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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
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View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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View Entry | 1891 | J. T. Smithwick v. State | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The defendant fired his weapon at authorities when they came to his home with a warrant to arrest him. |
West | Range: 83 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 319 | 76 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1880 | State v. Jonah Kelley | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | 1893 | State v. J. T. Smithwick | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The defendant was accused of shooting a Dr. Fitzpatrick. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 578 | 56 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1893 | State v. Calvin Lee | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
The victim in this case was Cora Hornsby of Dresden, Tennessee. |
West | Range: 82 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 580 | 14 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1908 | State v. Versa Mosley | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Defendant is accused of assault and battery on a female, Dora Dunlap (22), with the intent "forcibly and against her will [to] carnally know and have sexual intercourse with said female." |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 | 20 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1923 | State v. Earnest Young | Weakley | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The defendant is charged with assault and battery with intent to commit murder in the first degree. Defendant stabbed the victim with a knife in the kidney and the lung after an altercation. Victim: Almus Ford Defendant alias: Ernest Young |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1753 | 176 | Order A Copy |