Sunday, March 24, 2013

Tennessee Supreme Court Excuses Prisoner's Failure to Meet Post-Conviction Deadline

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By Stevie Phillips In 2003, prisoner Artis Whitehead tried to rob BB King's Blues Club on Beale Street in downtown Memphis.  He ...
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, ...
Monday, March 18, 2013

Trial Begins in NYC as Plaintiffs Attack Police Stop-and-Frisk Practices

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 By Jay Perry             The trial of a class action suit challenging the “stop and frisk” procedures of the New York Police Department ...

Sixth Circuit Overules Judge For 99% Sentencing Reduction

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Michael Peppel, a former CEO of MCSi Inc., who pleaded guilty to a scheme that ultimately led to the bankruptcy of his company, was faci...
Saturday, March 16, 2013

Sixth Circuit Rules On Case About Calculating Child Pornography Restitution

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At the end of last month, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on two unrelated child pornography cases, U.S. v. Gamble and U.S. v. Craw...

Gov. Haslam Signs Guns in Parking Lot into Law

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Gov. Bill Haslam has signed a bill that would allow people with handgun carry permits to store firearms in their vehicles no matter where th...
Monday, March 11, 2013

Supreme Court Refuses To Apply Immigrant Deportation Case Retroactively

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In an important decision regarding immigrant criminal defendants, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion, Chaidez v. U.S. , late last ...
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Sixth Circuit Excludes Evidence After Officers Search Wrong House

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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard an interesting case out of Tennessee involving evidence that was uncovered during the ...
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Corrections Corporation of America's legal settlements are subject to TN Open Records law.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled that Corrections Corporation of America's legal settlements are subject...
Friday, March 1, 2013

Supreme Court Declines To Hear FISA Case Due To Lack Of Standing

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The Supreme Court issued an important ruling on Tuesday, voting 5-4 against hearing a challenge to a law that worked to increase the gov...