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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 | 1946 | Carlos Rhea v. State | Anderson | Murder |
"Murder in the First Degree." Victim: Hershel Webber. |
East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 255 | 156 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Floyd Gray v. State | Anderson | Murder |
Also includes scissors and hair. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 244 | 91 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Morgan K. Etter v. State | Anderson | Murder | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 242 | 145 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1941 | State v. Hugh L. McDonald | Anderson | Murder |
Victim: Ramsey Daugherty. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 700 | 207 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1941 | State v. Carl Newman | Anderson | Murder |
Victim: James Paul. |
East | Range: 7 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 700 | 90 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1893 | State v. D. B. Monroe | Anderson | Murder |
Additional Cause of Action: Rioting. Victim unknown. Opinion only, case summary not included. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 749 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Willis (alias Wilse) Bray, Elmer Bunch,& Walter Kennedy | Anderson | Murder |
The victim in this case, John Lytle, was shot to death. |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 866 | 330 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Lonnie Foster& Delbert Foster | Anderson | Murder |
Murder of Joshua Foster |
East | Range: 8 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 881 | 273 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | State v. Wilse Bray, Elmer Bunch, & Walter Kennedy | Anderson | Murder |
Victim: John Lytle |
East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 891 | 256 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1859 | State v. John Lewis & Jesse Lewis | Anderson | Murder |
Jury convicted Defs of assaulting Sampson D. Queener & Travis Gibson w/lg knife & shooting them with pistols, said wounds ultimately killing them after 5 hrs. Defs sentenced to death by hanging. At one point, trial delayed (& venue ultimately changed from Campbell to Anderson) due to "state of excitement" in community, rendering it unsafe for Def. Exhibits include 11 counterfeit bills, from various states (KY, AL, VA) & of varying denominations ($5, $20), filed with the record as testimony. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1142 | 65 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1872 | State v. Richard Love | Anderson | Murder |
Victim: Henry Love. The defendant shot the victim with a pistol after breaking into his home. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1206 | 48 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1871 | State v. W. L. Brooks | Anderson | Murder |
Brooks charged with murdering Alfred I. Ragle with a pistol. Jury found Brooks guilty and sentenced him to life in prison. |
East | Range: 9 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1217 | 110 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Howard Arms | Anderson | Murder |
Victim: Olie Hatmaker. Defendant did unlawfully and maliciously murder the victim with clubs, rocks, pistols, and knives. |
East | Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1382 | 125 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1828 | State v. John Whitton | Anderson | Murder | East | Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 78 | 19 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Johnson Hogshead | Anderson | Murder |
Judgment only. Case is incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1121 | 4 | Order A Copy |