Opinion FlashMay 15, 2003Volume 9 — Number 089 Following this index are summaries of each case, including its name, first paragraph, author's name, and the names of attorneys for the parties of each opinion. This Issue (IN THIS ORDER):
TBA members can get the full-text versions of these opinions three ways detailed below. All methods require a TBA username and password. If you have forgotten your password, you can look it up on-line at http://www.tba.org/getpassword.mgi . If you are a TBA member, but do not have a username and password, you can receive one online at http://www.tba.org/signup.mgi. Here's how you can obtain full-text version. Click the URL at end of each Opinion paragraph below. This option will allow you to download the original document. Howard H. Vogel RANDY SELBY v. HIGHWAYS, INC. Court:TSC - Workers Comp Panel Attorneys: John W. Barringer, Jr., of Nashville, Tennessee, for the Appellant, Highways, Inc. James P. Smith, of Crossville, Tennessee, for the Appellee, Randy Selby. Judge: BYERS First Paragraph: This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann.S 50-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. The defendant appeals the trial court's decision on the grounds that it argues that the medical testimony preponderates against the trial court's finding that the August 22, 1998, incident was the cause of the plaintiff's psychological injury, that the trial court erroneously allowed Dr. John Averitt, a clinical psychologist, to testify on the issue of permanency and causation, that the trial court erroneously relied upon the testimony of Dr. Averitt in weighing the medical expert evidence, and that the trial court erroneously allowed Dr. Averitt to testify on the issue of maximum medical improvement. We affirm the decision of the trial court but modify the judgment as to the date of the plaintiff's maximum medical improvement. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TSC_WCP/selbyrandy.wpd STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL ALLEN CONRAD Court:TCCA Attorneys: M. Jeffrey Whitt and James A.H. Bell (at hearing on motion to withdraw), Knoxville, Tennessee, for the appellant, Michael Allen Conrad. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Elizabeth T. Ryan, Assistant Attorney General; Randall E. Nichols, District Attorney General; and Patricia A. Cristil, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: TIPTON First Paragraph: The defendant, Michael Allen Conrad, appeals as of right the Knox County Criminal Court's denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty pleas to three counts of attempted statutory rape, a Class A misdemeanor. He received the agreed sentences of two consecutive and one concurrent eleven- month-twenty-nine-day terms on probation. The defendant contends that his guilty pleas were involuntary because his attorney erroneously advised him that he would not have to register with Tennessee's sexual offender registry. He argues that had he known that he was subject to the registry, he would not have pled guilty but would have gone to trial. We conclude that the defendant should be allowed to withdraw his guilty pleas to prevent manifest injustice. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/conradmichaelallen.wpd STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL ALLEN CONRAD Court:TCCA Attorneys: Jeffrey Kelly, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the appellant, Phyllis H. Miller. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; John H. Bledsoe, Assistant Attorney General; Joe Crumley, District Attorney General; and Steve Finney, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: WELLES First Paragraph: The Defendant, Ronald W. Jenkins, II, pled guilty to reckless homicide, felony reckless endangerment, and DUI, second offense. The Defendant was thereafter sentenced to two years for the homicide, one year for the reckless endangerment, to be served concurrently, and eleven months, twenty-nine days for the DUI, to be served consecutively. The Defendant's driver's license was also suspended for a period of two years. The Defendant's sentences were suspended after service of 150 days, and he was placed on three years of probation. Within a few months of beginning his probationary period, the Defendant was arrested and convicted of driving on a revoked license. A probation violation warrant was filed, a hearing conducted, and the trial court revoked the Defendant's probation. The Defendant now appeals, complaining that the trial court erred in revoking his probation. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/jenkinsrw.wpd PLEASE FORWARD THIS E-MAIL! GET A FULL-TEXT COPY OF AN OPINION! JOIN THE TENNESSEE BAR ASSOCIATION! SUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH! UNSUBSCRIBE TO OPINION FLASH? ... SURELY NOT! But if you must, visit the TBALink web site at: http://www.tba.org/op-flash.mgi Home • Contact Us • PageFinder • What's New • Help |
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