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State vs. Bolden 02S01-9711-CC-00102 Trial Court Judge: Joe G. Riley. Jr.		Supreme Court	11/16/98
Rice vs. Sabir 03S01-9709-CV-00110		Supreme Court	11/16/98
The Tennessean, et al vs. Electric Power Board of Nashville 01S01-9709-CH-00181		Supreme Court	11/16/98
Terry vs. Niblack, et al 01S01-9709-CV-00180		Supreme Court	11/16/98
Terry vs. Niblack, et al 01S01-9709-CV-00180		Supreme Court	11/16/98
Rice vs. Sabir 03S01-9709-CV-00110		Supreme Court	11/16/98
State of Tennessee v. Kevin Burns 02S01-9708-CR-00073 Authoring Judge: Chief Justice Riley Anderson Trial Court Judge: Judge Joseph B. Brown, Jr. The defendant, Kevin Burns, was convicted of two counts of felony murder and two counts of attempted felony murder. The jury imposed the death penalty for one of the felony murder convictions after finding that evidence of an aggravating factor -- that the defendant knowingly created a great risk of death to two or more persons other than the victim murdered -- outweighed the evidence of mitigating factors beyond a reasonable doubt. The jury imposed a life sentence for the other felony murder conviction.	Jackson	Supreme Court	11/09/98
State of Tennessee v. Kenneth EugeneTroutman 03S01-9705-CC-00049 Authoring Judge: Justice Janice M. Holder Trial Court Judge: Judge Arden L. Hill While this case has ultimately been decided on a waiver issue, we granted this appeal to take the opportunity to address two very important issues of statutory construction in misdemeanor sentencing. The general issues may be framed as whether Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-209 and Tenn. Code Ann. § 40- 35-210 apply to misdemeanor sentencing. Specifically, the issues have been stated as: (1) whether a trial judge must state on the record, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-210(f), what enhancement or mitigating factors were employed in setting the sentence length in a DUI case; (2) whether a trial court must make specific findings on the record, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann § 40-35-209(c), when fixing the percentage of a sentence to be served in incarceration under the misdemeanor sentencing statute; and (3) whether the appellate court erred in remanding this case for re-sentencing. We hold that §§ 40-35-209, - 210(f) are inapplicable to DUI sentencing and that the defendant's sentences should be affirmed.	Washington	Supreme Court	11/09/98
Deborah Williams v. Tecumseh Products Company 02S01-9702-CV-00012 Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr. Trial Court Judge: Judge C. Creed McGinley The Special Workers’ Compensation Appeals Panel approved the trial court’s award of benefits to Deborah Williams, the plaintiff, who had suffered symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome related to her employment as an assembly-line worker for Tecumseh Products Company, the defendant. At issue are the causation and permanency of the worker’s injuries and the payment of discretionary costs related to the deposition of an examining physician. For the reasons appearing below, we adopt the panel’s findings of fact and conclusions of law with respect to the issues of causation and permanency. Although we affirm the award of discretionary costs, we vacate the panel’s order invalidating certain local procedures of the Twenty-Fourth Judicial District.	Henry	Supreme Court	11/02/98
Victor James Cazes vs. State 02S01-9707-CR-00064 Trial Court Judge: L. Terry Lafferty	Shelby	Supreme Court	10/26/98
Chrisman vs. Hill Home Development et al 03S01-9706-CV-00077	Knox	Supreme Court	10/26/98
Chrisman vs. Hill Home Development et al 03S01-9706-CV-00077	Knox	Supreme Court	10/26/98
Premium Finance Corp. vs. Crump Ins. Ser. of Memphis et al 02S01-9711-CV-00095	Shelby	Supreme Court	10/26/98
McCurry vs. Container Corp. of America 03S01-9705-CH-00050 Trial Court Judge: Billy Joe White		Supreme Court	10/26/98
State vs. Williams 03S01-9706-CR-00060	Hamilton	Supreme Court	10/19/98
01S01-9705-CH-00110 01S01-9705-CH-00110 Trial Court Judge: Robert S. Brandt		Supreme Court	10/19/98
State vs. Quintero and Hall 01S01-9703-CC-00068	Humphreys	Supreme Court	10/19/98
01S01-9711-CH-00248 01S01-9711-CH-00248	Williamson	Supreme Court	10/19/98
03S01-9706-CR-00068 03S01-9706-CR-00068		Supreme Court	10/19/98
State vs. Blanton 01S01-9605-CC-00093 Trial Court Judge: Allen W. Wallace		Supreme Court	10/15/98
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX		Supreme Court	10/15/98
The City of White House vs. Whitley 01S01-9711-CH-00259	Sumner	Supreme Court	10/12/98
The City of White House vs. Whitley 01S01-9711-CH-00259	Robertson	Supreme Court	10/12/98
State vs. Dewayne Butler, Fredrick D. Butler, and Eric D. Alexander 02S01-9711-CR-00094 Trial Court Judge: Joseph B. Dailey	Shelby	Supreme Court	10/12/98
State vs. Dewayne Butler, Fredrick D. Butler, and Eric D. Alexander 02S01-9711-CR-00094	Shelby	Supreme Court	10/12/98