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 Elmer Sexton, alias Dutch Sexton v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: Curtis Keaton.

 East Range: 5 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 149 52 Order A Copy
View Entry 1940 Homer Bowling v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

Homer Bowling is charged with assault with the intent to rape a 69 year old woman by the name of Sylvania Newport….what makes this case unusual is that she is also the step grandmother of Homer Bowling. He was given a sentence of one year in prison. Homer Bowling claims that his step grandmother was trying to rummage through his pockets while he slept and when he woke up she had his dollar and was tucking it in her shirt. That is why he said he attacked her. He said he had no intention of raping her.

 East Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 801 29 Order A Copy
View Entry 1923 John J. Smith, et al. v. Morris Foster, et al. Scott Assault with Force and Arms

Case file is incomplete; transcripts describe a violent encounter between the two parties, though additional parties are not named.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 65 66 Order A Copy
View Entry 1947 Kenneth Lawson v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Commit Rape

Victim: Rue Kennedy.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 111 43 Order A Copy
View Entry 1926 Segel Sexton& Lee West v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Kill

Order only.

 East Range: 5 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 70 1 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 State v. Mack Burchfield Scott Assault with Intent to Kill

Defendant shot and wounded one Moda Marcum with a pistol. Maynard Terry also listed as a defendant in file.

 East Range: 10 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1411 115 Order A Copy
View Entry 1946 Walter Webb v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Kill

Victim: Douglas A. Holt.

 East Range: 5 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 111 51 Order A Copy
View Entry 1932 Willard Stanley& Dillard Phillips v. State Scott Assault with Intent to Kill

Willard Stanley, Dillard Phillips and Riley Phillips were indicted for a "Felonious Assault with Intent to commit murder in the first degree on the body of Schofield Sexton." Riley Phillips was found not guilty.

 East Range: 10 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1388 136 Order A Copy