Langdon

Defendant Thorn was jointly charged with Prank C. Langdon in an indictment containing forty-seven counts, charging grand theft and other felonies. Thirty of such counts were dismissed before the case was submitted to the jury, which returned verdicts of guilty as to both defendants on count XVIII (grand theft) and not guilty on those remaining. Defendant Thorn has appealed from the judgment of conviction entered on said verdict as well as from the order denying his motion for arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

Appellant was the president and Langdon the secretary of the California Thorn Cordage, Inc., hereinafter referred to as the company, which was engaged in the manufacture of rope, cordage and like materials and in such business purchased and used large quantities of hemp. This was purchased by the company from the importers themselves. At the first, appellant had charge of such buying, but later defendant Langdon was charged with such duty,. under the direction, however, of appellant. In June or July of 1928, an arrangement was made under which one Clifford L. Aeh, after August 1, 1928, acted as a broker in making such purchases. He was induced by Langdon to so act and…