COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OPINIONS

State of Tennessee v. Leon Goins
W1999-00157-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: Judge Russell Lee Moore, Jr.

A jury found the defendant guilty of selling 0.5 grams of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance.  He received a 15 year sentence as a Range II offender, consecutive to a prior felony. The defendant asserts error in allowing the state’s expert witness to testify to the aggregate weight of cocaine sold, when the witness did not test every particle of the submitted evidence. The defendant further asserts error in the trial court’s admitting a video tape of the sale and in the trial court’s sentencing. The judgment from the trial court is affirmed.

State vs. Larry Brumit
M1999-00154-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: James K. Clayton, Jr.

State vs. Robert Bassett Brown
M1999-00867-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Acree
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

State vs. Samuel D. Land
M1999-01023-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Timothy L. Easter

State of Tennessee v. Donald Curtis Reid
01C01-9903-CR-00077
Trial Court Judge: J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.

State vs. David C. Vazquez
M1999-00211-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Acree

State vs. Rodney Ford
M1999-01078-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Trial Court Judge: Steve R. Dozier

State vs. Jerry Ray Chandler
M1999-00543-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

State vs. Jason C. Carter, et al
M1998-00798-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

State vs. Halley Thompson
W2000-00315-CCA-RM-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: John Franklin Murchison

State vs. Teddrick Williamson
W1999-00055-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: Joseph H. Walker, III

State vs. James Carroll
W1999-01741-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

State vs. Elizabeth Mullins
E1999-01343-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: James B. Scott, Jr.

State vs. Derrick Vernon, et al
W1998-00612-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

State vs. Robert Rainey
W1999-00692-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Trial Court Judge: C. Creed Mcginley

State vs. Lisa Marie Garren
E1999-02420-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

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.

Ronnie Ray Hoover vs. State
E1999-01114-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

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.

State vs. James Geddings
M1999-00333-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: Allen W. Wallace

State vs. Cornelius Starks
M1999-00340-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Trial Court Judge: L. Craig Johnson

State vs. James M. Smith
M1999-00252-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

Sammie Eugene Smith vs. state
M1998-00083-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

State vs. Dennis Menzies
W1998-00608-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Julian P. Guinn

State vs. Antonio Smith
W1999-01096-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Trial Court Judge: W. Fred Axley