State vs. Meyer
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McMinn | Supreme Court | |
State vs. Rogers
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Supreme Court | ||
Taylor vs. State
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Shelby | Supreme Court | |
Brewer vs. Lincoln Brass Works
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Supreme Court | ||
Matthews vs. Pickett County, Tennessee
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Pickett | Supreme Court | |
State of Tennessee v. Ronnie William (Billy) Taylor - Concurring
We granted this appeal by Ronnie William (Billy) Taylor, the appellant, in order to address issues pertinent to the sentences he received in the trial court. In our review, however, we notice as plain error an invalid conviction that was imposed upon appellant for an offense that was not charged in the indictment.1 Accordingly, for the reasons outlined below, we vacate the invalid burglary conviction and affirm the trial court’s judgment as modified. The cause is remanded to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. |
Gibson | Supreme Court | |
Tommy L. King v. State of Tennessee
In this post-conviction capital case, we granted this appeal to determine whether the jury’s reliance on an invalid felony murder aggravating circumstance was harmless error. Upon review, we hold that the jury's consideration of the invalid felony murder aggravating circumstance was harmless beyond a reasonable doubt due to the strength of the remaining valid aggravating circumstances and the relative weakness or absence of any mitigating circumstances. The Court of Criminal Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's dismissal of the post-conviction petition is affirmed. |
Maury | Supreme Court | |
Tommy L. King v. State of Tennessee - Concurring/Dissenting
I agree with the majority that the jury’s reliance on the felony murder aggravating circumstance in this case violated article I, § 16 of the Tennessee Constitution and that a harmless error analysis must be applied under our decision in State v. Howell, 868 S.W.2d 238 (Tenn. 1993). I disagree, however, with both the majority’s application of the Howell analysis and its conclusion. |
Maury | Supreme Court | |
State of Tennessee v. Ray L. Taylor - Concurring
We granted this appeal to decide whether a defendant’s credibility may be impeached by reference to a prior conviction for a “felony involving dishonesty.” We hold that the trial court erred in ruling that the State could impeach the defendant by asking him whether he had been convicted of any “felonies involving dishonesty.” We hold, however, that the error was harmless.1 |
Shelby | Supreme Court | |
State of Tennessee vs. George Langford - Concurring
We granted this appeal to decide whether: (1) the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant of aggravated burglary and felony murder committed during the perpetration of an aggravated burglary; and (2) the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury as to criminal trespass. We hold that the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant and that the trial court did not err in failing to instruct the jury on criminal trespass. Accordingly, the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming the defendant’s convictions is affirmed. |
Shelby | Supreme Court | |
Deborah Lorraine Brooks v. Rickey Lemar Brooks
We granted this appeal to determine whether the Court of Appeals and the trial court erred in their determinations of the amount of child support to be paid by the child’s father. Although both the trial court and the Court of Appeals determined that the total monthly payment should be increased from four hundred dollars ($400.00) to six hundred fifty dollars ($650.00), each court reached its conclusion upon different reasons. We conclude that both courts erred and that the base amount of child support should have been $1,241.00 per month. In addition, Mr. Brooks shall pay the child's private education expenses per the parties agreement. |
Polk | Supreme Court | |
Marcus vs. Marcus
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Shelby | Supreme Court | |
State vs. Rogers
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Supreme Court | ||
Brooks vs. Carter
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Shelby | Supreme Court | |
Sanjurjo et al vs. Woods
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Supreme Court | ||
State vs. Leonard Smith
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Hamblen | Supreme Court | |
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Supreme Court | ||
State of Tennessee v. Leonard Edward Smith
In this automatic appeal,1 the defendant, Leonard Edward Smith, raises numerous challenges to the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals which affirmed his sentence of death for the 1984 murder of Novella Webb. After carefully examining the entire record and the law, including the thorough opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals and the briefs of the defendant and the State, this Court entered an Order limiting review at oral argument to the following three issues:2 (1) Whether the trial court was correct in allowing the defendant to control the presentation of mitigating evidence and to waive closing argument against counsel’s advice; (2) Whether the admittance of victim impact testimony and argument at the sentencing hearing constituted reversible error; (3) Whether the sentence of death is arbitrary or disproportionate in violation of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-206(c)(1)(A)-(D) (1997 Repl.). |
Hamblen | Supreme Court | |
State vs. Galmore
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Shelby | Supreme Court | |
In the matter of: Bianca Arneshe Askew, Dorothy Lewis v. Julie Donoho
In this child custody case involving Bianca Arneshe Askew, now age eight years and nine months, we consider the competing claims between the child’s natural mother, Julie Donoho, and Dorothy Lewis, who presently has physical custody of the child. The lower courts found that a prior court order had granted custody to Ms. Lewis and that Ms. Donoho had failed to satisfy her burden of proving that custody should be restored to her. Because we find that Ms. Donoho’s constitutional right as a parent has been abridged, due to the absence of a showing of unfitness or of substantial harm, we reverse the decisions of the lower courts. |
Fayette | Supreme Court | |
State vs. Bryant Dewayne Millen
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Supreme Court | ||
State vs. Bryant Dewayne Millen
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Supreme Court | ||
State vs. Bryant Dewayne Millen
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Supreme Court | ||
Eyring vs. Fort Sanders Parkwest et al
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Supreme Court | ||
Holt vs. Lewis
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Davidson | Supreme Court |
