State v. Robichaux

HALL, Chief Justice:

Defendant appeals his conviction of theft, contending error in certain of the court’s instructions to the jury.

The evidence at trial was that defendant, together with one Felger, and others, formed the entity known as North American Financial Corporation for the purpose of engaging in the business of buying and selling real estate. In order to fund their operations, defendant had, on previous occasions, placed certificates of deposit with lending institutions as a means of encouraging the making of loans. Felger testified that he delivered $11,700 of his own personal funds…