New Mexico Supreme Court November 23, 1954, 5809 (State v. Chavez)

COMPTON, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of Bernalillo County of the crime of embezzlement and, from the judgment and sentence he appeals.

The statute under which the charge was brought is- § 41-4522, 1941 Compilation, New Mexico Statutes Annotated. The section was originally enacted as Section 1, Chapter 70, Laws 1923. Section 2 of the Act appears as § 41-4519, 1941 Compilation.