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.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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 written contract with Roy Vermillion, the prosecutor, on March 26, 1963, for the construction of a house for the consideration of $19,000.00. By the terms of the contract the defendant...

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