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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 | 1932 | Alex McKinney v. State | Carter | Assault, Felonious |
Alex McKinney, aka Eleck McKinney, is charged with feloniously assaulting W. M. Street with a shotgun with intent to commit murder. Both the plaintiff and the victim live in Roan Mountain, Tennessee. A day before the incident, Street, a deputy sheriff, had captured a still and whiskey which he believed belonged to the Pla. in error. The next day as Street was passing through Roan Mountain, he was shot in the back by someone who he identified as the Pla. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1379 | 45 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. Lola Maude Potter | Carter | Assault, Felonious |
Felonious Assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree. Victim: Dayton "Junior" Range. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 424 | 122 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1948 | State v. Arlis Payne & Joe Payne | Carter | Assault, Felonious |
Victim: Earl Ramsey. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 434 | 207 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State v. Willie Cole & John Blevins | Carter | Assault, Felonious |
Defendants indicted for felonious assault with attempt to commit murder and robbery. They attacked Harrison Gouge on 10 Nov. 1934. Found guilty of felonious assault with intent to commit voluntary manslaughter. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 918 | 54 | Order A Copy |