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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1926 | John S. Phillips v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Order only. |
East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 68 | 1 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Jon. Sharp v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Sharp was found carrying a pistol. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1700 | 17 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1892 | Phil Nolan v. State AND M. F. Nolan v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
2 cases were bound together in box. Cover sheet of 1st case says M. F. Nolan v. State, but rest of case says Phil Nolan v. State. 2nd case says M. F. Nolan v. State throughout case. Both were charged with illegally carrying a pistol. |
East | Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1750 | 36 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. L. Stone | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Stone was caught carrying a pistol on his person. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1705 | 9 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1926 | State v. John S. Phillips | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 403 | 40 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1893 | Talley Murfree v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Plaintiff in error was a prison guard responsible for guarding prisoners leased by the State to work in the Coal Creek watershed. Plaintiff was observed carrying a pocket pistol while off duty and the State brought charges. The event occurred two days after General Samuel T. Carnes' forces were deployed to Coal Creek to suppress a labor uprising known as the Coal Creek War. Murfree argued that because of the uprising and potential for conflict, he was always on duty. |
East | Range: 19 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 1708 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1875 | Wesley Kerney v. State | Anderson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he was carrying concealed weapons. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 34 | 23 | Order A Copy |