State vs. Thomas Cunningham
01C01-9801-CC-00003
Trial Court Judge: J. S. Daniel

Rutherford Court of Criminal Appeals

White vs. Armstrong
01A01-9712-JV-00735
Trial Court Judge: Andrew J. Shookhoff

Davidson Court of Appeals

Zebedee Johnson vs. Metro Gov't for Nashville Davidson County
M2000-01626-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge David R. Farmer
Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Soloman
This appeal arises from the dismissal of Employee from Hospital operated by Government. Employee filed complaint requesting declaration that he had not been properly dismissed. Trial court dismissed action on the basis that Government was exempt from liability under the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act. We affirm the ruling on the basis that Employee failed to file a writ of certiorari within the sixty days allotted by statute.

Davidson Court of Appeals

State vs. Quincy Bledsoe
02C01-9712-CC-00491
Trial Court Judge: Jon Kerry Blackwood

Fayette Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Lawrence Webb
01C01-9711-CR-00519

Putnam Court of Criminal Appeals

Steve E. Todd vs. State
01C01-9612-CR-00503
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Davidson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Quinton Cage
01C01-9605-CC-00179

Montgomery Court of Criminal Appeals

Richard B. Anderson v. Alcoa Fujikara, Ltd.
01S01-9802-CH-00019
Authoring Judge: Per Curiam
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Irvin H. Kilcrease,

Anderson Workers Compensation Panel

James Clarence Bennett v. Snap-On Incorporated
03S01-9712-CH-00144
Authoring Judge: John S. Mclellan, III
Trial Court Judge: Hon. G. Richard Johnson, Chancellor

Knox Workers Compensation Panel

Sharon Wyatt v. Rainey Brothers Construction, et al
02S01-9804-CV-00043
Authoring Judge: F. Lloyd Tatum, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. James F. Russell, Judge
This workers' compensation appeal has been referred to the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court in accordance with Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(3) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. In this workers' compensation case, the trial court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff/appellee, Sharon Wyatt, and against the defendants/appellants, Frayser Manor, Inc. and Whitney Dawncrest, Inc. The defendant, Frayser Manor, Inc. was made a party by amendment. Whitney Dawncrest, Inc. was doing business as Frayser Manor Apartments. The court dismissed the suit with respect to Rainey Brothers Construction Company, Inc. The trial court's judgment included a finding that the plaintiff's average weekly wage was $192.91, the plaintiff was entitled to temporary total disability benefits for 26 weeks, and the plaintiff sustained 84 percent permanent partial disability to the right leg. The issues presented attack the trial court's judgment on these three findings. At trial, all defendants vigorously contested whether they were subject to the workers' compensation law, claiming they did not have five employees. On this appeal, they present no issue concerning the trial court's finding in favor of plaintiff on this issue. In our review, we must be mindful of several fundamentals. Appellate review is de novo upon the record of the trial court, accompanied by a presumption of correctness of the trial court's finding of fact, unless the preponderance of the evidence is otherwise. Tenn. Code Ann. _ 5-6-225(e)(2). This tribunal is required to conduct an independent examination of the evidence to determine where the preponderance of the evidence lies.

Shelby Workers Compensation Panel

State vs. Pettus
01S01-9709-CC-00202
Trial Court Judge: John H. Gasaway, III

Montgomery Supreme Court

Anderson vs. Moran Foods
02S01-9610-CH-00093

Shelby Supreme Court

Jordan vs. Baptist Three Rivers Hospital
01S01-9706-CV-00142

Supreme Court

Helms vs. Dept. of Safety
01S01-9709-CH-00185
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

Supreme Court

Sammie Hall v. Shoney's, Inc. & Alexsis, Inc.
01S01-9803-CH-00041
Authoring Judge: William H. Inman, Senior Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Tom E. Gray

Sumner Workers Compensation Panel

In Re: Conservatorship of Edward Leo Gray
01A01-9802-CH-00061
Trial Court Judge: Carol A. Catalano

Robertson Court of Appeals

Bell vs. TN Farmers Mutual
01A01-9802-CV-00079
Trial Court Judge: Charles D. Haston, Sr.

Warren Court of Appeals

Terrance Burnett v. State of Tennessee
W2006-01063-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: Joseph H. Walker, III

Lauderdale Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Calvin Scott
W2002-01324-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: J. C. Mclin
The Appellant, Calvin Scott, was found guilty by a Shelby County jury of aggravated robbery, two counts of especially aggravated robbery, and two counts of first degree murder. The trial court sentenced Scott to an effective sentence of life plus twenty-two years. In this appeal as of right, Scott raises the following issues for our review: (1) whether the State asserted sufficient race-neutral explanations to support its exercise of peremptory challenges against four African-American jurors; and (2) whether the trial court, after concluding that the State's exercise of a peremptory challenge was improper, should have dismissed the entire panel rather than reseating the juror. We conclude that the State's use of its peremptory challenges was proper, and the trial court did not err by reseating the challenged juror. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Charjoray P. Weir
M2000-0459-CCA-R3-PC
Trial Court Judge: J. O. Bond
The Defendant appeals as of right from the trial court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief upon its finding that the petition was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

Wilson Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. El Paso Pitts
02C01-9803-CR-00091

Shelby Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Anthony Brasfield
02C01-9808-CC-00257

Weakley Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Parks Bryan
01C01-9711-CC-00521
Trial Court Judge: Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.

Coffee Court of Criminal Appeals

State vs. Parks Bryan
01C01-9711-CC-00521
Trial Court Judge: Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.

Coffee Court of Criminal Appeals

Hall vs. Hall
01A01-9805-CH-00263

Sumner Court of Appeals