Opinion FlashJanuary 9, 2004Volume 10 — Number 006 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):
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Court:TCCA
Attorneys:
Jeannie Kaess, Jackson, Tennessee, for the appellant, Jeremiah A.
Leavy.
Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael Moore,
Solicitor General; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; Elizabeth
T. Rice, District Attorney General; and Walt Freeland, Assistant
District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.
Judge: WEDEMEYER
First Paragraph:
A Tipton County jury convicted the Petitioner of first degree murder,
felony murder, aggravated robbery, and especially aggravated
kidnapping. The trial court merged the two murder convictions and
imposed a single life sentence with the possibility of parole. On
direct appeal, this Court affirmed the conviction, and the Tennessee
Supreme Court denied the Defendant's application for permission to
appeal. The Petitioner then sought post-conviction relief in the
trial court, alleging that he was denied effective assistance of
counsel. Following a hearing, the post-conviction court dismissed the
petition. The Petitioner filed a motion to reconsider, which the
trial court denied, and the Petitioner appealed. Finding no error, we
affirm the trial court's dismissal of the petition.
http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/leavyj.wpd
DAVID WILLIAM SMITH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Court:TCCA Attorneys: John D. Parker, Jr., Kingsport, Tennessee, for the appellant, David William Smith. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Braden H. Boucek, Assistant Attorney General; H. Greeley Wells, Jr., District Attorney General; and Joseph Eugene Perrin, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: TIPTON First Paragraph: The petitioner, David William Smith, appeals the Sullivan County Criminal Court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief from his five convictions for attempted second degree murder and resulting effective thirty-two-year sentence as a Range II, multiple offender. He contends that he received the ineffective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to (1) cross-examine state witnesses on testimony conflicting with their prior testimony, (2) advise him that he could receive consecutive sentences, and (3) call the necessary witnesses. We affirm the trial court's denial of the petition. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/smithdw2.wpd STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MATTHEW A. WEBB Court:TCCA Attorneys: Joseph P. Atnip, District Public Defender (on appeal); Didi Christie (on appeal), Brownsville, Tennessee; and Charles S. Kelly and Charles S. Kelly, Jr. (at trial), Dyersburg, Tennessee, for the appellant, Matthew A. Webb. Paul G. Summers, Attorney General & Reporter; J. Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; and Thomas A. Thomas, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. Judge: WILLIAMS First Paragraph: After a jury trial, the defendant was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced as a Range I, standard offender to five years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. He contends on appeal that 1) the evidence was insufficient to sustain the conviction, 2) the trial court erred in admitting a photograph of the victim, and 3) the trial court erred in denying any form of alternative sentencing. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed. http://www.tba.org/tba_files/TCCA/webbma.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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