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. …
State of Tennessee v. Minor
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 …