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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1938 | A. E. Foreman v. Daisy Foreman | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
A.E. Foreman had been regularly paying alimony to Daisy when she had waylaid him on the highway, drew a pistol, and shot him in the left groin and hip. Defendant had apparently threatened him with a pistol on two earlier occasions. Plaintiff sought to stop paying alimony and wanted a complete divorce from defendant. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 9 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1263 | 173 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Glenn Gillispie v. State | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: W. T. Flemming. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 119 | 98 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Ike Blevins v. State | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Assault with intent to commit Involuntary Manslaughter." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 84 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1928 | Joe Solter v. State | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 80 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1904 | Jerry Davis v. State | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he assaulted D. D. Pugh with intent to commit murder in the second degree. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 91 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Joe Redmon v. State | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"Assault with Intent to Commit Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: William Odom. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 123 | 135 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1836 | State v. James H. Jones | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: John Kennedy. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 690 | 8 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Hubert Hickman | Washington | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim's name in this case was Mildred Fox. |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 894 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. William A. Wash | Washington | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Incomplete file; Wash charged with shooting Jesse Tinker with a gun & hitting him with a hammer. File contains only portion of transcript related to Wash's recognizance bond. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1200 | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | State v. John D. Groover | Washington | Assault with Intent to Maim |
Acid permanently blinds the victim. Victim: James O. Tolley. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 117 | 95 | Order A Copy |