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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 | John Fields v. State | Campbell | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Fields was convicted of shooting Howard Ward because he was peeping through a hole in a carnival tent. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1372 | 81 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Robert Granstaff v. State | DeKalb | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Opinion only. DeKalb County case found in East TN boxes. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 83 | 2 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. J. D. Kenton | Gibson | Assault with Intent to Kill |
"Derwood" Kenton was accused of shooting Tolly Coleman with a shotgun in an attempt to murder Coleman. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2136 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Herbert Powell & Sammie Powell | Dyer | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Dfnts. were accused of attacking Cind Bell Light with guns and knives in an attempt to commit first-degree murder. |
West | Range: 77 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 2118 | 11 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Mack Burchfield | Scott | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Defendant shot and wounded one Moda Marcum with a pistol. Maynard Terry also listed as a defendant in file. |
East | Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1411 | 115 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Willard Stanley& Dillard Phillips v. State | Scott | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Willard Stanley, Dillard Phillips and Riley Phillips were indicted for a "Felonious Assault with Intent to commit murder in the first degree on the body of Schofield Sexton." Riley Phillips was found not guilty. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1388 | 136 | Order A Copy |