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Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Petitioner, Laquint Deco Holder, pleaded guilty to sale of less than .5 grams of cocaine in a drug-free zone, and the trial court entered the agreed sentence of six years to be served at 100%. The Petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that he had received the ineffective assistance of counsel and that his guilty plea was unknowingly and involuntarily entered. After a hearing, the trial court dismissed the petition. On appeal, the Petitioner maintains that his counsel was ineffective and that his guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

Pursuant to a plea agreement, the Defendant, Ryan Scott Haraway, pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated burglary, one count of forgery, one count of theft of property, two counts of burglary of a motor vehicle, and three counts of assault. The total effective sentence was seven years with the trial court to determine the manner of service of the sentence. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered the Defendant to serve his sentence in the Tennessee Department of Correction.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Petitioner, Taurys Hall, filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the Shelby County Criminal Court. The post-conviction court dismissed the petition as untimely, and the Petitioner challenges this ruling on appeal. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Defendant-Appellant, Nicole Flowers, was indicted by the Maury County Grand Jury for one count of stalking, a Class A misdemeanor. See T.C.A. § 39-17-315(b)(2) (Supp. 2012). Following a bench trial, Flowers was found guilty of the charged offense. The same day, the trial court imposed a sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days to be served on supervised probation. On appeal, Flowers argues that the evidence is insufficient to support her conviction. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Appellant, Maurice Montonio Dotson, Jr., pled guilty in the Madison County Circuit Court to possession of marijuana with the intent to sell or deliver, possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony, possession of drug paraphernalia, and theft of property valued under five hundred dollars. The trial court imposed a total effective sentence of eleven years. On appeal, the Appellant challenges the sentence imposed for possession of a firearm during a dangerous felony conviction. Upon review, we affirm the judgments of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Petitioner, Cody Cofer, appeals from the denial of post-conviction relief by the Circuit Court for Cumberland County. He was convicted of two counts of felony murder and one count of attempted especially aggravated robbery, for which he received consecutive life sentences and a concurrent twelve-year sentence. On appeal, the Petitioner argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate levels. Upon review, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

The Defendant-Appellant, Micah Cates, was convicted by a Carter County jury of vehicular homicide by intoxication. Prior to trial, the Defendant moved the trial court to suppress evidence obtained from a warrantless blood draw. The trial court denied the motion and the case proceeded to trial where the State introduced evidence of the Defendant’s blood alcohol content. Following the Defendant’s conviction, the trial court imposed the minimum sentence of eight years with a release eligibility of 30 percent.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

This is a dispute over a narrow strip of real property adjacent to the boundary line of tracts of land owned by plaintiffs Wayne Holtsclaw and Willie Holtsclaw and defendants Darrell Johnson and Brenda Johnson. The Holtsclaws brought this action seeking ejectment and a declaration that they owned the disputed property. The Johnsons asserted, among other things, that they were entitled to the property because of their many years of adverse possession. The Holtsclaws responded by arguing that Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-2-110 (2000 & Supp.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

This case involves the 2009 termination of a city police officer’s employment on grounds of unfitness for duty due to post-traumatic stress disorder suffered as a result of the officer’s active military service while on leave from his employment. Following an administrative hearing in November 2009, the city council originally upheld the police chief’s termination of the officer’s employment. The officer commenced this action in state court by filing a petition for writ of certiorari with the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Sep 28, 2015

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