Saturday, December 29, 2012

"No Refusal" law enforcement in effect on Hamilton County Roads For New Years

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To combat drunk driving and the increased use of painkillers and other drugs while driving over the New Year's Day holiday, the Tenness...
Friday, December 28, 2012

CCA Judge Thomas Dissent on failure to advise state of defendant's acceptance of plea

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In State v. Pye , Judge Kelly Thomas disagrees "with the majority’s conclusion that trial counsel’s actions regarding the Petitioner’s ...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Nominating Commission Selects 3 Candidates for 6th District Circuit Court

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Nominating Commission Selects 3 Candidates for 6th District Circuit Court. The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Knoxville today t...
Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Law Enforcement Agencies Push Cell Phone Providers to Store Text Messages

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The major cell phone providers, including AT&T, Verizon and Sprint, may be required to keep information about their customers’ text mess...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

When is a lie a federal crime?

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By Lee Davis Earlier this year the Supreme Court decided US v. Alvarez , a case that tests the limits upon which a community must accept con...
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...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Jury Convicts in Retrial of Vanessa Coleman

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By Stevie Phillips Yesterday, after an 11 hour deliberation, a Jackson County jury found Vanessa Coleman guilty on 13 of 17 counts of facil...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

TN Judicial Ethics Committee Issues Advisory to Judges on Social Media

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The Tennessee Judicial Ethics Committee recently released an advisory opinion regarding judges and proper social media etiquette, something ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Petraeus Affair Raises Concerns About E-mail Privacy

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With all the coverage surrounding the recent fiasco involving General Petraeus, the extent of people’s personal electronic security has been...
Saturday, November 17, 2012

Nominating Commission selects three candidates for Court of Appeals Eastern Section

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Jerri S. Bryant, Chancellor The Judicial Nominating Commission met in Chattanooga today to review the 11 applicants for the Court of Appeals...