People v. Morise

Opinion by

Judge CRISWELL.

Defendant, Robert Morise, appeals from the judgment convicting him of nine counts of embezzlement. Because we conclude that the trial court committed prejudicial error in the admission of evidence, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant was charged with a violation of § 18-8-407, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol. 8B), which prohibits any “public servant” who comes into possession of any public moneys or property from knowingly converting the same “to his own use or to any use other than the public use authorized by law.”

The evidence here was that defendant, a member of…