Julius Goodman vs. State
03C01-9807-CR-00252
Trial Court Judge: Lynn W. Brown

Johnson Court of Criminal Appeals

State of Tennessee v. Leonard Edward Smith
03S01-9710-CC-00129
Authoring Judge: Justice Frank F. Drowota, III
Trial Court Judge: Judge Lynn W. Brown

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. Angela Titus
01C01-9807-CC-00300

Marshall Court of Criminal Appeals

01C01-9803-CR-00105
01C01-9803-CR-00105

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Marvin Woods
W2001-00316-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood
The defendant was convicted of the introduction of contraband into a penal institution, a Class C felony, for smuggling marijuana into the prison where he worked. The trial court sentenced him as a Range I, standard offender, to three years in the Department of Correction, with the sentence suspended, and the defendant placed on supervised probation for three years. Following the denial of his motion for a new trial, the defendant filed a timely appeal as of right to this court, alleging that the trial court erred in allowing a prior inconsistent statement to be introduced, in its instructions as to the statement, in concluding that the State sufficiently proved the chain of custody, and in ruling that trial counsel had not been ineffective. Based upon our review of the record and of applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Hardeman Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. James A. Woods
01C01-9704-CC-00160

Franklin Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Roderick S. Williams
01C01-9712-CC-00594

Dickson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Taniese A. Wilson
01C01-9802-CC-00083

Coffee Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Lee Lance
03C01-9804-CR-00136
Trial Court Judge: Mayo L. Mashburn

McMinn Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Norman Sutton
03C01-9806-CC-00204
Trial Court Judge: Rex Henry Ogle

Cocke Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Eric Dwayne McLemore
03C01-9802-CR-00056

Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Glenna Kidd
01C01-9808-CR-00344
Trial Court Judge: J. O. Bond

Wilson Court of Criminal Appeals

Derrick Sawyers vs. State
01C01-9806-CR-00254

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Edward C. Coker vs. State
01C01-9805-CC-00210

Williamson Court of Criminal Appeals

Henry vs. Metro Gov't
01A01-9804-CV-00208

Davidson Court of Appeals

Collins vs. Willis
01A01-9808-CH-00433
Trial Court Judge: Jeffrey F. Stewart

Coffee Court of Appeals

State vs. Robert D. Merritt, Jr.
01C01-9709-CR-00396
Trial Court Judge: Thomas H. Shriver

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

Cobble vs. Shewmake et al
01A01-9803-CV-00169

Court of Appeals

Grimes vs. Grimes
01A01-9809-CH-00483
Trial Court Judge: James L. Weatherford

Maury Court of Appeals

State vs.Robert A. Norris & Lida A. Meador
E1999-00485-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge J. Curwood Witt, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Leon C. Burns, Jr.

Cumberland Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Venson Terrell Taylor
01C01-9803-CC-00133
Trial Court Judge: John H. Gasaway, III

Robertson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Ricky Crawford
02C01-9806-CR-00169
Trial Court Judge: Joseph B. Brown

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Ricky Crawford
02C01-9806-CR-00169
Trial Court Judge: Joseph B. Brown

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Edward Drummer
02C01-9902-CR-00059
Trial Court Judge: Arthur T. Bennett

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Charles Justin Osborne
01C01-9806-CC-00246
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

Perry Court of Criminal Appeals