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State vs. Jerry Ray Chandler M1999-00543-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark	Hickman	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Jason C. Carter, et al M1998-00798-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Rodney Ford M1999-01078-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley Trial Court Judge: Steve R. Dozier	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Teddrick Williamson W1999-00055-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams Trial Court Judge: Joseph H. Walker, III	Tipton	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. James Carroll W1999-01741-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley	Carroll	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Halley Thompson W2000-00315-CCA-RM-CD Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: John Franklin Murchison	Chester	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Elizabeth Mullins E1999-01343-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: James B. Scott, Jr.	Anderson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/27/00
State vs. Derrick Vernon, et al W1998-00612-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/25/00
State vs. Robert Rainey W1999-00692-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley	Hardin	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/25/00
State vs. Lisa Marie Garren E1999-02420-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.	Blount	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/25/00
Harold Wayne Nichols vs. State E1998-00562-CCA-R3-PD Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr. The petitioner filed petitions for post-conviction relief for his conviction for first degree felony murder and his sentence of death, as well as for a number of convictions for sexual attacks on four additional victims. The bases of his complaints were that he had ineffective assistance of counsel at both the guilt and punishment phases of his capital trial, as well as in the noncapital cases, two of which were resolved by pleas of guilty. Specifically, he claimed that counsel failed to adequately investigate and prepare his cases; failed to question the probable cause for his arrest; and failed to question whether his confessions were "false." He raised additional claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and claims regarding the unconstitutionality of the imposition of capital punishment. The post-conviction court denied the claims other than to order new sentencing hearings in the noncapital cases. The petitioner then timely appealed the post-conviction court's rulings, other than the ordering of new sentencing hearings. We have carefully reviewed the record and, based upon our review, we affirm the judgments of the post-conviction court.	Hamilton	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/25/00
Ronnie Ray Hoover vs. State E1999-01114-CCA-R3-PC Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.	Cumberland	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/24/00
State vs. Delores Babb W2001-00415-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn The defendant was found guilty of DUI by a Henry County jury and sentenced to 11 months and 29 days, all suspended except for ten days. On appeal, she argues the evidence was insufficient to support her conviction. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.	Henry	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/21/00
Sammie Eugene Smith vs. state M1998-00083-CCA-R3-PC Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.	Putnam	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. Cornelius Starks M1999-00340-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith Trial Court Judge: L. Craig Johnson	Coffee	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. James M. Smith M1999-00252-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark	Williamson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. James Geddings M1999-00333-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith Trial Court Judge: Allen W. Wallace	Dickson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. Antonio Smith W1999-01096-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley	Shelby	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. Dennis Menzies W1998-00608-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn	Benton	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State vs. Lori Ray W1999-00641-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Sr. Judge L. Terry Lafferty Trial Court Judge: Lee Moore	Dyer	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/20/00
State of Tennessee v. Joe W. Steward M2001-2431-CCA-RM-CD Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark	Lewis	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/19/00
Issac Earl Edgin vs. State M1999-01620-CCA-R3-PC Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams Trial Court Judge: Robert W. Wedemeyer The petitioner appeals from a Montgomery County trial court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues that he is entitled to a new trial because, among other things, his trial counsel provided him ineffective assistance of counsel. Because the judgment fails to contain findings of fact and conclusions of law, the order dismissing this cause is reversed and the case is remanded to the trial court for a new post-conviction proceeding.	Montgomery	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/19/00
State of Tennessee v. Michael Q. Ray E1999-00208-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall Trial Court Judge: James B. Scott, Jr.	Anderson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/19/00
State vs. Harold Wayne Shaw M1999-01119-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman The defendant, Harold Wayne Shaw, was convicted by a Davidson County jury of second-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping in 1996. The trial court sentenced the defendant as a Range II offender to serve eighteen (18) years for the aggravated kidnapping and thirty-five (35) years for the second-degree murder, both sentences to be served consecutively. Following the defendant's direct appeal, this Court affirmed the defendant's conviction but remanded the case to the trial court for resentencing because the trial court mistakenly sentenced the defendant as a Range II, persistent offender, misapplied two statutory enhancement factors, and failed to make findings of fact and conclusions of law sufficient to support the imposition of consecutive sentences. The trial court then resentenced the defendant as a Range I, standard offender to serve ten (10) years for the aggravated kidnapping and twenty-two (22) years for the second-degree murder. The court again ordered the sentences to be served consecutively. On appeal, this Court finds (1) that the length of the defendant's sentence is appropriate, and (2) that although the record does not support the trial court's finding that the defendant is a professional criminal, the trial court was correct in finding that the defendant has an extensive criminal history; thus consecutive sentences are also appropriate. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed.	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/18/00
State vs. Andrew Charles Helton M1999-01405-CCA-R3-CD Authoring Judge: Judge Robert W. Wedemeyer Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman The Defendant, Andrew Charles Helton, was indicted, along with co-defendants Shirley Crowell and Shayne Cochran, for two counts of premeditated murder and two counts of felony murder for the shooting deaths of Robert Cole and Michael Chatman. After the trial court granted a motion for a judgment of acquittal on the felony murder charges, the Defendant was convicted by a jury of first degree murder for the death of Robert Cole and of second degree murder for the death of Michael Chatman. The Defendant was sentenced to mandatory life imprisonment for the first degree murder conviction and to twenty-three years imprisonment for the second degree murder conviction. The Defendant now appeals and argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to sustain his convictions. The Defendant also contends that the trial court erred in admitting certain crime scene and autopsy photographs into evidence. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we find no merit to the Defendant's contentions and thus affirm his convictions.	Davidson	Court of Criminal Appeals	04/18/00