Gorman
People v. Gorman
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Houser, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on each of two counts of embezzlement, and! from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The first point presented by appellant is to the effect that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict. While an examination of the transcript discloses the fact that the evidence was not as clear as might have been desired, nevertheless sufficient is therein contained from which the jury was warranted in deducing therefrom the following conclusions, to wit: Defendant was the vice-president and assistant secretary of the Amalgamated Metals Corporation, which, among other things, was engaged in the business of buying junk or scrap metal. Among the persons from whom junk was purchased were two brothers named Koplowitz. Some trouble with the police department having arisen concerning the method of purchasing junk from individuals other than licensed dealers, the account of the Koplowitz brothers, who were peddlers of junk, was changed on the books of the Amalgamated Metals Corporation so that said account was carried under the fictitious name of C. Bronson, and thereafter as payments became due for junk delivered to the Amalgamated…