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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 | 1880 | State v. James Moore et al. | Benton | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Additional Defendants: Ethridge Moore, Stephen Townsend, Henry Coble, James Townsend, William Williams, and Lish Townsend. The defendants were charged with assaulting a woman named Mary F. Townsend. |
West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 150 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1886 | State v. James Shearley | Benton | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The victim's name was M. D. McElyea. |
West | Range: 83 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 293 | 40 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1888 | State v. John H. Rum | Benton | Assault with Intent to Kill | West | Range: 82 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 458 | 16 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1908 | State v. H. L. Lowry | Benton | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: John Rushing |
West | Range: 80 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 | 175 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1921 | State v. Purcell Porter | Benton | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The defendant feloniously and willfully shot and wounded one Marshall Robinson with the intent to kill him in the first degree. |
West | Range: 78 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1666 | 126 | Order A Copy |