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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 | 1940 | Charles D. Richards & Gillis W. Demney v. State | Knox | Conspiracy to Defraud | East | Range: 5 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 176 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1940 | Ed Meadows, et al. v. State | Campbell | Conspiracy to Commit Murder |
Additional plaintiffs: Everett Asbury, alias Put Asbury, William Hensley, and Isaac Neal. Victim: Archie Sharp. |
East | Range: 6 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 237 | 171 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1902 | Jack Baily v. State | Roane | Conspiracy to Commit Murder |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge that he hired a "negro boy" to murder his wife. |
East | Range: 5 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 30 | 12 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | State v. Haywood Delaney | Madison | Conspiracy to Commit Murder |
Delaney and James Donovan plotted to kill Clyde Little, but charges against Donovan were dropped by the grand jury. Delaney is repeatedly listed as "Haywood (FH) Delaney" or "Haywood (F. H.) Delaney". Donovan rode the rails into Jackson (TN) only to be kicked off, and hitchhiked with Delaney, who asked Donovan, "do you want to get to Tampa, FL bad enough to pull the trigger on a son of a bitch for me?" Delaney explained the long history between him and the Little gang, Donovan considered offer. |
West | Range: 77 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 2081 | 140 | Order A Copy |