Cases

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs July 7, 2015 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TAVARUS DETTERIO GRIFFIN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hardeman County No. 08-01-0612 J. Weber McCraw, Judge No. W2014-02114-CCA-R3-CD – Filed December 3, 2015 Following a jury trial, the Defendant, Tavarus Detterio Griffin, was convicted of two counts

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON September 11, 2001 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TAVARUS WILLIAMS Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 91-11920 Bernie Weinman, Judge No. W2000-03114-CCA-R3-CD - Filed April 17, 2002 The Defendant was convicted in 1991 of first degree murder and sentenced to l

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE September 16, 2003 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. TAVARUS LA’TRENT MARTINDALE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Giles County No. 10164 Stella L. Hargrove, Judge No. M2003-00051-CCA-R3-CD - Filed February 20, 2004 The defendant, Tavarus La’Trent Martindale, was convicted by a jury in th

04/21/2021 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs December 9, 2020 STEPHEN GERARD SMITH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Franklin County No. 20336 J. Curtis Smith, Judge ___________________________________

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON February 2, 2016 Session JOHN SMITH v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 0807885 Carolyn W. Blackett, Judge No. W2015-00633-CCA-R3-PC - Filed May 27, 2016 The petitioner, John Smith, appeals the post-conviction court‟s denial of relief from his convictions

Thompson, Presiding Justice. Appellant Devon Sharif Doyle was convicted and sentenced for malice murder, several counts of aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime.1 He appeals, asserting, inter alia, trial counsel was ineffective in failing to object to prosecutorial misconduct. Finding no error, we affirm. 1. Viewing the evidence in th

CARLEY, Presiding Justice. Appellants Jarmmal Howard and Joe Ross were tried jointly before a jury. Ross was found guilty of the malice murder of Quatavius Bell, felony murder during the commission of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and a separate count charging that underlying offense. Both Appellants were found guilty of felony murder during the commission of an aggravated assault against Bell, four counts of

NOTICE: This opinion is subject to modification resulting from motions for reconsideration under Supreme Court Rule 27, the Court’s reconsideration, and editorial revisions by the Reporter of Decisions. The version of the opinion published in the Advance Sheets for the Georgia Reports, designated as the “Final Copy,” will replace any prior version on the Court’s website and docket. A bound volume of the Georgia Reports will contain the final and official text of the opinion. In the Suprem

03/13/2020 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 14, 2019 Session SAMUEL GREGORY DORSEY v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2016-B-829 Angelita Blackshear Dalton, Judge ___________________________________

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE November 10, 2015 Session Heard at Greeneville1 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN RUSSELL GILES, JR. Appeal from the Criminal Court for Cumberland County No. 12-0436 Leon C. Burns, Jr., Judge No. E2014-02212-CCA-R3-CD-MARCH 10, 2016 Following a jury trial, the Defendant, John Russell Giles, Jr., was convicted of

10/10/2022 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON September 7, 2022 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. KEYSHAWN DEVONTE FOUSE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Madison County No. 20-37 Kyle C. Atkins, Judge ___________________________________

942 So.2d 1209 (2006) STATE of Louisiana, Appellee, v. Deandre Laroy BROKENBERRY, Appellant. No. 41,481-KA. Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit. November 3, 2006. *1210 William C. Monroe, for Appellant. Paul J. Carmouche, District Attorney, Tommy J. Johnson, Brady D. O'Callaghan, Assistant District Attorney, for A

08/04/2021 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE April 13, 2021 Session RICARDO ANTONIO DEMLING v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Bedford County No. 2016-CR-18229-PC M. Wyatt Burk, Judge _

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 2, 2014 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ANTHONY WELLS Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 11-02210 Chris Craft, Judge No. W2014-00185-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 13, 2015 The defendant, Anthony Wells, appeals his Shelby County Criminal Court jury conviction of volunt

MEMORANDUM OPINION T. MICHAEL PUTNAM, United States Magistrate Judge. This cause is before the Court on the motion for summary judgment filed by defendants City of Birmingham (“the City”), Police Chief A.C. Roper (“Roper”), and Officer Terry Davis (“Davis”) on February 19, 2013.1 (Doc. 34). Defendants seek dismissal of all of plaintiff Willie Fan-nett Thompson’s cla

11/25/2019 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 25, 2019 HUBERT GLENN SEXTON, JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Scott County No. 10272 E. Shayne Sexton, Judge ___________________________________

OPINION D. Kelly Thomas, Jr., J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which James Curwood Witt, Jr., and Robert H. Montgomery, Jr., JJ., joined. Following a jury trial, the Defendant, John Russell Giles, Jr., was convicted of premeditated first degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life.

02/08/2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE October 10, 2017 Session MAURICE JOHNSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Bradley County No. 12-CR-554 Don R. Ash, Senior Judge ___________________________________

02/08/2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE October 10, 2017 Session MAURICE JOHNSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Bradley County No. 12-CR-554 Don R. Ash, Senior Judge ___________________________________

Jeffrey S. Bivins, C.J. In this capital case, a Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Henry Lee Jones, of alternative counts of first degree premeditated murder and first degree felony murder of Clarence James and alternative counts of first degree premeditated murder and first degree felony murder of Lillian James. The jury sentenced the Defendant to death on all four counts. As for the two counts related to Mr. Ja