Landrum v. State

HAKPEK, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of embezzlement, and his punishment fixed at five years confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant contends that the facts do not show that he is guilty of the crime of embezzlement, and if they do, then he was guilty of embezzling the stock delivered to him by Mrs. Dunn, and not the proceeds of the stock, and could not be convicted under this indictment, which charged him with embezzling the proceeds derived from a sale of the stock. We have read the record critically, and have arrived at the conclusion that under the facts an indictment for embezzlement…