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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 |
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| View Entry | 1835 | Joseph A. Mabry v. State | Davidson | Other |
Cause of Action: Petition to pay fines and court costs with land. Mabry found not guilty of maliciously and unlawfully shooting John R. Wilson, but was found guilty for shooting Wilson. |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | John Burger v. State | Hamblen | Violation of Age of Consent |
Victim: Bertha Mullendore. |
East | Range: 8 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 844 | 67 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | Meredith Hawkins v. State | Smith | Larceny | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. Nathan Gillaspie et al. | Franklin | Disturbing the Peace |
Additional Defendants: William Gillaspie; James Faris; Thomas Dixon |
Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. Bennett Dula | Warren | Murder |
Bennett Dula is charged with the murder of William Patton who was found dead in the mountains. He killed Patton and took his belongings including his horse and his watch. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 377 | 94 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. James Dunlop | Roane | Unknown |
Prisoner transport documents only, no other case documents or information included. Defendant alias: William May. |
East | Range: 7 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 674 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. John Dearmond | Knox | Trespass with Force of Arms |
Victim: Allen Perry. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 | 6 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. Willis Mullins | Jackson | Murder | Middle | Range: 32 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 195 | 12 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. George Brown | Greene | Other |
Cause of Action: forging and counterfeiting a Certificate of Record of Freedom of a Man of Color, John Kinderick. Alfred H. Wyly, owner. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. Anderson Springston, et al. | McMinn | Murder |
Additional Defendant: James Foreman. Victim: John Walker, Jr., dec. Defendants and victims were members of the Cherokee Nation. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 694 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. James North | Cocke | Robbery |
Victim: James Oxford. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 692 | 27 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. William J. May | Roane | Theft |
May charged with stealing a mare of William Day. Jury found May guilty and sentenced him to 3 years in the penitentiary. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 | 20 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1835 | State v. Isaac Mabry | Anderson | Assault and Battery |
Mabry [alt. spelled Maberry] charged with assaulting Clark Sartin with a knife. Mabry found guilty, fined $50, and sentenced to 20 days in jail. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1250 | 10 | Order A Copy |