Means v. United States

MARTIN, Chief Justice.

Appellant, defendant below, was convicted of the crime of larceny.

The indictment against him contained four counts. The first count charged the larceny of $100,000 from Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean on March 7, 1932; the third count charged the embezzlement from her of the same money; the second count charged the larceny of $4,000 from Mrs. McLean on the 18th day of March 1932; and the fourth count charged the embezzlement of the same money.

Defendant pleaded not guilty. At the trial the court directed a verdict of not guilty on the fourth count. The jury found the defendant…