A Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Willie Brown, of rape of a child, and the trial court sentenced him to serve twenty-seven years. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the evidence is legally insufficient to support his conviction. He also asserts that (1) the trial court erred in admitting text messages that were not properly authenticated; (2) the State violated Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), when it failed to disclose records related to an investigation of the victim’s mother; and (3) the trial court imposed an excessive sentence. On our review, we respectfully affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The Petitioner, Kelly Lee Pitts, appeals the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief from his attempted first degree murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony convictions and his effective forty-eight year sentence. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that (1) the post-conviction court erred by summarily dismissing the petition after determining it was untimely and (2) he failed to receive the effective assistance of counsel at trial. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

A Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Anthony Carpenter, of intentionally evading arrest in a motor vehicle. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to one year in confinement. The Defendant appeals, contending that: (1) the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress; (2) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction; (3) the trial court erred when it allowed the State to impeach the Defendant with a prior conviction; (4) the trial court erred when it denied his request to sit at counsel table; and (5) the trial court erred when it admitted the audio portion of the body camera recordings of the incident. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

The Defendant, Gregory S. Clark, appeals from his guilty pleaded convictions for aggravated assault, a Class C felony, and attempted aggravated burglary, a Class D felony. See TCA §§ 39-13-102 (aggravated assault) (2018) (subsequently amended), -14-403 (aggravated burglary) (2018) (subsequently repealed and replaced by T.C.A. § 39-13-1003 (Supp. 2021)). The Defendant agreed to an effective six-year sentence as a Range I offender, with the manner of service to be determined by the trial court. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the court erred by denying alternative sentencing. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.

A temporary injunction restrained a former employee of an accounting firm from committing acts of harassment against the firm or any of its principals, employees, or agents. An Internet news article reported the former employee’s perspective on his history with the firm. The former employee posted a link to the article on his Facebook page and circulated the article to clients of the firm and others. The firm filed a petition for criminal contempt, alleging that the former employee violated the restraint on acts of harassment against the firm. The trial court held the former employee in criminal contempt for willfully disobeying the injunction. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

PER CURIAM. When Michigan’s Edenville Dam collapsed, it caused disastrous flooding. Daniel and Cathleen Allen lived downstream, and their home was among those destroyed. The Allens sued, alleging that the United States negligently entrusted operation of the Dam to an unfit operator. The district court dismissed the case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, holding that the government was entitled to sovereign immunity. We affirm.

A Shelby County jury convicted Defendant, Rico Reed, of one count of aggravated sexual battery. The trial court sentenced Defendant to twenty years in prison. On appeal, Defendant argues that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction because there was no evidence produced at trial that the contact was for sexual arousal or gratification. After review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The Petitioner, Anthony Tremayne Cartwright, appeals from the denial of his petition seeking post-conviction relief from his convictions of aggravated assault and domestic assault, for which he received consecutive sentences of fourteen years and eleven months, twenty-nine days, respectively. He alleges that trial counsel’s failure to investigate and present witnesses deprived him of his right to the effective assistance of counsel. After review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

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This is an appeal of a compensation order denying benefits. The employee alleged he suffered a laceration to his left forefinger resulting in a need for medical treatment. Following an expedited hearing, the trial court ordered the employer to provide a panel. The employer complied with the order, and the employee had one appointment with the panel-selected physician. The court also issued a scheduling order with various discovery and proof deadlines. Neither party filed documents in compliance with that order, and, at the compensation hearing, neither party introduced any medical proof or offered any admissible exhibits. The trial court found the employee failed to prove his alleged injury arose primarily out of and in the course and scope of his employment and denied benefits, and the employee has appealed. Upon careful consideration of the record, we affirm the order and certify it as final.