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Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1915 | Brice Lane v. State | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill | Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1919 | Marcus Ward v. State | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill | Middle | Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 137 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1915 | R. L. Alexander v. State | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: J. K. P. Robinson. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 130 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Howard Cantrell | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 151 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1874 | State v. Taylor Everett | Rutherford | Assault |
For "malicious shooting." |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 200 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1883 | State v. Burrell Nance (col.) | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The State charged Nance with assault with the intent to commit murder in the first degree against Edward Poston with an axe, hatchet, and rocks. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1145 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1895 | State v. Joe C. Tassey | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Tassey was accused of attacking Etta Travis, a 13 year old minor. |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1043 | 109 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1870 | State v. Nathan Bass et al. | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Additional Defendants: Buck Smith, Gentry Dement, Vander Smith, Coleman Perkins, Isham Thompson, Isaac Stagg, Robert Knox, Allen Fondley. All Defendants are African American. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 325 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. Benjamin Cartright | Rutherford | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Assault with Intent to Commit Murder in the Second Degree; throwing stone in passenger car. Victim: Moore, full name unknown to grand jurors. Also indicted was Henry Davis. |
Middle | Range: 34 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 568 | 35 | Order A Copy |