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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1914 | State v. Jim Bogle | Carroll | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape | West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1106 | 59 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1918 | State v. Lennard Hurt (col.) | Carroll | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The defendant was accused of assaulting Bertha Miller with intent to rape. According to Bertha Miller, she and her sister Edna miller awoke to find the defendant sitting on the bed they shared. When they yelled, the defendant ran. |
West | Range: 79 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1509 | 60 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | State v. Jim Bogle | Carroll | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Actual charge listed is "assault and battery with intent to commit rape." The victim was Fredonia Sydnor, described as "enceinte" (pregnant) at the time of the assault. |
West | Range: 80 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1105 | 12 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1914 | State v. William Wadkins | Carroll | Rape |
victim: Willie May Singleton |
West | Range: 79 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1407 | 235 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1927 | State v. C. F. Young | Carroll | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Young was charged with assault and battery with intent to violate age of consent. He was accused of assaulting Sylvia Smotherman, "a female over 12 and under 21 years of age," and "unlawfully, feloniously, and carnally" knowing her and having "sexual intercourse" with her. Smotherman is described as "an orphan child" living in the home of the P. A. Ross family. |
West | Range: 77 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1937 | 221 | Order A Copy |