State v. . Keith
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for embezzlement, tried before Goble, J., at Eall Term, 1899, of Citeeoicee Superior Court. Tbe prosecutor raised a tobacco crop on defendant’s land, wbo sold it and refused to account for proceeds of sale. Tbe defendant demurred to tbe evidence and asked tbe Court to- instruct tbe jury that there is no evidence on which to convict. His Honor declined to give the instruction, and tbe jury convicted the defendant, wbo appealed from tbe judgment.
1Opinion of the CourtFaircloth, C. J.
Tbe defendant stands indicted under-Tbe Code, 1014, for embezzlement. That section declares that “if any officer, agent, clerk, employee- or servant of any corporation, person or copartnership * * * shall embezzle or fraudulently convert to bis own- use, or shall take,. make way with, or secrete, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently convert to his own use any money, goods or other chattels, bank note, check or order for the payment of money,” etc., * * * “belonging to any other person or corporation * * * which shall have come into his possession or under his care, he shall be guilty of…
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