February 7, 2001
Volume 7 -- Number 024

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This Issue (IN THIS ORDER):
 
00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court
00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court Workers' Compensation Panel
00 New Document(s) or Proposed Rule(s) from the Tennessee Supreme Court
02 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Court of Appeals
02 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals
00 New Opinion(s) from the Tennessee Attorney General (PDF format)
00 New Judicial Ethics Opinion(s)
00 New Formal Ethics Opinion(s) from the Board of Professional Responsibility
 

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SHEILA M. GOODNER and AMY L. GOODNER, v. ARTHUR SASS

Court:TCA

Attorneys:  

Conrad Finnell, Cleveland, Tennessee, for appellants, Sheila M.
Goodner and Amy L. Goodner.

Donald Strickland, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for appellee, Arthur Sass. 
                      
Judge: FRANKS

First Paragraph:

The Trial Judge granted defendant's Motion to Dismiss for insufficient
process.  We reverse and remand.

http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/goodners.wpd





STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPT. OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES V. J.M.R.R.

Court:TCA

Attorneys: 

John A. Shoaf, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, and Douglas Earl
Dimond, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, for
Appellee, Department of Children' Services.                         

Judge: FRANKS

First Paragraph:

The Trial Judge terminated the mother's parental rights to the
children on several statutory grounds.  The mother on appeal insists
grounds were not established by clear and convincing evidence.  We
affirm.

http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCA/inrejmrr.wpd





J.D. HICKMAN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE

Court:TCCA

Attorneys: 

J.D. Hickman, Mountain City, Tennessee, Pro Se

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Patricia C. Kussmann,
Assistant Attorney General, Elizabeth B. Marney, Assistant Attorney
General, Joe C. Crumley, District Attorney General, for the appellee,
State of Tennessee.                         

Judge: WITT

First Paragraph:

J.D. Hickman appeals from the Washington County Criminal Court's
summary dismissal of his pro se petition for post-conviction relief,
complaining of excessive sentences, and the denial of his pro se
motion to correct his conviction judgments.  After reviewing the
record on appeal, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law,
we dismiss the petitioner's appeal from the denial of his motion to
correct the judgment forms, and we affirm the trial court's dismissal
of the post-conviction petition.

http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/hickmanjd.wpd





STATE OF TENNESSEE v. WILLIAM WASHINGTON a/k/a "Freddie"

Court:TCCA

Attorneys: 

Scott Pratt, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the Appellant, William
Washington a/k/a "Freddie."

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter, Michael Moore,
Solicitor General, Mark A. Fulks, Assistant Attorney General, Joe C.
Crumley, Jr., District Attorney General, and Steve Finney, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the Appellee, State of Tennessee.                         

Judge: HAYES

First Paragraph:

William Washington was found guilty by a Washington County jury of one
count of possession of less than one-half gram of cocaine with intent
to sell.  Washington, a range III offender, was sentenced to twelve
years in the Department of Correction.  The following issues are
presented on appeal: (1) the sufficiency of the convicting evidence
and (2) whether the  trial court impermissibly limited the scope of
his voir dire examination of prospective jurors with regard to racial
bias.  Finding no error,  the judgment is affirmed.

http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/washingtonwm.wpd

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