Legal Opinion
State v. Werneth
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided April 22, 1980No. 12624PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCOGGIN, Justice Pro Tem.
Defendant-appellant, Stephen Werneth, appeals from a jury verdict finding him guilty of embezzlement by corporate officer under I.C. § 18-2402. 1 Werneth claims that the jury trial violated his constitutional right not to be twice placed in jeopardy.
In April, 1976, Werneth was placed on trial for the crime of embezzlement by bailee under I.C. § 18-2407. 2 That charge was based on an allegation that Werneth fraudulently converted to his own use approximately eighteen tons of wheat which had been entrusted to him during the 1974 harvest season. As the trial progressed,…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Green v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Murray v. StateIdaho Court of Appeals · 1992
- State v. ThompsonIdaho Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. SharpIdaho Supreme Court · 1983
- State v. AgundisIdaho Court of Appeals · 1995
- Smith v. StateIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
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