State v. Russell
Mississippi Supreme Court
State v. Russell, 98 Miss. 64 (Miss. 1910)
53 So. 954
Whitfield
State v. Russell
Opinion of the Court
The defendants conld not he guilty of embezzlement, if the money which they are alleged to have embezzled never came into their possession. The very utmost that can be claimed for the testimony in this record is that it' may show that the defendants are indebted to the insurance company. The action' of the court below was correct. Affirmed.
Per Curiam;. The above opinion is adopted as the opinion of the court, and for reasons therein indicated the judgment is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- State v. A. G. Russell and W. W. Moore
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Criminal Law. Embezzlement. Evidence. Defendants are not guilty of embezzlement where it is not shown that the money‘which they are alleged to have embezzled ever came into their possession.