State v. Pittam

Citations

• 32 Wash. 137
• 72 P. 1042
• 1903 Wash. LEXIS 388

Syllabus

<p>APPEAL-REVIEW-SUFFLENCIT OF OBJECTIONS.</p> <p>A general objection to the admission of testimony that is material, relevant and competent will raise no question to be considered on appeal.</p> <p>EVIDENCE-PAROL PROOF OF CORPORATE EXISTENCE.</p> <p>Oral proof of the existence of a corporation by one having knowledge thereof is sufficient, when admitted without objection, although the statute may make a certified copy of the articles of incorporation prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated.</p> <p>EMBEZZLEMENT-EVIDENCE-OTHER ACTS SHOWING GENERAL SCHEME.</p> <p>In a prosecution for embezzling the funds of an employer, evidence of other acts of the defendant in giving receipts to patrons of his employer and making entries on the books for less amounts than the moneys received is admissible for the purpose of showing the general scheme he adopted in keeping his employer’s accounts as tending to show a system employed on his part in furthering such embezzlement.</p> <p>APPEAL — REVIEW OE EVIDENCE — DIMINUTION OP RECORD.</p> <p>The question of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict will not be considered on appeal, when the trial court has not certified that the record contains all the material evidence in the case.</p>