People v. Cohen

Citations

• 8 Cal. 42
• 1857 Cal. LEXIS 285

Syllabus

<p>All conversions of money or property hy a bailee, are not “ipso facto unlawful, or felonious, under our statute. The word ' bailee' under our statute, must he construed in a limited sense, as designating ' bailees' to keep, transport and deliver” Indictments under the statute against “ bailees ” should distinctly set forth the character of the bailment, the mode of conversion, the description of the property, and its value.</p> <p>An indictment which charges the defendant with converting moneys, goods, and chattels, of the value of four hundred thousand dollars, without any particular specification of the different articles, is bad.</p>