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Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 15, 2016

In this divorce appeal, Husband raises several issues concerning marital property and alimony. We modify the trial court?s alimony award to award Wife $1,644.00 per month pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 36-5-121(f), but otherwise affirm the decision of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 14, 2016

The appellant, William Seth Bowman, pled guilty in the Putnam County Criminal Court to aggravated assault and received a six-year sentence with the manner of service to be determined by the trial court. After a sentencing hearing, the trial court ordered that the appellant serve his sentence in confinement. On appeal, the appellant contends that the trial court erred by not granting his request for alternative sentencing. Based upon the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 14, 2016

This is an appeal by the appellant, David C., from an order terminating his parental rights to his minor child of the same name. The order terminating the appellant’s parental rights was entered on April 29, 2016. The Notice of Appeal was not filed until June 1, 2016, more than thirty (30) days from the date of entry of the final order. The Attorney General, on behalf of the appellee, Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal based upon the untimely filing of the Notice of Appeal.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

Following two jury trials, Petitioner, Brandon L. Kirk, was convicted of various offenses which resulted in a total effective sentence of 22 years. All convictions were affirmed on appeal. State v. Brandon L. Kirk, No. M2012-01331-CCA-R3-CD, 2013 WL 3148276 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 18, 2013). Petitioner filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Counsel was appointed and an amended petition was filed. Following an evidentiary hearing in which only Petitioner and trial counsel testified, the post- conviction court denied relief.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

The Defendant, Marcus T. Johnson, entered a guilty plea in 2011 to the sale of cocaine and received a ten-year sentence. In 2015, the Defendant filed a motion pursuant to Tennessee Criminal Procedure Rule 36.1 requesting the correction of an illegal sentence. The trial court summarily denied relief. On appeal, the Defendant contends that the trial court erred by dismissing the motion. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

The defendant, Michael Brown, appeals the trial court’s decision to require him to serve sixty days in confinement for his conviction for sexual contact with an inmate, a Class E felony. After a thorough review of the record, we conclude that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in sentencing, and we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

In this property dispute involving two sisters, the plaintiff instituted the action, seeking to set aside a recorded deed on the basis that the instrument contained a forged signature. The defendant?s counsel, who filed an answer to the complaint, was attorney of record at the time of the trial. On the date of trial, the defendant?s counsel did not appear in court because he had been recently suspended from the practice of law, a fact unknown to the defendant until she appeared for trial. When the trial court elected to proceed with the hearing, the defendant represented herself.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

This is a health care liability action. The plaintiff suffered permanent damage after receiving medical treatment from the defendant hospital. The plaintiff filed suit exactly one year after her hospital stay. The defendant hospital moved to dismiss, arguing that the plaintiff failed to comply with the pre-suit notice and good faith requirements applicable to health care liability actions.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

In this post-divorce proceeding, Father appeals the trial court’s modification of a permanent parenting plan and child support. Father also appeals the trial court’s refusal to hold Mother in contempt. We affirm the trial court’s decision declining to hold Mother in criminal contempt. However, because the order in the record with regard to both the parenting plan and the civil contempt charge contain insufficient findings of fact or conclusions of law, we vacate and remand those issues to the trial court for reconsideration.

Posted by: Chandra Williams on Jul 13, 2016

This is an appeal by the appellant, David C., from an order terminating his parental rights to his minor child of the same name. The order terminating the appellant's parental rights was entered on April 29, 2016. The Notice of Appeal was not filed until June 1, 2016, more than thirty (30) days from the date of entry of the final order. The Attorney General, on behalf of the appellee, Tennessee Department of Children's Services, has filed a motion to dismiss this appeal based upon the untimely filing of the Notice of Appeal.


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