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03C01-9406-CR-00242 03C01-9406-CR-00242 Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Baumgartner	Knox	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/12/96
03C01-9502-CR-00034 03C01-9502-CR-00034 Trial Court Judge: Mayo L. Mashburn	Bradley	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/12/96
03C01-9501-CR-00004 03C01-9501-CR-00004 Trial Court Judge: James E. Beckner	Hancock	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
03C01-9501-CR-00027 03C01-9501-CR-00027	Hamilton	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
01C01-9503-CC-00063 01C01-9503-CC-00063 Trial Court Judge: Lee Russell	Marshall	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
01C01-9404-CR-00154 01C01-9404-CR-00154 Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
01C01-9408-CC-00286 01C01-9408-CC-00286 Trial Court Judge: Jim T. Hamilton	Maury	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
01C01-9411-CC-00391 01C01-9411-CC-00391 Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee	Marshall	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/11/96
Jack Layne Benson vs. State M1999-01649-CCA-R3-PC Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade Trial Court Judge: W. Charles Lee The petitioner, Jack Layne Benson, appeals the trial court's dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Convicted in 1996 of first degree felony murder and especially aggravated robbery, and sentenced to consecutive terms of life and 24 years, the petitioner contended that he was entitled to post-conviction relief on the grounds that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial and on direct appeal. In this appeal, the petitioner argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to adequately communicate, for failing to adequately investigate, and for failing to obtain a transcript of the preliminary hearing. The petitioner argues that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to present additional issues on direct appeal. Because the petitioner has been unable to establish both deficiency in the performance of his counsel and prejudice in consequence thereof, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.	Bedford	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/10/96
State of Tennessee v. Arnold V. Porter 01C01-9410-CC-00353 Authoring Judge: Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: Judge Gerald L. Ewell, Sr. The defendant, Arnold V. Porter, appeals from a jury conviction in the Circuit Court of Coffee County for two counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon, a Class E felony. The defendant received two two-year sentences as a Range I, standard offender to be served concurrently in addition to a fine of twenty-five hundred dollars in each count. In this appeal as of right, he presents the following issues: I. whether the evidence is sufficient to support guilty verdicts for felony reckless endangerment, II. whether he was denied a fair trial because the jury did not represent a fair cross-section of the community, III. whether the trial court imposed an excessive sentence, and IV. whether the trial court abused its discretion in raising his bond pending appeal.	Coffee	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/05/96
State of Tennessee v Carla Jo Fitch - Concurring 01C01-9209-CC-00290 Authoring Judge: Judge Penny J. White Trial Court Judge: Judge William Charles Lee I concur with Judge Cornelius' reversal of this case, but write separately to address other issues.	Lincoln	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/05/96
State of Tennessee v. Darryl Gene Farmer 01C01-9409-CC-00328 Authoring Judge: Judge William M. Barker Trial Court Judge: Judge Charles D. Haston The appellant, Darryl Gene Farmer, appeals as of right pursuant to Rule 3 (b) of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure from his conviction of murder in the first degree following a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Warren County. The appellant was sentenced to life in prison. In this appeal he presents five (5) issues for our review. (1) Whether the evidence was sufficient for a rational trier of fact to find the appellant guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) Whether the indictment against the appellant was invalid because of irregularities in the selection of the venire and/or the presence of an unauthorized individual during grand jury proceedings; (3) Whether certain statements made by the prosecuting attorneys during closing argument constituted prosecutorial misconduct; (4) Whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence statements made by the appellant on the night of his arrest; (5) Whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence statements made by the decedent. After a thorough review of the record in this case, the applicable law, and arguments of counsel, we conclude that with regard to issues one (1) through three (3) no reversible error appears in this case. However, because the record is inadequate with regard to whether the appellant’ s right to counsel was violated during police questioning, we remand the case for further factual findings on issue number four (4). We conclude that error exists with regard to issue number five (5).	Warren	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/05/96
State of Tennessee vs. Carla Jo Fitch 01C01-9209-CC-00290 Authoring Judge: Special Judge Allen R. Cornelius, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Judge W. Charles Lee A Lincoln County jury convicted Carla Jo Fitch of murder in the first degree. The trial court approved the verdict and imposed a sentence of life in the Tennessee State Penitentiary for Women. Her motion for a new trial was denied, and she has appealed to this Court. The defense presents four main issues, of which the first three issues have sub-issues.	Lincoln	Court of Criminal Appeals	01/05/96
03C01-9304-CR-00135 03C01-9304-CR-00135	Johnson	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/29/95
02C01-9504-CC-00102 02C01-9504-CC-00102 Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley	Decatur	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9502-CR-00049 02C01-9502-CR-00049 Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9505-CR-00145 02C01-9505-CR-00145 Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9503-CC-00059 02C01-9503-CC-00059	Gibson	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9412-CC-00298 02C01-9412-CC-00298 Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn	Henry	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
Probable Cause Standard&Quot; Applied In State v. White, No. 03C01-9408-Cr-00277, Sullivan 02C01-9412-CC-00298	Henry	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9412-CR-00263 02C01-9412-CR-00263	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
Eligibility; (2) Finding a Violation of Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968); 02C01-9503-CC-00059	Gibson	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9503-CR-00087 02C01-9503-CR-00087 Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9505-CC-00119 02C01-9505-CC-00119 Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley	Hardin	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95
02C01-9504-CC-00103 02C01-9504-CC-00103 Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn	Henry	Court of Criminal Appeals	12/28/95