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June 11, 1998 -- Volume #4 -- Number #089
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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY vs. PROCESS CONTROL COMPANY Court:TSC Attorneys: FOR PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT: FOR DEFENDANT-PETITIONER: J. Randolph Bibb, Jr. Clinton V. Butler, Jr. Nashville Jerry D. Kizer, Jr. Dale Conder, Jr. Thomas G. Cooper Jackson Boston, Massachusetts Judge:HOLDER First Paragraph: This case comes to us on a certified question of law. The plaintiff, General Electric Company ("G.E."), filed this action for contribution against Process Control Company ("Process Control"). Process Control filed a motion to dismiss and/or motion for summary judgment arguing that Tennessee law does not permit a right of contribution in this case. URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC/generale_opn.WP6
BONNIE WEBSTER GODFREY
vs.
JOSEPH MORKHAM GODFREY
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
Virginia A. Schwamm, TOWLE & SCHWAMM, Knoxville, Tennessee
Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellant.
Wanda G. Sobieski, SOBIESKI, MESSER & ASSOCIATES, Knoxville, TN
Attorney for Defendant/Appellee.
Judge:FARMER
First Paragraph:
Plaintiff Bonnie Webster Godfrey (the Mother) appeals the final decree
of divorce entered by the trial court which dissolved the parties'
marriage, distributed their property, awarded custody of the parties'
two minor daughters to Defendant/Appellee Joseph Markham Godfrey (the
Father), and ordered the Mother to pay child support. On appeal, the
Mother challenges the trial court's decision to award custody of the
parties' children to the Father and the trial court's failure to award
the Mother any proceeds of the Father's pension which he had
liquidated during these proceedings. We affirm.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/godfreyb_opn.WP6
SYLVIA HUDSON
vs.
DAVE SHORTER, JR.
Court:TCA
Attorneys:
Jerry Stokes of Memphis
For Plaintiff-Appellee
C. J. Barnett, McNabb, Holley & Waldrop PLLC of Memphis
For Defendant-Appellant
Judge:CRAWFORD
First Paragraph:
This is an automobile personal injury case. The defendant, David
Shorter, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the trial court in a bench
trial awarding plaintiff, Sylvia Hudson, $9,000.00 damages. Shorter's
responsibility for the accident was stipulated, and the trial
concerned only the issue of damages.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/hudsonsy_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
JOSEPH LEE BERNELL BRYANT
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
JEFFREY A. DeVASHER JOHN KNOX WALKUP
Attorney on Appeal Attorney General and Reporter
Assistant Public Defender
DARYL J. BRAND
J. MICHAEL ENGLE Assistant Attorney General
Attorney at Trial 425 Fifth Avenue North
Assistant Public Defender Nashville, TN 37243
1202 Stahlman Building
Nashville, TN 37201 VICTOR S. JOHNSON
District Attorney General
ROGER MOORE
Asst District Attorney General
Washington Square, Suite 500
222 2nd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37201-1649
Judge:WELLES
First Paragraph:
The Defendant, Joseph Lee Bernell Bryant, appeals as of right pursuant
to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. He was
convicted by a Davidson County jury of one count of aggravated rape,
two counts of aggravated sexual battery, and one count of attempted
aggravated rape. He was sentenced as a standard, Range I offender to
twenty-three years for the aggravated rape, ten years for each count
of aggravated sexual battery and ten years for the attempted
aggravated rape. The trial judge ordered the aggravated rape and
sexual battery convictions to be served concurrently with each other
and consecutively to the conviction for attempted aggravated rape for
an effective sentence of thirty-three years. He appeals his
convictions and sentences and raises the following issues for our
review: (1)(A) That the evidence was insufficient to support the
verdicts of guilt; and (B) that the evidence failed to establish the
element of "bodily injury;" (2) that the trial court erred by
granting the State's request for a special jury instruction regarding
the attempt to destroy or conceal evidence; and (3)(A) that the trial
court imposed an excessive sentence because it misapplied sentence
enhancement factors, and (B) that the trial court erred by imposing a
partial consecutive sentence. After a careful review of the record
and arguments in the case at bar, we affirm the judgment of the trial
court.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/bryantjl_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
MELVIN DOUGLAS CHASTAIN
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
CHARLES CORN JOHN KNOX WALKUP
Public Defender Attorney General & Reporter
RICHARD HUGHES CLINTON J. MORGAN
Asst. Public Defender Asst. Attorney General
P.O. Box 1453 John Sevier Bldg.
Cleveland, TN 37364-1453 425 Fifth Ave., North
Nashville, TN 37243 0493
JERRY N. ESTES
District Attorney General
SHARI TAYLOE
Asst. District Attorney General
P.O. Box 1351
Cleveland, TN 37364-1351
Judge:PEAY
First Paragraph:
The defendant was indicted for the first-degree murder of his wife,
Karen Chastain, and the cause proceeded to trial. The jury found the
defendant guilty of second-degree murder, and the trial court
sentenced the defendant to twenty years imprisonment as a Range I
standard offender. The defendant now appeals as of right from his
conviction. He argues that the evidence presented at trial was
legally insufficient to support a conviction. The defendant also
argues that because the trial court erred in admitting his confessions
into evidence, he is entitled to a new trial. Finding no merit in the
defendant's contentions, we affirm.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/chastain_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
ELECTROPLATING, INC., and
ROSS CUNNINGHAM
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
JERRY D. HUNT (Trial only) JOHN KNOX WALKUP
102 E. Main St. Attorney General & Reporter
P.O. Box 812
Lebanon, TN 37088-0812 ALBERT L. PARTEE, III
Senior Counsel
BOB LYNCH, JR. (Trial and Appeal) 425 Fifth Ave. North, 2nd Floor
Suite 316 Nashville, TN 37243-0493
Washington Square
222 Second Ave. North VICTOR S. JOHNSON III
Nashville, TN 37201 District Attorney General
JOHN SEABORG
JOHN A. MOORE
Asst District Attorney Generals
Suite 500
Washington Square
222 2nd Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37201-1649
Judge:WITT
First Paragraph:
The appellant, Ross Cunningham, appeals his conviction for willfully
failing to comply with the Tennessee Water Control Act of 1977 by
discharging chromium into the Metropolitan Government Sewer System on
September 5, 1994, a class E felony. After the Davidson County jury
returned a guilty verdict, the trial court sentenced the defendant to
the minimum one-year sentence and a fine of $10,000. The trial court
suspended the sentence and ordered Cunningham to serve two years on
probation including 800 hours of community service and, in addition,
required a cash bond securing payment of his fine and the costs.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/cnghnr_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
BRIAN EUGENE DANIEL
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
MARK E. STEPHENS JOHN KNOX WALKUP
District Public Defender Attorney General & Reporter
PAULA R. VOSS TODD R. KELLEY
Assistant Public Defender Assistant Attorney General
2nd Floor, Cordell Hull Building
JAMIE L. NILAND 425 Fifth Avenue North
Assistant Public Defender Nashville, TN 37243
1209 Euclid Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37921 RANDALL E. NICHOLS
District Attorney General
SCOTT GREEN
Asst District Attorney General
City-County Building
Knoxville, TN 37902
Judge:WOODALL
First Paragraph:
Defendant, Brian Daniel, appeals pursuant to Rule 37(b)(2)(i) of the
Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. He pled guilty to possession
of marijuana and reserved, with the consent of the State and the trial
court, the right to appeal a certified question of law that is
dispositive of the case. After review of the entire record and the
briefs and arguments of both parties, we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/danielbe_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
JOHN CLARK GARRISON
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
For Appellant: For Appellee:
Gregory P. Isaacs Charles W. Burson
Isaacs, Rayson & Ramsey Attorney General and Reporter
280 One Centre Square
P.O. Box 2448 Darian B. Taylor
Knoxville, TN 37901-2448 Assistant Attorney General
450 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0493
Randall E. Nichols
District Attorney General
C. Leon Franks
Asst. District Attorney General
City-County Building
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Judge:DENDER
First Paragraph:
This is an appeal as of right from the judgment of the trial court at
appellant's re-sentencing hearing on September 1, 1995.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/garrison_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
SCOTTY L. HAYCRAFT
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
GERALD L. GULLEY, JR. JOHN KNOX WALKUP
P.O. Box 1708 Attorney General & Reporter
Knoxville, TN 37901
(On Appeal) TIMOTHY F. BEHAN
Asst. Attorney General
LESLIE HALE 425 Fifth Ave., North
Asst. Public Defender Cordell Hull Bldg., Second Fl.
P. O. Box 839 Nashville, TN 37243-0493
Blountville, TN 37617
(At Trial) H. GREELEY WELLS, JR.
District Attorney General
ROBERT H. MONTGOMERY
Asst. District Attorney General
P.O. Box 526
Blountville, TN 37617
Judge:PEAY
First Paragraph:
In July 1996, the Sullivan County grand jury indicted the defendant on
one count of violating the Motor Vehicle Habitual Offenders Act. He
pled guilty and was sentenced as a Range III persistent offender and
was ordered to serve five years in the Tennessee Department of
Correction. In this appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court
erred when it denied his request to be placed on Community
Corrections. After a review of the record and applicable law, we find
no error and affirm the judgment of the court below.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/haycraft_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
MICHAEL DOUGLAS HUGHES
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
SAM E. WALLACE, JR. JOHN KNOX WALKUP
227 Second Avenue North Attorney General & Reporter
Nashville, TN 37201
TIMOTHY F. BEHAN
Assistant Attorney General
2nd Floor, Cordell Hull Building
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243
VICTOR S. JOHNSON, III
District Attorney General
LILA STATOM
Assistant District Attorney General
Washington Square
222 Second Avenue North, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37201-1649
Judge:WOODALL
First Paragraph:
The Defendant, Michael Douglas Hughes, appeals as of right from the
sentencing order of the Davidson County Criminal Court. The Defendant
was indicted on eleven (11) counts of aggravated rape by the unlawful
sexual penetration of a child less than thirteen (13) years of age.
Defendant pled no contest to one (1) count of aggravated rape and
guilty to ten (10) counts of aggravated rape. The trial court
sentenced Defendant to twenty (20) years for each count, with the
sentences for four (4) of these counts to run consecutively to each
other and the remaining counts to be served concurrently to each
other. The total effective sentence is eighty (80) years.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/hughesmd_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
FRED NUCHOLS
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT:
C. MICHAEL ROBBINS
3074 East Street
Memphis, TN 38128
(On Appeal)
RAYMOND MACK GARNER
District Public Defender
419 High Street
Maryville, TN 37804-4912
(At Trial)
FOR THE APPELLEE:
JOHN KNOX WALKUP
Attorney General and Reporter
CLINTON J. MORGAN
Assistant Attorney General
Cordell Hull Building, 2nd Floor
425 Fifth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0493
MICHAEL L. FLYNN
District Attorney General
PHILIP H. MORTON
Assistant District Attorney General
363 Court Street
Maryville, TN 37804-5906
Judge:RILEY
First Paragraph:
The defendant, Fred Nuchols, appeals his Blount County jury
convictions for driving under the influence of an intoxicant, third
offense, and driving on a revoked license, third offense. The sole
issue presented for review is whether the trial court erred in
permitting the state to recall a witness in rebuttal. The judgment of
the trial court is affirmed.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/nucholsf_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
TERRY FRANKLIN STOGDILL
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
For the Appellant: For the Appellee:
Martha J. Yoakum Charles W. Burson
District Public Defender Attorney General of Tennessee
P.O. Box 386 and
Tazewell, TN 37879-0386 Michael J. Fahey
(AT TRIAL AND ON APPEAL) Asst Attorney General of TN
450 James Robertson Parkway
Charles Herman Nashville, TN 37243-0493
John Beaty
John McAfee William Paul Phillips
Assistant Public Defenders District Attorney General
P.O. Box 386 P.O. Box 10
Tazewell, TN 37879-0386 Huntsville, TN 37756-0010
(AT TRIAL) and
Shayne Sexton
Asst District Attorney General
P.O. Box 455
Tazewell, TN 37879-0455
Judge:Tipton
First Paragraph:
The defendant, Terry Franklin Stogdill, appeals as of right from his
convictions by a jury in the Claiborne County Criminal Court for rape
of a child, a Class A felony, and incest, a Class C felony. The
defendant was sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to concurrent
sentences of twenty years and five years in the custody of the
Department of Correction.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/stogditf_opn.WP6
STATE OF TENNESSEE
vs.
JACK KEVIN SUTTON
Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
KARL DEAN JOHN KNOX WALKUP
District Public Defender Attorney General & Reporter
JEFFREY A. DeVASHER LISA A. NAYLOR
Assistant Public Defender Assistant Attorney General
(On Appeal) 2nd Floor, Cordell Hull Building
425 Fifth Avenue North
DAVID BAKER Nashville, TN 37243
Senior Asst Public Defender
1202 Stahlman Building VICTOR S. JOHNSON, III
Nashville, TN 37201 District Attorney General
(At Trial)
KATRIN MILLER
Asst District Attorney General
Washington Square, Suite 500
222 Second Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37201-1649
Judge:WOODALL
First Paragraph:
The Defendant, Jack Kevin Sutton, appeals as of right the sentences
imposed by the Davidson County Criminal Court. Defendant pled guilty
to two counts of simple robbery, one count of aggravated burglary, one
count of assault, and one count of theft of property. The trial court
sentenced Defendant as a Range I Standard Offender to three
consecutive five-year sentences for the robbery and burglary
convictions, and two eleven month and 29-day sentences for the assault
and theft convictions. The latter two sentences were ordered to run
concurrently to the others. In this appeal, Defendant argues that
the sentences imposed were excessive and that consecutive sentences
were not proper. Although we disagree with the trial court's
application of two enhancement factors, we affirm the judgment of the
trial court.
URL:http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/suttonjk_opn.WP6
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