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Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 24, 2019

The Defendant, Kevin Waggoner, appeals his conviction for second degree murder for which he received an eighteen-year sentence.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 24, 2019

On February 8, 2018, a Knox County jury convicted Roshaun Colbert, Defendant, on one count each of reckless endangerment, evading arrest, reckless driving, attempted tampering with evidence, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The trial court sentenced Defendant to a total effective sentence of twelve years. On November 14, 2018, the trial court vacated Defendant’s conviction for reckless endangerment because reckless endangerment was not properly charged in the indictment as a lesser-included offense of aggravated assault.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 24, 2019

A truck driver sued his former employer for damages allegedly resulting from a phone call made by the former employer to the driver’s new employer. The trial court dismissed the driver’s complaint based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, and we affirm.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019

McKEAGUE, Circuit Judge. Universities have historically been fierce guardians of intellectual debate and free speech, providing an environment where students can voice ideas and opinions without fear of repercussion. According to Speech First, the University of Michigan has not lived up to this historic ideal. Instead, Speech First contends that the University of Michigan has stifled student speech through its policy prohibiting bullying and harassing behavior and its Bias Response Team initiative.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019

The petitioner, Deangelo Norton, appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing the post-conviction court erred in finding he received effective assistance of counsel at trial. After our review of the record, briefs, and applicable law, we affirm the denial of the petition.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019

The petitioner, Kendall Joy, appeals from the denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis by the Shelby County Criminal Court. The petitioner argues his Fourth Amendment rights were violated, and he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. After our review, we affirm the denial of the petition.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019

A Madison County jury convicted the Petitioner, Jeremy P. Duncan, of two counts of aggravated assault, one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to sell, one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver, two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, one count of being a felon in possession of a handgun, and one count of tampering with the evidence. The trial court imposed an effective twenty-four-year sentence. The Petitioner appealed, and this court affirmed the convictions and sentence. See State v. Jeremy Peres Duncan, No.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019

The plaintiff, a former tenured schoolteacher, sued the Williamson County Board of Education and three administrators alleging that she was forced to resign after the defendants “bullied, stalked, intimidated, and defamed” her during the 2015–2016 school year. She asserted claims for wrongful termination, breach of contract, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The trial court dismissed all of the claims asserted in the original complaint pursuant to Tenn. R. Civ. P.

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 23, 2019
Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Sep 16, 2019

An Ohio jury convicted Mark Gerth of a dozen counts related to his theft of an SUV and high-speed escape from police, which ended when he plowed into a taxicab in downtown Cincinnati and killed its two occupants. Gerth now seeks federal habeas relief, alleging that his appellate counsel failed to argue that the trial court improperly denied his request to proceed pro se. Because Gerth procedurally defaulted his claim, we AFFIRM the district court’s denial of his habeas petition.


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