Ashcraft V. Tennessee
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Majority | Black |
|---|---|
| Stone | |
| Reed | |
| Douglas | |
| Murphy | |
| Rutledge | |
| Dissent | Jackson |
| Roberts | |
| Frankfurter | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1191895 |
About Ashcraft V. Tennessee
Ashcraft v. Tennessee, 322 U. S. 143 (1944), is a United States Supreme Court case. The defendant in the case, E. E. Ashcraft, was charged with hiring John Ware to murder Ashcraft's wife, Zelma Ida Ashcraft. Ashcraft and Ware confessed to the crimes and were sentenced to 99 years in the state penitentiary.
