Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1880 State v. John Reid (col.) Madison Assault, Felonious

Incomplete case file. Judgment only.

 West Range: 80 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1241 6 Order A Copy
View Entry 1930 State v. Hulan Luster Madison Assault, Felonious

victim: Nick Bynum; assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter; alleged attack took place in Nov. 1929; Examination only

 West Range: 77 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 2026 189 Order A Copy
View Entry 1906 State v. Will Saunders Madison Assault, Felonious

victim was Will Rains. Will Saunders was indicted for unlawfully and premeditatedly making an assault on the person of Will Rains with intent to murder- May,1906.

 West Range: 77 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1935 18 Order A Copy
View Entry 1922 State v. J. L. Jones, Alias Casey Jones Madison Assault, Felonious

Charged with attacking Mrs. Ella May Wood with a knife. Attacks occurred in the building of the Crook's Sanatorium in August and September, 1922, where Mrs. Wood worked as a nurse. Large case file, housed in 2 folders.

 West Range: 78 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1721 632 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bud Sipes & R. C. Melson Madison Assault, Felonious

Dfnts. were accused of the assault to commit murder in the first degree of Joe Matthews. Matthews' family ran a filling station "at the intersection of the Jackson and Bolivar road, what is known as the Steam Mill Ferry Road." After midnight on the night of May 31, 1931 a car of men drove up to a neighboring gas station, and before they left fired a shotgun blast at the Matthews' station, hitting the door jamb in which Joe was standing. In 2 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2081 239 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Bud Sipes Madison Assault, Felonious

The Hills: Henry, Lena, Jessie Lee, J. C., Alfred, and John Allen, were sleeping in their home when they were attacked by group of men in the middle of the night. The Hills were African American.The group shot out all of the windows in the home, and fired shots at the family, striking Lena and four-year old John Allen. Hill identified R. C. Melson, Lee Melson, "another gentleman, his cousin, little white boy called Sooner...Will Reid, Tump Givens, and Vincent "Preacher" Comer" in the group. In 4 folders.

 West Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2080 644 Order A Copy
View Entry 1924 State v. Jim Raines Madison Assault, Felonious

Victim was W. T. Gibson. Assault occurred with a piece of wood as well as his fists.

 West Range: 78 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1787 11 Order A Copy