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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 | 1895 | State v. General Brooks | Madison | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant is accused of assaulting Bob Exum with a shotgun. His appeal was based on the information that the gun was not loaded; however, he had "snatched the gun from a man passing along the street … and believed it was loaded." |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 632 | 0 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | State v. Abe Haskins | Grundy | Assault with Intent to Kill |
The State charged Haskins with assaulting E. W. Hamby with a pistol held in the defendant's hand and therefore with the intent to commit 2nd degree murder. The circuit court found him guilty and sentenced him to 1 year hard labor in the state penitentiary |
Middle | Range: 36 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1089 | 31 | Order A Copy |
View Entry | 1895 | State v. Al Robinson | Shelby | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant is charged with attempting to kill Will Thomas by shooting him after an altercation at a neighboring store, even though Robinson's original quarrel had been with a man named Jim Morgan. |
West | Range: 82 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 622 | 28 | Order A Copy |