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The files located in the Tennessee Supreme Court Cases represent an especially valuable resource for historical and genealogical research at the Tennessee State Library and Archives [TSLA].
Tennessee Supreme Court Cases
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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1897 | James Oldham v. State | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Assaulted John Shaw with a knife & razor with the intent to commit murder in the second degree. Order to dismiss the appeal from the Haywood circuit court. Oldham's lawyer had an application for pardon signed by the judge & attorney general. It is not known whether the court was a civil or criminal one. |
West | Range: 82 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 653 | 55 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1876 | State v. Aaron M. Knight | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Victim was Julia Rogers. The defendant and victim both African American. |
West | Range: 84 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 85 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1913 | State v. Jake Garrison | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Kill |
Victim: Marion Payne |
West | Range: 79 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1308 | 63 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1923 | State v. Charlie Veach | Haywood | Assault with Intent to Commit Rape |
Charlie Veach, along with John Force and Joe Ivie, is charged with committing assault and battery on Annie Bell Rogers "with intent unlawfully forcibly and against her will to have unlawful carnal knowledge of her." |
West | Range: 78 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1758 | 17 | Order A Copy |