Daugherty v. State

393 S.W.2d 739 (1965)

Abraham DAUGHERTY, Jr., Plaintiff in Error,

v.

The STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 2, 1965.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1965.

Willis Jaynes, Rutledge, for Abraham Daugherty, Jr.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for the State.

DYER, Justice.

The plaintiff in error, Abraham Daugherty, Jr., hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted for misapplication of contract payments under T.C.A. § 64-1140 and was sentenced to a term of six months in the county jail.

The defendant entered into a…