With New Year's Eve upon us and a plethora of parties soon to begin, a reminder to parents that they are liable in Tennessee for underage drinking--drinking by their children and underage guests that happens in the home. As a lawyer and a parent of two high school age young ...
Read MoreWith the New Year festivities to begin tomorrow night, a liquor trade mark case caught my attention. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently heard ...
View MoreIn United States v. Davila , the defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States by obtaining false tax refunds. Prior to his plea, ...
View MoreIn United States v. James Brown , the defendant was convicted of mail fraud and transporting forged securities in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2314, which ...
View MoreIn Re Estate of Thomas Chastain The TN Court of Appeals reversed Chancellor Jerri S. Bryant, Polk County, and found that a will was validly executed. ...
View MoreThe Honorable Ronnie Zachary Public Reprimand The complaint alleges an act or acts by you that violated the Code of Judicial Conduct, in that the ...
View MoreUNITED STATES v. HERBERT WILFRED NIXON The 6 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided to uphold the five-year sentence of a man who sent ...
View MoreDaniel Decker, appeals the Hamilton County Criminal Court’s denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Decker was convicted by a jury of one ...
View MoreA Monroe County jury convicted the Defendant, Todd Joseph Sweet, of theft greater than $10,000, and the trial court sentenced him to six years in the ...
View MoreLeonard Edward Smith v. State of Tennessee The TN Supreme Court recently decided the case of Leonard Smith, convicted murderer on death row. The long ...
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