The defendant, Misty Paul, appeals the order of the trial court revoking her probation and ordering her to serve her modified six-year sentence in confinement. Upon our review of the record, the parties’ briefs, and oral arguments, we affirm the revocation and disposition of the defendant’s probation, but remand for the sole determination by the trial court as to whether to credit the defendant with time successfully spent in compliance with probation pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-35-310(a).

Petitioner, Edward Parnell Porter, appeals the denial of his post-conviction petition, arguing that the post-conviction court erred in finding that he received the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Following our review of the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

Eric Tyre Patton, defendant, was convicted of two Class A felony drug offenses committed within the 1000-foot prohibited zone of an elementary school and was sentenced to consecutive terms of 25 years at 100% service. Defendant filed a motion for resentencing pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-17-432(h). The trial court found that granting a shorter sentence was not in the interests of justice and denied the motion. Defendant filed a petition seeking certiorari and/or extraordinary review. This court denied extraordinary review but granted the petition seeking certiorari and ordered the record to be assembled and transmitted for this court to conduct a review of the trial court’s ruling. Following a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Appellant attorney appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to appear pro hac vice on procedural grounds. We affirm.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit over Tennessee’s aggravated prostitution statute, which it argues violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Daily Memphian reports that the suit, which also lists the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation as a defendant, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. “The enforcement of state criminal laws that treat people differently based on HIV status alone and that are not based on actual risks of harm, discriminate against people living with HIV,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division said in a news release. The state’s aggravated prostitution statute was enacted in 1991. Read previous coverage of the statute from TBA Today. 

The University of Tennessee College of Law will hold the 24th Annual Julian Blackshear Jr. Scholarship Gala on March 2 at the Knoxville Convention Center. The event will honor civil rights leader and RBJ Campbelle Jr. Award recipient Dr. Harold Middlebrook. The event also will feature special guest speaker Teresa Wynn Roseborough, executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary at Home Depot. The evening will begin at 5 p.m. with a reception followed by dinner at 6 p.m. EST. Individual tickets are available for $75 per person. Student tickets may be purchased for $20. Contact Ellen Cole at ecole@utk.edu with questions.

McKendree United Methodist Church in downtown Nashville will hold a free webinar on March 7 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. CST about human trafficking and its realities in Middle Tennessee. The event, designed to raise awareness about the problem of human trafficking, will be conducted via Zoom. No registration is required. The meeting link can be accessed by scanning the QR code in the attached image. Speakers include Davidson County Circuit Court Judge Lynne T. Ingram; Brenna Filburn, a community engagement specialist with AncoraTN, and McKendree pastor Stephen Handy.

Serious threats to U.S. federal judges have more than doubled over the past three years, according to U.S. Marshals Service data reviewed and reported by Reuters. The service, which is responsible for the protection of 2,700 federal judges and more than 30,000 federal prosecutors and other court personnel, reports a sharp rise in threats since the 2020 presidential election. The data also showed that serious threats against federal judges that triggered an investigation by the agency rose to 457 in fiscal year 2023 from 224 in fiscal year 2021.

Tennessee High School Mock Trial District competitions will be occurring across the state over the next two weeks and volunteers are needed in several locations. The District 7 competition will take place this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. CST at the Rutherford County Judicial Center, 116 W. Lytle St., Murfreesboro 37130. To help with this event please contact Morgan Hanna. The District 14 competition will take place in Memphis Feb. 22-25 at the Judge D'Army Bailey Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave., Memphis 38103. Volunteers are especially needed on Friday and Saturday. Complete this form or contact Faith Watson or Brande Boyd to help. The District 9 competition will take place in Nashville on Feb. 23-25 at the Historic Metro Courthouse, 1 Public Square, Nashville 37201. Scorers, judges and bailiffs are needed for this competition. Bailiffs do not need to be licensed attorneys. Dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday will be provided to volunteers. Register here to volunteer. Finally, the District 5 competition in Chattanooga will be held Feb. 24-26 at the Hamilton County-Chattanooga Courts Building, 600 Market St., Chattanooga 37402. Volunteers are needed on Saturday from 9-11 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m., Sunday 1:30-3:30 p.m., and Monday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. EST. Contact Alex McVeagh and Mary France DeVoe to volunteer for this event.

U.S. Rep. Mark Green, R-Clarksville, has announced he will not run for reelection when his term ends later this year, reports the Tennessean. Green, who is currently chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, said it is "time for me to return home." He continued, "Our country — and our Congress — is broken beyond most means of repair," but said he would continue serving the country in a "new capacity." Green was elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 to serve Tennessee's 7th Congressional District. Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, a Democrat, announced in December she would seek her party's nomination to challenge Green for the seat.