Tennessee Supreme Court Cases

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View Entry Year Case Name County Cause/Crime Case Description Division Location # Pages Order
View Entry 1893 George Vestal v. State Murder, 1st degree

Vestal was on trial for the murder of London Mack. Vestal was also charged with carrying dangerous weapons. Map located in MT OV 11.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 998 55 Order A Copy
View Entry Herbert Wilkins v. State Hardin Murder, 1st degree

Victim: Orvil Wilkins. Lillian Gardner, ex wife of defendant. They married October 4, 1921 in Hardin County. They had one child, Orvil Wilkins, deceased who died at the home of Gardner's stepfather, Bab Spencer. Gardner claimed that Wilkins often abused the baby who was only a few months old.

 West Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1807 77 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 John C. Ogg v. State Knox Murder, 1st degree

The defendant was charged with murder in the first degree. The weapons used were a pistol, sticks and shives. The victim was G. W. Lane

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1723 60 Order A Copy
View Entry 1892 Robert Slaughter v. State Claiborne Murder, 1st degree

Victim was Clinton R. Jones.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1741 7 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Ross Fulton v. State Knox Murder, 1st degree

Co-defendant: Charles Fulton. "on the 5th day of November 1890, in the county of Knox and State aforesaid, unlawfully, willfully, deliberately, premeditatedly, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought an assault did make upon the body of Henry Robinson with certain deadly weapons, to wit - pistols, knives, and rocks…" "the said Henry Robinson certain mortal wounds from the affect of which he the said Henry Robinson in a few days thereafter died."
Appealed.

 East Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1766 109 Order A Copy
View Entry 1891 Reuben Morelock v. State Hawkins Murder, 1st degree

Incident of 15 Aug. 1887, "in the State and County aforesaid unlawfully, willfully, maliciously, deliberately, premeditatedly, feloniously, and of their malice aforethought did make an assault and battery upon W. T. Dyer with a pistol, and him the said Dyer then and there being found in the peace and dignity of the state, …. did kill and murder in the first degree by shooting him the said Dyer …"
Co-defendant: William Simpson.

 East Range: 19 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 1765 116 Order A Copy
View Entry 1905 State v. Cornelius Coleman Shelby Murder, 1st degree

Murder in first degree of George Flynn, 26 July 1903.

 West Range: 80 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 999 178 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 State v. Lafayette Richie Jackson Murder, 1st degree

Richie was on trial for the murder of William Stephens. Richie was accused of killing Stephens for a large sum of money. Stephens was killed by two gun shot wounds to the head. 2 folders.

 Middle Range: 36 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 998 142 Order A Copy
View Entry 1925 State v. Dan Powers Henderson Murder, 1st degree

Powers tried for the murder of G. W. Bartholomew. Plaintiff in error case. Original case: defendant had determined to prevent George John from serving as officer in holding the election at Middleburg on Nov. 4; defendant carrying a pistol and stole ballot box. Shot Bartholomew when he tried to take the ballot box back

 West Range: 78 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1796 343 Order A Copy
View Entry 1893 Victor C. Gordon in error v. State Hamilton Murder, 1st degree

State charged defendant Victor Gordon, alias, Bud or "Vic" Gorden with the murder of George C. Gibson. Includes extensive transcripts of testimony from the trial. 397 pages out of 595 pages in box ET 1812.

 East Range: 19 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 1737 198 Order A Copy