Challenor v. Commonwealth

Elmer M. Challenor appeals from a final order entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of embezzlement and fixing his punishment at two years in the penitentiary.

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The most important question on this appeal is whether the evidence was sufficient to sustain Challenor’s conviction of embezzlement.

In 1967 the auditor of the City of Richmond discovered that certain payments made by Henrico County in 1965 for water furnished by the City had not been credited to Henrico on the records of the City Department of Public Utilities. This discovery led to an examination of the tellers’ records for the…