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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 | 1941 | Charlie Hipps v. State | Greene | Robbery | East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 108 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1941 | John Ricker, et al. v. State | Greene | Robbery |
Additional Plaintiff: Lucille Craig. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 229 | 39 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1949 | Ralph Gilliand & Junior Gilliand v. State | Greene | Robbery | East | Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 174 | 68 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1866 | State v. Wallace Ottinger | Greene | Robbery |
Judgment only. Case incomplete. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1126 | 3 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. George Keller et al | Greene | Robbery |
Grand jury charged Keller, 4 other defs - Archibald Howland, Wm Dukes, Franklin Wyatt, John Keller -with assaulting Benjamin Wampler (nearly 70 yrs old), breaking into his house armed w/guns, stealing personal property. Wampler: Emerson Keller also there. Wampler was Union man; Def. were rebels. George Keller found guilty, sentenced to 5 yrs prison. Witness Mariah Keller (George's mom): George was 18 miles away boarding w/Wm Moore when crime committed. Court granted new trial; convicted again. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1194 | 35 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1936 | State v. A. Buck McDaniel et al. | Greene | Robbery |
Additional Defendant: Jesse Gahagan. The defendants were accused of robbing a gas station. |
East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 941 | 149 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1867 | State v. F. M. Johnson & Michael Purkepile et al | Greene | Robbery |
Grand jury indicted Johnson, Purkepile, 7 others (Wm Corbitt, Henry Dennison, Samuel Shelton, Lacy Satterfield, Samuel Easterly, P. H. Thornburg, Newton Lane) for shooting at Milton Hale & stealing $450 & other personal property from him. Group indicted appear to be military company. Hale's testimony recounts Civil War battle (Bulls Gap) that occurred on the day in question (Nov 11, 1864), 7 miles from his house. |
East | Range: 9 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1194 | 54 | Order A Copy |