Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1922 Luther Terry v. State Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

The defendant is charged with carrying brass or metal knucks

 Middle Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 411 15 Order A Copy
View Entry 1879 State v. G. W. Kinnaird Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 38 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1878 State v. Campbell Maddox Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon Middle Range: 20 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 43 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1890 State v. Walter Tucker Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

Defendant is charged with carrying an illegal pistol. There is a question as to whether the pistol was loaded and in working condition.

 Middle Range: 35 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 872 25 Order A Copy
View Entry 1916 State v. Andrew Riddle Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

Exact charge is "carrying concealed weapons, to-wit, a pistol, same not being an Army of Navy pistol, contrary to the statute."

 Middle Range: 21 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 94 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1919 State v. Bol Pippin Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

The defendant charged with carrying a pistol.

 Middle Range: 21 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 139 0 Order A Copy
View Entry 1895 State v. Taylor Mass Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

Mass was accused of carrying a pistol.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1040 12 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 State v. Elizabeth Marlow Putnam Carrying an Illegal Weapon

The def. is accused of carrying a pistol during an altercation between Bob James, a boy that the defendant and her husband raised, and "the Ashley boys," in the yard of her neighbor, William Ashley. The casefile suggests that the def. may have, on a separate occasion, attempted to murder an unknown woman with a knife. Bob James also appears to have been previously indicted for the attempted murder of "old man Ashley."

 Middle Range: 35 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 911 67 Order A Copy