State of Tennessee v. Christopher Minor 546 S.W.3d 59 Attorney Contributor: Taylor D. Payne Criminal Law Journal Member: Joseph North PDF Copy: State of TN v. Christopher Minor In State of Tennessee v. Christopher Minor, the Tennessee Supreme Court thoroughly detailed the plain error doctrine and held that that “new rules apply retroactively to cases …
State of Tennessee v. McElrath
State of Tennessee v. Jerome Antonio McElrath 569 S.W.3d 565 (Tenn. 2019) No. M2015-01794-SC-R11-CD and No. M2015-01958-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor: Roger E. Nell Criminal Law Journal Member: Cooper Byers PDF: State of TN v. McElrath Rather than keeping just one document listing all those currently barred from housing authority property, the Union City Police Department …
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Jerome Miller
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Jerome Miller 575 S.W.3d 807 (Tenn. 2019) Attorney Contributor: Ellison M. Berryhill Criminal Law Journal Member: Colbie Taylor Full Article PDF: State of Tennessee v. Miller On May 22, 2019, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an opinion in State v. Miller, which held that “Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1007 does …
State of Tennessee v. Walls
State of Tennessee v. Susan Jo Walls No. M2014-01972-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor:Jack Mitchell Criminal Law Journal Member:Jake Old Full Article PDF: State v. Walls Though the facts within State v. Walls are unusual, this case ultimately turns on fundamental rules of evidence and procedure. Susan Walls was implicated in a conspiracy to murder her husband, Larry …
State of Tennessee v. David Scott Hall
State of Tennessee v. David Scott Hall No. M2015-02402-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor: Victor Johnson Criminal Law Journal Member: Hannah Roman Full Article PDF: State v. Hall This case began on May 18, 2010, when the defendant, David S. Hall, hid a video camera in the minor victim’s bedroom while the victim was showering. The defendant positioned …
State of Tennessee v. Decosimo
State of Tennessee v. Rosemary L. Decosimo No. E2017-00696-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor: Mark Fulks Criminal Law Journal Member: Chase Misenheimer Full Article PDF: State of Tennessee v. Rosemary L. Decosimo This case began on August 18, 2012, when the defendant, Rosemary L. Decosimo, was arrested for driving under the influence (“DUI”) with a blood alcohol content above …
State of Tennessee v. Frazier and Parks
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier and Andrea Parks No. M2016-02134-SC-R11-CD Attorney: Mark J. Fishburn, Criminal Court Judge Criminal Law Journal Member: Erin Hagerty Full Article PDF: State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier and Andrea Parks The facts in State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier and Andrea Parks are straightforward and uncontested. Various …
Nunley v. State of Tennessee
Tommy Nunley v. State of Tennessee No. W2016-01487-SC-R11-ECN Attorney: Kimiya Sarayloo Criminal Law Journal Member: Philip Butler Full Article PDF: Tommy Nunley v. State of Tennessee The Tennessee Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Nunley v. State restricts the ability of pro se criminal defendants to obtain coram nobis relief. Nunley held that a pro se coram …
State of Tennessee v. Daniel
State of Tennessee v. Angela Faye Daniel No. M2015-01073-SC-R11-CD Attorney Contributor: Erin Coleman Criminal Law Journal Member: Madaleine Gray Full Article PDF: State of Tennessee v. Angela Faye Daniel This case began on June 6, 2014 when Officer Megan Valentine, of the Franklin Police Department, stopped Ms. Angela Daniel, the defendant for suspected driving under …
State of Tennessee v. Stanfield, et al.
State of Tennessee v. Janet M. Stanfield, et al. No. W2015-02503-SC-R11-CD Attorney: Jessica Jackson Criminal Law Journal Member: Marabeth Kennedy Full Article PDF: State of Tennessee v. Janet Michelle Stanfield, et al. The Tennessee Supreme Court recently examined the nuances of the Fourth Amendment with respect to the expectations of privacy of a parolee, a probationer, …