Cases

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON June 5, 2007 Session TONY CARRUTHERS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. P-25948 Walter C. Kurtz, Judge, Sitting by Designation No. W2006-00376-CCA-R3-PD - Filed December 12, 2007 The petitioner, Tony Carruthers, appeals the

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON MARCH SE SSION, 1999 FILED STATE OF TENNESSEE, December 21, 1999 )C.C.A. NO. W1997-00097-CCA-R3-CD ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellee, ) SHELBY COUNTY Appel

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE February 15, 2011 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TODD JOSEPH SWEET a/k/a JAMIE LEE TURPIN Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County No. 08-081 Carroll L. Ross, Judge No. E2010-00728-CCA-R3-CD - Filed December 16, 2011 A Monroe County jury convicted the Defendant, Todd Jose

03/07/2024 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON April 5, 2023 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TONY THOMAS and LARONDA TURNER Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County No. C17-00608, 17-00

PUBLISH FILED United States Court of Appeals UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS Tenth Circuit FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT February 10, 2020 _________________________________ Christophe

WAVERLY D. CRENSHAW, JR., CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE In this criminal case, the Government alleges that the 12 named Defendants are or were members of the Gangster Disciples who operated in and around Clarksville, Tennessee.1 Count One is a conspiracy count brought under the Racketeer Influence Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"),

10/20/2017 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON December 6, 2016 Session RICHARD LLOYD ODOM v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 91-07049 Don R. Ash, Senior Judge ___________________________________

05/15/2019 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 14, 2018 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN STEVEN HERNANDEZ Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2013-C-2028 Steve Dozier, Judge No. M2016-02511-CCA-R3-CD

03/23/2022 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON August 17, 2021 Session JESSIE DOTSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 08-07688 James C. Beasley, Jr., Special Judge ___________________________________

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON April 9, 2014 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JESSIE DOTSON Automatic appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 0807688 James C. Beasley, Jr., Judge No. W2011-00815-SC-DDT-DD - Filed September 30, 2014 A

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE February 29, 2012 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BRANDON SEAN SUTTON Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County No. 9293 O. Duane Slone, Judge No. E2011-00398-CCA-R3-CD - Filed August 30, 2012 A Jefferson County jury convicted appellant, Brandon Sean Sutton, of first degree murder, and

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs February 14, 2012 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ALEXIS MASON and TERRENCE HARRIS Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 09-04389 Lee V. Coffee, Judge No. W2010-02321-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 27, 2013 In a joint trial, the Appellants, Alexis Mason and Terrence Harris, were convicted of var

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE October 25, 2011 Session STEVEN JAMES ROLLINS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Criminal Court for Sullivan County No. C52875 R. Jerry Beck, Judge No. E2010-01150-CCA-R3-PD - Filed August 31, 2012 The Petitioner, Steven James Rollins, filed a petition seeking post-conviction relief from his convictions of

OPINION A jury convicted the defendant, Charles Rice, of first degree murder. Following a capital sentencing hearing, the jury found three aggravating circumstances: (1) the defendant was previously convicted of one or more felonies, the statutory elements of which involve the use of violence to the person; (2) the murder was especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical abuse beyond that nece

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON August 2, 2011 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. HENRY LEE JONES Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 0306997 John P. Colton, Jr., Judge No. W2009-01655-CCA-R3-DD - Filed April 18, 2013 Appellant, Henry Lee Jones, appeals from his convictions of two counts of premeditated fir

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON February 4, 2014 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. RICKEY ALVIS BELL, JR. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Tipton County No. 6664 Joe H. Walker, III, Judge No. W2012-02017-CCA-R3-DD - Filed May 30, 2014 A Lauderdale County jury convicted the defendant, Rickey Alvis Bell, Jr., of felony murder in

OPINION HOLLY KIRBY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which CORNELIA A. CLARK and JEFFREY S. BIVINS, J.J., joined. SHARON G. LEE, C.J, filed a concurring opinion. This appeal arises from the murder of two teenagers, accompanied by the dismemberment of one of them. A jury convicted the defendant, Howard Hawk Willis, of two counts of premeditated first-degree murder and one count

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 15, 2000 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. VINCENT SIMS Automatic Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Shelby County Nos. 96-09279, 96-09280 Joseph B. Dailey, Judge No. W1998-00634-SC-DDT-DD

The opinion of the Court was delivered by LaVECCHIA, J. Table of Contents Introduction........................................65 I. Facts and Procedural History........................66 II. Asserted Guilt-Phase Errors.........................79 A. Failure to Prove Own-Conduct Murder............79 B. Sequential

OPINION AND ORDER STEPHEN REINHARDT, Circuit Judge, LAWRENCE K. KARLTON, Senior District Judge, THELTON E. HENDERSON, Senior District Judge. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION......................................................887 II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND........................889 A. Plata (Medical Care)...........