Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pain pills subject to abuse: Tennessee ranks second in the nation in the number of prescription medications dispensed.

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Knoxnews.com reports today what is increasingly obvious, that there is an alarming abuse of pain pill prescriptions in Tennessee. Doctors ...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

DUI forced blood draw expands in Tennessee

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A new practice in DUI enforcement is now law. After January 1, 2012 a forced blood draw will be the law for every DUI stop in three situa...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Sixth Circuit Reverses District Court's Refusal to Suppress Evidence Resulting From an Unreasonable Search and Seizure

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United States v. Beauchamp The Sixth Circuit decided U.S. v. Gevoyl Beauchamp , yesterday. Beauchamp pleaded guilty to possession with inte...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Three Candidates Recommended for Court of Criminal Appeals

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THREE CANDIDATES RECOMMENDED FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS VACANCY The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Jackson today to interview ei...

Federal Judge Bars Florida's welfare drug-test law

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Federal judge temporarily bars Florida's welfare drug-test law CNN reports that:   A federal judge has temporarily blocked a controvers...
Monday, October 17, 2011

TN Supreme Court Affirms Defendant's Four Violent Felony Convictions

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State of Tennessee v. Christopher Lee Davis The TN Supreme Court decided today to affirm the conviction of Christopher Lee Davis for aggra...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

TN Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Suppression of Evidence Based on an Invalid Search Warrant

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Tennessee v. Bob Spivey and Misty Buckner The TN Court of Criminal Appeals recently upheld the dismissal of all charges against Bob Spivey ...
Sunday, October 2, 2011

Judge from Court of Criminal Appeals Points Out a Discrepancy in Various Statutes in the TN Criminal Code

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JOSEPH M. TIPTON In a concurring opinion to the Court of Criminal Appeals decision in   State v. Deandre Blake , Judge Joseph Tipton agr...
Friday, September 30, 2011

CCA Reverses Suppression of Evidence from DUI Checkpoint

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by  OfficerGreg State v. Charles H. Vires, Jr. The state appealed a ruling by Judge Robert Lee Holloway, Jr. granting Charles Vires mo...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Sixth Circuit Upholds a Chattanooga Man's Harsh 120-Month Sentence

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United States v. Tracy Bailey Today the Sixth Circuit upheld a harsh sentence of 120 months imprisonment for Tracy Bailey, a Chattanooga man...