APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

State vs. William Johnson

W1999-00929-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:Chris B. Craft
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/27/00
E1999-00265-COA-R3-CV

E1999-00265-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Houston M. Goddard
Originating Judge:Daryl R. Fansler
Knox County Court of Appeals 06/27/00
State vs. Matthew Douglas Cox

E1999-00351-CCA-R3-CD
The appellant, Matthew Douglas Cox, appeals his convictions by a jury in the Knox County Criminal Court of two counts of aggravated rape and one count of incest. The trial court imposed concurrent sentences of twenty years incarceration in the Tennessee Department of Correction for the aggravated rape convictions and three years incarceration for the incest conviction. On appeal, the appellant presents the following issues for our review: (1) whether the evidence adduced at trial supports his convictions of aggravated rape and incest; (2) whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence a tape recording of the victim's 911 telephone call; (3) whether the trial court erred in effectively limiting defense counsel's cross-examination of the State's expert witness concerning the results of a DNA analysis of semen samples obtained from the victim; (4) whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence testimony concerning the circumstances of the appellant's arrest; (5) whether the State committed prosecutorial misconduct during closing argument; and (6) whether the cumulative effect of these errors requires the reversal of the appellant's convictions. Following a review of the record and the parties' briefs, we affirm in part and reverse in part the judgments of the trial court.
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Originating Judge:Richard R. Baumgartner
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/27/00
Murray vs. Murray

M1999-02081-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Russell Heldman
Williamson County Court of Appeals 06/27/00
State vs. Clyde Hambrick Jr.

E1998-00893-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge:Arden L. Hill
Unicoi County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/27/00
Eslick vs. Campbell

M1998-00944-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Originating Judge:Ellen Hobbs Lyle
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/27/00
State of Tennessee v. Maurice Pruitt

W2002-01905-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge:Donald H. Allen
Gibson County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/27/00
State vs. Robert Gamble

W1999-01016-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David H. Welles
Originating Judge:James C. Beasley, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/27/00
State vs. Pruitt

M2000-00416-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David Michael Swiney
Originating Judge:Wayne C. Shelton
Montgomery County Court of Appeals 06/27/00
Equifax vs. Johnson

M1999-00782-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Originating Judge:Carol L. Mccoy
Davidson County Court of Appeals 06/27/00
State of Tennessee v. Dennis Wade Suttles

E1998-00088-SC-DDT-CD
Authoring Judge: Justice Frank F. Drowota, III
Originating Judge:Mary Beth Leibowitz
Knox County Supreme Court 06/26/00
Nancy Erwin vs. Richard Erwin

W1998-00801-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:D. J. Alissandratos
Shelby County Court of Appeals 06/26/00
Nancy Erwin vs. Richard Erwin

W1998-00801-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Holly M. Kirby
Originating Judge:D. J. Alissandratos
Shelby County Court of Appeals 06/26/00
Phillip W. Lee v. Shoney's, Inc.

M1999-00469-WC-R3-CV
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6- 225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. As discussed below, the panel has concluded the judgment should be affirmed. The employee or claimant, Lee, worked for Shoney's, Inc. in Nashville for about eight years, primarily operating a tow motor and pulling orders. In November of 1996, while he was manually loading a truck with boxes and cans, he twisted his left leg and hip. He continued working. Later in the same month, he was assigned to work in a freezer to give him a break from heavier work, -2-
Authoring Judge: Loser, Sp. J.
Davidson County Workers Compensation Panel 06/26/00
Christopher v. Sockwell

M1999-00469-WC-R3-CV
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6- 225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. As discussed below, the panel has concluded the judgment should be affirmed. The employee or claimant, Lee, worked for Shoney's, Inc. in Nashville for about eight years, primarily operating a tow motor and pulling orders. In November of 1996, while he was manually loading a truck with boxes and cans, he twisted his left leg and hip. He continued working. Later in the same month, he was assigned to work in a freezer to give him a break from heavier work, -2-
Authoring Judge: Joe C. Loser, Jr., Special Judge
Davidson County Workers Compensation Panel 06/26/00
State of Tennessee v. Dennis Wade Suttles

E1998-00088-SC-DDT-CD
Authoring Judge: Justice Frank F. Drowota, III
Originating Judge:Mary Beth Leibowitz
Knox County Supreme Court 06/26/00
E1999-00412-COA-R3-CV

E1999-00412-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David Michael Swiney
Originating Judge:G. Richard Johnson
Washington County Court of Appeals 06/26/00
Tellico Reservoir Development Agency vs. Town of Vonore

E1999-02452-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:Jerri S. Bryant
Monroe County Court of Appeals 06/23/00
State of Tennessee v. Reginald Garner Brown

M1999-00002-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Jerry Smith
Originating Judge:Cheryl A. Blackburn
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/23/00
State vs. William Ricky Wayne Herrell

M1999-02475-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Joseph M. Tipton
Originating Judge:John H. Gasaway, III
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/23/00
Sherrie Graham Farver vs. Dr. Kenneth Carpenter

E1999-01840-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:James B. Scott, Jr.
Anderson County Court of Appeals 06/23/00
Bobbie Jo Coker v. Modern Mold Internationa, Inc. d/b/a

M1999-01521-WC-R3-CV
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6- 225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The employee or claimant, Coker, began working for National Pen in 1995 and worked at several different jobs, all requiring repetitive use of the hands and arms. In early 1997, she began to experience pain in her right wrist and elbow, but did not report it to the employer or seek medical care. She did report two other injuries in 1997, for which she sought and received medical benefits and had her name placed on the bulletin board. Having one's name placed on the bulletin board had a negative effect on bonuses at National Pen. At about the same time, in June of 1997, the claimant purchased a computer and began taking -2-
Authoring Judge: Loser, Sp. J.
Bedford County Workers Compensation Panel 06/23/00
State vs. Ricco Donnell Summers

M1999-00289-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:James K. Clayton, Jr.
Rutherford County Court of Criminal Appeals 06/23/00
Sherrie Graham Farver vs. Dr. Kenneth Carpenter

E1999-01840-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:James B. Scott, Jr.
Anderson County Court of Appeals 06/23/00
Benjamin Robert Crabtree v. Janice L. Rehbein Crabtree

E2000-00501-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Herschel P. Franks
Originating Judge:Kindall T. Lawson
Hawkins County Court of Appeals 06/23/00