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Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

Defendant, Walter H. Webb, was convicted by a Wilson County jury of one count of aggravated burglary, one count of aggravated assault, four counts of aggravated domestic assault, one count of employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, and one count of aggravated cruelty to animals. The trial court sentenced Defendant to a total effective sentence of twenty years? incarceration.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

The defendant, Keiahtee Jamal Terrell, pled guilty to aggravated burglary and robbery, Class C felonies, in exchange for an effective four-year sentence at 30%, with the manner of service to be determined by the trial court. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying judicial diversion or probation. After review, we affirm the sentencing decision of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

Petitioner, Larry Prewitt, appeals the summary denial of his petition for writ of error coram nobis, which the trial court also considered as a petition for post-conviction relief and as a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because Petitioner has not made an allegation of newly discovered evidence, he is not entitled to coram nobis relief. Because Petitioner is no longer restrained of liberty by the underlying convictions, he is not entitled to habeas corpus relief.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

The defendant, Gerald Hobbs, was convicted of one count of assault and one count of aggravated assault, while an order of protection was in effect, upon his former girlfriend and sentenced to an effective term of four years imprisonment. On appeal, he argues that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the convictions, that the trial court erred by not instructing the jury as to self-defense, and that the court erred in sentencing. Following our review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

The Petitioner, Scott Benjamin Carroll, appeals the DeKalb County Criminal Court?s denial of post-conviction relief from his conviction for initiation of a process intended to result in the manufacture of methamphetamine. See T.C.A. § 39-17-435(a). On appeal, the Petitioner argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel based on counsel?s failure to file a motion to dismiss or request a jury instruction based on the State?s destruction of evidence recovered from a methamphetamine laboratory. Upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 11, 2015

Petitioner Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) brought this action to set aside a tax sale of real property. MERS argues that the county‘s failure to provide it with notice of the tax sale violated its rights under the Due Process Clause of the federal Constitution. The defendant purchaser of the real property filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings; he argued that MERS did not tender payment of the sale price plus the accrued taxes before bringing suit, as is required by statute in a suit challenging the validity of a tax sale.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 10, 2015
An employee filed an action seeking workers’ compensation benefits for hearing loss and breathing problems in 2003. In 2005, the hearing loss claim was settled, and the breathing dysfunction claim was dismissed with prejudice. In 2011, the employee was diagnosed with asbestosis-related lung disease. He filed this action, seeking benefits for that condition. The trial court granted his employer’s motion for summary judgment, finding that the claim was barred by the 2005 settlement and judgment. The employee has appealed.
Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 10, 2015

The petitioner, Tavaria L. Merritt, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. He argues that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to investigate his mental capacity and for failing to meet with him a sufficient number of times. He also argues that his guilty pleas were not knowing and voluntary. Following our review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 10, 2015

The Petitioner, Russell Leaks, filed a petition for habeas corpus relief. He contended that he was entitled to relief because he was arrested without a warrant while he was on probation. The habeas corpus court summarily dismissed the petition, and the Petitioner appealed. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the habeas corpus court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Dec 10, 2015

Pursuant to a plea agreement, the Defendant, Emily Virginia Helton, pleaded guilty to promotion of methamphetamine manufacture, with the trial court to determine the sentence. After a hearing, the trial court ordered the Defendant to serve three years and six months in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the trial court erred when it denied her an alternative sentence. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.


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