The Tennessee House passed a new tax this week that will require people to pay to have their name cleared upon the completion of diversion. HB 2774, sponsored by Rep. Eric Watson, Cleveland, introduces the new tax. The new part is a $100.00 tax that must be paid to the court ...
Read MoreThe Supreme Court published opinions in two important cases this week, LAFLER v. COOPER and MARTINEZ v. RYAN . The cases recognize two obligations ...
View MoreLast week, the jury reached a verdict in the highly-publicized daycare shooting trial of Hemy Neuman. If you have been following the blog posts, you ...
View MoreThe Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments surrounding two new cases up for their review. Both involved the question of just how severe a penalty ...
View MoreSTATE OF TENNESSEE v. JIMMY DALE QUALLS Judge Norma McGee Ogle of the Court of Criminal Appeals released an opinion today that reverses Hardeman ...
View MoreBy Jay Perry A previously discussed proposed bill in the Tennessee legislature related to gangs moved on to the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday. The ...
View MoreBy Jay Perry The Tennessee and Federal Constitutions both guarantee the right of the accused in “all criminal prosecutions” to have an attorney. For ...
View MoreMarch 9, 2012 Nashville – In three unanimous decisions, the Tennessee Supreme Court significantly changed the tests and procedures for determining ...
View MoreThe defense rested in the Hemy Neuman Murder Trial late last week. Neuman, accused of murdering Rusty Sneiderman in front of his child's day care ...
View MoreThe Prosecution rested their case last week in the trial of Hemy Neuman, the man accused of shooting Rusty Sneiderman in front of his child's day-care ...
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