
Embezzlement is a creature of the statute, not being an offense at common law. Generally speaking, it may be defined as the fraudulent conversion of another’s personal property by one to whom it has been intrusted, with the intention of depriving the owner thereof. Masters v. United States, 42 App. D. C. 350, Ann. Cas. 1916A, 1243; Fulton v. United States, ante, 27; Moore v. United States, 160 U. S. 268, 40 L. ed. 422, 16 Sup. Ct. Rep. 294, 10 Am. Crim. Rep. 283; Grin v. Shine, 187 U. S. 189, 47 L. ed. 135, 23 Sup. Ct. Rep. 98, 12 Am. Crim. Rep. 366. In 9 R. C. L. at páge 1265, it is said:…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- United States v. HartwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1868
- Moore v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Grin v. ShineSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- State v. RossOregon Supreme Court · 1909
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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