Showing posts with label sentencing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sentencing. Show all posts
Friday, March 22, 2013

Sixth Circuit Hears Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Appeal From Lillelid Murderer

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The recently decided Sixth Circuit case of Howell v. Hodge began in 1997 when Karen Howell and five of her friends set off from Pikeville, ...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Sixth Circuit Says For Sentencing Purposes “Relevant Conduct” Must Be Criminal Conduct

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The Sixth Circuit issued a ruling recently in  U.S. v. Ernest Catchings .  The Court held that for an act to be viewed as “relevant cond...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to consider "late" actual innocence proof

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An issue before the U.S. Supreme Court involves the late appearance of evidence that may demonstrate a criminal defendant’s innocence. Thoug...
Saturday, October 13, 2012

TN Supreme Court Refuses to Overturn Man’s Felony Murder Conviction

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The Tennessee Supreme Court recently denied an appeal by a man from Knoxville attempting to have his felony murder conviction overturned. Th...

Sexting Teacher’s Aide Given New Sentencing Hearing by the TN Court of Criminal Appeals

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A former Knox County Schools teacher’s aide who sent naked photos to a Gibbs High School student has been given a new sentencing hearing as ...
Monday, October 8, 2012

State v. Bise: New Standard of Appellate Review of Sentencing Decisions

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By Stevie Phillips In a unanimous Tennessee Supreme Court opinion handed down on September 26, Chief Justice Wade outlines the histori...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Chattanooga Gang Violence Leads to Cross-Border Partnership

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A recent partnership was announced between the Walker County, Georgia and Hamilton County, Tennessee sheriffs departments intended to re...
Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Study Reveals Tennessee Prisoners Serve Short Sentences

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by Lee Davis A recent study by the Pew Charitable Trusts Public Safety Performance Project revealed that Tennessee criminals serve the ...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Supreme Court Strikes Down Mandatory Life Sentences For Juveniles

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By Jay Perry On Monday the Supreme Court issued a ruling on Miller v.Alabama , a case previous discussed here .  The case involved t...
Sunday, June 17, 2012

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Finds Career Criminal Not Entitled to Alternative Sentencing

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by Bryan Hoss State of Tennessee v. William Henry Wiggins The defendant, William Henry Wiggins, was convicted in Davidson County Cir...
Saturday, June 16, 2012

TN Court of Criminal Appeals Says Petition Regarding 1988 Drug Conviction is Moot

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Joby Lee Teal v. The Criminal Court of Shelby County, Tennessee Joby Lee Teal, a pro se petitioner, sought declaratory judgme...
Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Tennessee Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence Due to Misconduct

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By Lee Davis State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn Sexton 1926 Tennessee Supreme Court: W.L. Cook, William Swiggart, Grafton Green, C...
Monday, June 4, 2012

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: No recovery for man released from prison 17 years too late

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by Lee Davis Heyerman v. County of Calhoun On Tuesday the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals refused to reinstate the lawsuit...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

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Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Affirms Positive Drug Test Means Incarceration by Lee Davis State of Tennessee v. Terry Mauric...
Monday, May 21, 2012

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Affirms Revocation of Probation for Weapons Possession

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by Lee Davis STATE OF TENNESSEE V. NICHOLAS CLOWER Nicholas Clower pled guilty to two counts of sale and delivery of less than 0.5 ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Is Evading Arrest a Violent Felony?

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by Lee Davis US v. Doyle This case concerns whether a defendant’s prior conviction for evading arrest is a “violent felony” for ...
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals: Sentence can be revisited if ‘based on’ revised crack cocaine guidelines

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by Lee Davis US v. MICHAEL D. JACKSON FSA: challenges powder v. crack This appeal arises from the conviction of Michael Jackson aft...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012

6th Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Child Pornographer’s Life Sentence

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by Lee Davis UNITED STATES v. STEPHEN LYNN HAMMONDS The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit upheld the life sentence of a Ja...
Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Hemy Neuman Found Guilty but Mentally Ill

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Last week, the jury reached a verdict in the highly-publicized daycare shooting trial of Hemy Neuman. If you have been following the blog po...

Supreme Court Examines the Possibility of Limitations on Sentences for Juveniles

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The Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments surrounding two new cases up for their review. Both involved the question of just how severe a p...