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View Entry | Arnold Jackson v. State | Anderson | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Alonzo (alias Lon) Waggoner v. State | Unicoi | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Alexander Householder v. State | Knox | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of voluntary manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Arthur Tweed v. State | Greene | Manslaughter | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Arthur Harris v. State | Greene | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
In June 1935, plaintiff was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of Dale Brackenand sentenced to 6 years in the State Penitentiary. The state's brief argues that the decision of the lower court should be affirmed. Contains only reply brief for the State. |
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View Entry | Arthur Waller v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Andy McFarland v. State | Knox | Manslaughter |
Victim: William Rogers. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Alfred Goins v. State | Blount | Manslaughter | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Anderson Phillips v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Two folders. |
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View Entry | Albert W. Lee v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Incomplete case file. Lee is accused of murdering Medis Sims. |
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View Entry | Albert Morris, et al. v. State | Shelby | Manslaughter, Involuntary |
Additional Defendants: Earnest Morris; James & Walter Nevill; John Butler. Plaintiffs originally charged with killing Audrey Gilbert on 28 March 1899. Walter Nevill & John Butler acquitted; remaining 3 convicted of involuntary manslaughter & sentenced to 2 years in the penitentiary. Appealing sentence. |
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View Entry | Albert Poe v. State | Polk | Manslaughter |
Poe was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter. Earl Martin testified that Poe assaulted him w/a knife after Martin's date w/Ruth Davis (Poe's former sweetheart). Poe had threatened Martin before. |
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View Entry | Abraham Jenkins, In Error v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Previously tried, 1878, Defendants: John Myrick (aka John Marks), George McFarland, Abraham Jenkins, Reuben Donaldson, Thomas Donaldson, Frank Booker (aka Frank Daniels), Frank Suiter (?), Caleb Suiter (?). Incident of 1 Aug. 1878, murder of David Norton, murder taking place in 17th Civil Dist., Hamilton Co., on 1st day of August 1878, "at the election ground near Halfway house," 11:00 am. "It was within about 20 steps of the polls when the fuss began, Norton pulled out his whiskey and treated several…" |
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View Entry | B. N. (Boss) Beeler v. State | Anderson | Manslaughter | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bruner Powers v. State | McMinn | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Statement of Case & Brief only. Plaintiff originally found guilty of causing the death of 19-year-old Verdie Seiber by striking her repeatedly during an argument so that she fell down a staircase & struck her head on the concrete. Seiber died of a fractured skull 14 Nov. 1936. Plaintiff & Seiber had been on friendly terms until the argument which was over his seeing another woman. Incident took place in roadhouse where Seiber also worked. Mentioned: Alf Daugherty, Seiber's stepfather. |
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View Entry | Bob Cole v. State | Polk | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Cole originally charged with the murder of Hayden Raper. Whiskey was involved. |
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View Entry | Baxter Wooldridge v. State | Shelby | Manslaughter | Tennessee Supreme Court Cases | Order A Copy | |
View Entry | Bob McNeely v. State | Polk | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Bob Reed v. State | Knox | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Other case documents in ET 1074. Case incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Carl Cardin v. State | McMinn | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Claud Dykes v. State | Knox | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Case incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Cleave Robinson v. State | Washington | Manslaughter |
Vehicular Homicide. Victim: James Reedy. |
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View Entry | Charlie Vicars v. State | Greene | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Shooting Victim: Oscar Gammons. |
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View Entry | Cecil Lane v. State | Greene | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: Melvin Ball. Includes xrays. |
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View Entry | Crawford McNabb v. State | Marion | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. Victim not listed. |
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View Entry | Cal Woods alias Calvin Woods v. State | Hawkins | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Convey Low v. State | Scott | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Coleman Sharp v. State | Roane | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Victim: Margaret Sharp. |
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View Entry | Creed McKissick v. State | Bradley | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." John Henry Lockman. |
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View Entry | Clyde Capehart v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Cause of Action: Vehicular Manslaughter. 2 Folders. Also includes plat map. |
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View Entry | Carl A. Thornburg v. State | Sullivan | Manslaughter |
Thornburg convicted of killing Charles Mendenhall at a utility construction site. Mendenhall picked a fight with Ezra Hood after Hood would not lend him $2. A crowd gathered to watch altercation. Thornburg said he attempted to calm Mendenhall but instead shot him in self-defense. Most of the testimony reveals that words were exchanged between them. Exhibits include photographs of the construction site, the deceased's wounds, and a map of the area. Carl Baker v. State (1946) opinion inside. Washington Co. |
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View Entry | Charlie Ginn v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Pla. in error is accused of committing manslaughter against Otis Atkerson. Pla. in error was allegedly under the influence of alcohol while operating a vehicle. Atkerson was a passenger when Pla. in error lost control of said vehicle on Brainerd road causing it to crash and ejecting and killing Atkerson. |
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View Entry | Curtis Horn & Paul Horn v. State | Hawkins | Manslaughter |
Plaintiffs in error, along with Sam Horn, Henry Horn and Mrs. Henry Horn, are accused of shooting Victor Widener to death. Paul, Sam, and Curtis Horn are the sons of Henry and Nannie Horn. It appears that the victim lived on Horn's land and had a relationship with Elise Horn, daughter of Henry and Nannie. The victim had a baby with Elise (5 years before his death) while married to another woman, causing tension between the parties. |
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View Entry | Dave Elkins v. State | Campbell | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: Ike Pike. |
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View Entry | David Tipton v. State | Washington | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Duggar Fugate v. State | Rhea | Manslaughter |
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View Entry | Dr. D. T. Chambers v. State | Scott | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Shooting Victim: Hoyal Byrd. |
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View Entry | David Cox v. State | Bradley | Manslaughter |
David Cox, 16, originally indicted & tried for murder in the shooting death of Clifford Ewing on 1 April 1936. Defense argues that Ewing was shot accidentally as Cox & other young people played with a gun. Cox convicted of manslaughter. All parties involved in case appear to be African-American. |
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View Entry | Elbert Firestone v. State | Polk | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Involuntary Manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Ed Price v. State | Hamilton | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of voluntary manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Earl Crowe v. State | Carter | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Involuntary Manslaughter." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Ernest Giles v. State | Loudon | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Shooting Victim: R. L. McTeer. |
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View Entry | Emma Houser v. State | Blount | Manslaughter |
"Voluntary Manslaughter." Victim: Graham Haven. |
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View Entry | Eugene McBrayer v. State | Blount | Manslaughter, Involuntary |
Incomplete case file. Judgment only. |
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View Entry | Floyd Gilbert v. State | Claiborne | Manslaughter |
Brief of appellant only. Gilbert was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the death of George Belcher. The shooting occurred at a saloon on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line (1899). Gilbert was retried and convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 1901. Floyd claimed self-defense, asserting that Belcher had attacked him. A witness described Belcher as a rowdy, fussy, and dangerous man when he was drinking. Witness stated that Belcher was the "bully" of the entire hollow. No old box no. |
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View Entry | Frank Nelson Trentham v. State | Sevier | Manslaughter |
"Involuntary Manslaughter." Vehicular Manslaughter. Victim: Walter Marshall. |
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View Entry | Grover Reed v. State | Knox | Manslaughter, Voluntary |
Victim: Troy Draper. |
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View Entry | Gus Lavigne admr. of Nancy Lavigne, dec. v. Louisville& Nashville& Great Southern Railroad Company | Haywood | Manslaughter |
Cause of Action: Negligence and manslaughter, Louisville and Nashville and Great Southern Railroad Company. Train-related death. Dismissed. |
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View Entry | George Bryant v. State | Cumberland | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of Voluntary Manslaughter. Case file is incomplete; opinion only. |
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View Entry | Glenn Taylor v. State | Monroe | Manslaughter |
Plaintiff is appealing the charge of "Voluntary Manslaughter." Case is incomplete; opinion only. |
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