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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 | 1876 | Jerome Woodson, In Error v. State | Claiborne | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Offense: Carrying arms. Incident of 10 April 1874, "belt pistols (sic) pocket pistols and revolvers the same being army pistols and such as are commonly carried and used in the United States Army and not being carried openly in his hands …" Jurors: R. T. Robinson, William H. Pearson, F. H. Rogers, James K. P. Greer, James C. Hurst, Thomas L. Davis (foreman), Henry B. Johnson, William Morgan, James Lynch, James Hurt, James R. Yoakum, Mark Cadle, & Isaac Davis. See also ET 1603. |
East | Range: 20 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1653 | 26 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Alexander Perry (col.) | Rutherford | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Perry was accused of carrying a pocket pistol. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 32 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Mathew Langford | Clay | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Langford was accused of unlawfully carrying pocket pistol, belt pistol and a revolver. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 24 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. W. G. Smith & John H. Martin | Franklin | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Defendants charged with carrying a pistol. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 19 | 30 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Belfry Brown | Fentress | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Brown was charged with carrying a navy pistol within the county. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18a | 22 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Len Ogburn | Montgomery | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Charged with carrying a socket pistol. |
Middle | Range: 20 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 18a | 18 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Brinkly Barker | Gibson | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 71 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Sterling N. Jackson | Weakley | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 86 | 0 | Order A Copy |