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 …
State of Tennessee v. Tyler Ward Enix
State of Tennessee v. Tyler Ward Enix, No. E2020-00231-SC-R11-CD (January 26, 2022). Written By: Riley Jones, Associate Editor In 2015, Mr. Enix was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery. He was charged and convicted of stabbing his ex-wife to death in her apartment. At trial, the prosecution argued that Enix was violent …
State of Tennessee v. Terrell Lamont Reid
State of Tennessee v. Terrell Lamont Reid, No. W2019-00636-SC-R11-CD (November 5, 2020). Written By: Emily Seaborn, Associate Editor This case concerns claims of relief under Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1, and whether claims are void, or voidable when a person is sentenced under a statute that is presumptively constitutional at the time but is …
State of Tennessee v. William Eugene Moon
State of Tennessee v. William Eugene Moon, No. M2019-01865-SC-R11-CD (October 6, 2021). Written By: Emily Wheeler, Associate Editor William Eugene Moon was convicted of both the unlawful employment of a firearm while attempting to commit or during the commission of a dangerous felony and attempted murder. Upon appeal, the Court of Criminal Appeals held the …
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 …
State of Tennessee v. Craig Dagnan
State of Tennessee v. Craig Dagnan, No. M2020-00152-SC-R11-CD (March 4, 2022). Written By: Claudia Coco, Senior Editor The Supreme Court of Tennessee considered the case of State of Tennessee v. Craig Dagnan on December 1, 2021. Dagnan appealed his revocation of probation, and while he conceded that the revocation of probation was proper, he claimed …
State of Tennessee v. Douglas E. Linville
State of Tennessee v. Douglas E. Linville, No. W2019-02180-SC-R11-CD (June 1, 2022). Written By: Hunter Lindsey, Associate Editor Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-432 heightened the penalty for drug offenses committed in “drug-free zones,” requiring that the sentence be subject to a one-level classification increase (i.e., Class D felony to a Class C felony) and required …
State of Tennessee v. Shalonda Weems
State of Tennessee v. Shalonda Weems, No. M2018-02288-SC-R11-CD (Sept. 30, 2020). Written By: Hannah Jones, Associate Editor Shalonda Weems was a single mother with three small children. Her youngest child, Kar’mn, was six months old in March of 2005. On March 2, 2005, Weems observed Kar’mn acting and eating normally. Kar’mn was sick with a …
State of Tennessee v. Lynn Frank Bristol
State of Tennessee v. Lynn Frank Bristol, No. M2019-00531-SC-R11-CD (Apr. 6, 2022). Written By: Max Pafford, Associate Editor The Supreme Court of the State of Tennessee considered the case of Lynn Frank Bristol, a man convicted of two counts of aggravated sexual battery. After the trial court denied a motion for a new trial, Bristol …
State v. Myers
State v. Myers 581 S.W.3d 173 No. M2015-01855-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor: Dustin Faeder Journal Member: Brett Windrow PDF: State v. Myers This case started on March 13, 2014, from an inspection initiated due to repeated complaints based on an alleged illegal automobile repair shop in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[1] This was the second occasion that the inspector, Ms. …