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OPINION WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined. This appeal concerns the retroactive application of Ward v. State, 315 S.W.3d 461 (Tenn.2010), in which this Court hel

OPINION Jeffrey S. Bivins, C. J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Cornelia A. Clark, Sharon G. Lee, Holly Kirby and Roger A. Page, JJ., joined. The Plaintiffs, each convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death, 1 brought

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE December 18, 2014 Session STEPHEN MICHAEL WEST, et al. v. DERRICK D. SCHOFIELD, et al. Appeal by Permission from the Court of Appeals, Middle Section Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 13-1627-I Claudia C. Bonnyman, Chancellor _________________________________ No. M2014

OPINION CORNELIA A. CLARK, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which SHARON G. LEE, C.J., and GARY R. WADE, JEFFREY S. BIVINS, and HOLLY KIRBY, JJ., joined. We granted this extraordinary appeal to determine whether, in this declaratory judgment action, the death-sentenced inmates’ claims chall

OPINION DAVID R. FARMER, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which HOLLY M. KIRBY, J., and J. STEVEN STAFFORD, J., joined. Plaintiffs filed an action for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief, asserting the lethal injection protocol used to carryout the death penalty in Tennessee violated con

Justice BRISTER, joined by Justice WILLETT, concurring. Only last year, we rejected the tradition of reversing jury verdicts based on inferential-rebuttal instructions that could have *454made no difference to a jury. Because that rule applies here, I concur in the Court’s judgment. The Court splits today over whether the evidence

STATE OF LOUISIANA * NO. 2025-K-0129 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL DERRICK COLLINS * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA ******* ON SUPERVISORY WRIT FROM THE CRIMINAL

388 S.E.2d 613 (1990) Jimmy C. BRITT, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN HOIST & DERRICK COMPANY and Ray Alden, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. MILLER BUILDING CORPORATION, Third-Party Defendant and Fourth-Party Plaintiff, v. GOODYEAR MECHANICAL CONTRACTING COMPANY, INCORPORATED, Fourth-Party Defendant. No. 895SC432. Court of Appeals of North Carolina. Februar

ACCEPTED 01-14-00332-CR FIRST COURT OF APPEALS HOUSTON, TEXAS 1/14/2015 1:36:23 PM

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 1, 2013 Session in Knoxville DERRICK BRANDON BUSH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Sumner County No. 308-2011 Dee David Gay, Judge No. M2011-02133-SC-R11-PC - Filed January 28, 2014 This appeal concerns the ret

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE August 11, 2014 Session STEPHEN MICHAEL WEST, ET AL. V. DERRICK D. SCHOFIELD, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 131627I Claudia Bonnyman, Chancellor No. M2014-00320-COA-R9-CV - Filed September 29, 2014 This case asks us to interpret an exception to the Tennessee Public Records

ACCEPTED 03-14-00538-CR 4584067 THIRD COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS

Opinion filed October 15, 2009 In The Eleventh Court of Appeals ___________ No. 11-08-00058-CR __________ DERRICK WALTON, Appellant V. STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee On Appeal from the 142

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 8, 2012 Session DERRICK BRANDON BUSH V. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court of Sumner County No. 308-2011 Dee David Gay, Judge No. M2011-02133-CCA-R3-PC - Filed June 15, 2012 Derrick Brandon Bush (“the Petitioner”) pled guilty to two counts of attempt to commit rape in Decemb

Opinion filed October 15, 2009

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 27, 2015 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. BOBBY RAY GRAVES, JR. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Warren County Nos. F-13761 and F-14140 Larry B. Stanley, Jr., Judge No. M2015-00619-CCA-R3-CD – Filed October 30, 2015 In 2013, the Defendant pleaded guilty in case number F-13761 to two counts of theft

117 S.W.3d 526 (2003) CROWN DERRICK ERECTORS, INC., Appellant, v. Sandy DEW, Individually and as Representative of the Estate of Paul Dew, Deceased, and Carl Dew and Doris Dew, Appellees. No. 09-01-507 CV. Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont. Submitted March 20, 2003. Decided September 25, 2003. *529 Willie Ben D

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 4, 2008 IN THE MATTER OF DERRICK B. Appeal from the Juvenile Court for Macon County No. 07-172872 Ken Witcher, Judge No. M2008-01162-COA-R3-PT - Filed December 30, 2008 The trial court terminated the parental rights of Ethel B. (“Mother”) and

In the Court of Appeals Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth ___________________________ No. 02-24-00176-CR ___________________________ KENDARIUS WILLIAMS, Appellant V. THE STATE OF TEXAS On Appeal from Criminal District Court No. 3 Tarrant County, Texas Trial Court No. 1632429 Before Sudderth, C.J.; Bassel and Womack, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Bassel

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON November 16, 2000 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. DERRICK SAYLES Appeal from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court of Shelby County No. 97-00158 Arthur T. Bennett, Judge No. W1998-00425-SC-R11-CD - Filed July 3, 2001 Derrick Sayles was