McElroy v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM ROANE. Error to the Circuit Court of Roane County. — Hon. Sam C. Brown, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
The plaintiff in error has been convicted of the murder of Ed Bennecker and sentenced to death. He has appealed in error to this court, and his case has been fully presented by able counsel appearing in his behalf.
Bennecker was clerk and bookkeeper at the commissary of the Roane Iron Company, and was killed June 30, 1921. McElroy was an ore miner.
The deceased left his home about 6:30 o’clock on the ’ morning of his death to go to the iron company’s store, where he worked. It was necessary for him to pass the house of the plaintiff in error. The latter came out of his house, armed with a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ashby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- Powers v. McKenzieTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- Bruce v. BeallTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- Bond v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Watson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Clarence Phillips v. William S. Neil, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- McCay Ex Rel. McCay v. MitchellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Kahler v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 2020
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