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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 | 1920 | James Stanley v. State | Wilson | Possession of Illegal Weapons | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 153 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. John Daughtry | Clay | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 147 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Will Coleman | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Charge is carrying a pocket pistol, not an army pistol, about and upon his person, otherwise than openly in his hand |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Theodore Matthews | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. I. H. Finley | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Finley was indicted for receiving, possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor. |
Middle | Range: 21 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 145 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Jim Tall | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
(Carrying a pistol) |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 425 | 14 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Bob Banks, Tom Petty,& Howard Culwell | DeKalb | Liquor, Sale of Illegal | Middle | Range: 21 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 161 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Sam Dodson | Shelby | Possession of Illegal Weapons |
Sam Dodson was carrying a concealed pistol illegally. Appealed decision. Brief from Attorney General, Assignments of Error |
West | Range: 84 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 49 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. J. M. Cox | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | West | Range: 84 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 155 | 0 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. Hiram Newby | Warren | Carrying an Illegal Weapon | Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 397 | 23 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1920 | State v. O. S. Sawyers | Gibson | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
Defendant was charged with selling liquor without a license. |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1614 | 10 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | Theresa Bolgeo, Eugene Williams aka Jim Williams v. State | Shelby | Liquor, Sale of Illegal |
"Violation of the Bone Dry Law." Unlawfully receiving intoxicating liquors, to-wit, whiskey, from a common or other carrier in this State. |
Middle | Range: 37 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1217 | 62 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | Walter Brown v. State | Shelby | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Charged with unlawfully carrying a pistol. |
Middle | Range: 33 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 391 | 68 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | Will McLin v. State | Hardin | Carrying an Illegal Weapon |
Will McLin is charges with "unlawfully carrying a pistol." |
West | Range: 78 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1613 | 43 | Order A Copy |