Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1855 James Cotter, alias James Coterell v. State Roane Assault, Felonious

Case of assault with attempt to commit rape of Lucinda Jones. Cutter, an Irish boarder and well-digger, frequently solicited her chastity while he was drunk. He soon "violently and against her will feloniously" did ravish and carnally know her. Afterward, "she was attacked with a sick spell... & was sitting by the door fanning herself with a turkey wing--Deft was laying down in the floor with his pantaloons unbuttoned" and [graphic description follows]. The defendant's name could be Cutter or Cotrell.

 East Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1162 16 Order A Copy
View Entry 1873 James Burnett v. State Roane Assault, Felonious

Plaintiff in error is accused of assaulting J. S. Riggs. According to Riggs, on the day of the incident the plaintiff was passing by his home when the two began to argue. The plaintiff accused Riggs of not liking him and began using obscenities. The two separated but met again later that evening in a nearby saloon. The two men briefly exchanged words before the plaintiff shot Riggs with a pistol. Riggs lived and testified at the trial.

 East Range: 20 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1571 37 Order A Copy
View Entry 1874 State v. Marshal Fenister Roane Assault, Felonious

Verdict only, full case summary not included.

 East Range: 7 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 751 2 Order A Copy
View Entry 1885 State v. William Wilson Roane Assault, Felonious

Victim: W. J. Arp.

 Middle Range: 34 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 593 4 Order A Copy
View Entry 1860 State v. William Liles& John Liles Roane Assault, Felonious

For along with Robert L. Shaw, assaulting Samuel Russell with "rocks knives and pistols loaded with gunpowder and leaden bullets…"

 East Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1207 16 Order A Copy