State v. Patrick Cloksey
Order:
Supreme Court Case Name:
State v. Patrick Cloksey
Case Date:
1857
Court Origin:
Circuit - Civil
Cause/Crime:
Illegal Voting
Database - TN Research:
County:
- Knox
Division:
East
Number of Pages:
7
Notes / Description:
Defendant had voted in the Presidential Election of 4 Nov. 1856, even though he was an "illegal alien" by birth; he had been naturalized, admitted to become a citizen of the United States less than six month prior to election, contrary to the statute of the State of Tennessee.