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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs May 3, 2011 WILLIS AYERS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 04-07182 Paula Skahan, Judge No. W2010-01634-CCA-R3-PC - Filed June 24, 2011 The Petitioner, Willis Ayers, appeals as of right from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s denial

Thompson, Justice. Appellant Jason Ardis was convicted of felony murder, aggravated assault, and other related offenses in connection with the shooting death of Annaijh Rolax and the aggravated assault of Timothy Langston.1 On appeal, Ardis asserts, inter alia, that he was *59denied effective assistance of trial counsel. Finding no reversible

SMITH, Chief Judge. Keith D. Nelson pleaded guilty to interstate kidnapping resulting in the death of ten-year-old Pamela Butler. At the penalty phase of the trial, the jury sentenced him to death after consideration of aggravating and mitigating factors. After this court affirmed his death sentence, see United States v. Nelson (Nelson I) ,

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge: The petitioner, Jimmy Lee Horton, under a sentence of death, appeals the district court’s denial of his habeas petition. We reverse the district court’s disposition of the case on three of the claims. In doing so, we note that each of the claims constitutes an independent basis for granting the writ. I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE <

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge: Defendants, Amy Ralston Pofahl (“Po-fahl”), Charles T. Nunn (“Nunn”), and Randy White (“White”), were jointly tried before a jury and convicted of offenses stemming from a conspiracy to import into the *1463 United States and distribute 3,4-methylene-dioxymethamphe

964 F.2d 980 Walter Stephen JACKSON, by his parents and next friends,Walter and Helen Jackson, Steve Nunez, by his guardian andnext friend, Mary Kathryn Reed, Ron Fuller, by his motherand next friend, Josephine Boughton, Mildred Tsosie, by hernext friend, Polly Arango, Mary Katherine Nowak, by her nextfriend, James W. Ellis, Esq., Lillian Willmon, by her nextfriend, Arthur Grumblatt, Andra Martinez, by her nextfriend, P

Affirm in part; Reverse and Render in part; Remand and Opinion Filed August 13, 2013 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas __________________________________ NO. 05-12-00963-CV CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, Appellant V. ANTHONY ARREDONDO, CHARLES S. SWANER, JAM

Affirm in part; Reverse and Render in part; Remand and Opinion Filed August 13, 2013 S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas __________________________________ NO. 05-12-00963-CV CITY OF DALLAS, TEXAS, Appellant V. ANTHONY ARREDONDO, CHARLES S. SWANER, JAM

TACHA, Circuit Judge. Intervenors appeal from a district court order that requires the parties to submit a plan to correct deficiencies at Fort Stanton Hospital and Training School (FSH & TS) and Los Lunas Hospital and Training School (LLH & TS), requires defendants to prepare a plan of transfer to a community setting for each resident of FSH & TS and LLH & TS whose interdisciplinary treatment team (IDT) reco

OPINION Opinion by Justice LANG-MIERS. The City of Dallas filed these interlocutory appeals from orders denying its pleas to the jurisdiction in four lawsuits filed against the City by current and former police officers, firefighters, and rescue officers (the Officers) alleging that the City breached its contract with them regarding their pay. We consolidated the appeals for the purpose of