State v. Miller

State of Tennessee v. Urshawn Eric Miller, No. W2019-00197-SC-DDT-DD (June 3, 2021). Attorney Contributor: Anna Swift Journal Member: Elizabeth Ciabattone Majority  For only its 47th time since the 1980s, Tennessee has upheld the death penalty for one of its prisoners.[1] The defendant? Urshawn Eric Miller, a twenty-six-year-old African-American male diagnosed with various mental disorders and …

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Tommie Phillips v. State of Tennessee

Tommie Phillips v. State of Tennessee, No. W2019-01927-SC-R11-PC (November 3, 2022). Written By: Alex Redmond, Associate Editor The Petitioner was found guilty of several charges, including felony murder, attempted first-degree murder, and especially aggravated burglary. Prior to his arrest the Petitioner admitted to police that he had stabbed two people during a fight that broke …

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State of Tennessee v. Michael Rimmer

State of Tennessee v. Michael Rimmer, No. W2017-00504-SC-DDT-DD (April 16, 2021). Written By: Andrew Daffron, Associate Editor This case involves the disappearance and assumed death of Ricci Lynn Ellsworth. The procedural history of this case takes place over twenty years and involved two trials and three sentencing hearings. On February 8, 1997, the victim, Ricci …

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