State vs. Robert S. Vasser
03C01-9810-CC-00360
Trial Court Judge: J. Curtis Smith

State vs. Albert Lynn Norton
03C01-9707-CR-00270
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

State vs. Demarcus Sheriff Smith
W2001-01353-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: William B. Acree
Obion County -The Appellant, Demarcus Sheriff Smith, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Smith pled guilty to second degree murder and aggravated assault, and received an effective seventeen and one-half-year sentence in the Department of Correction. On appeal, Smith argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. After review, we affirm the judgment of the Obion County Circuit Court dismissing the petition.

State vs. William Lee
02C01-9807-CC-00208
Trial Court Judge: R. Lee Moore Jr.

State vs. Charles Woodruff
02C01-9809-CC-00265

Bowden Corp. vs. Tn Real Estate
02A01-9807-CH-00175
Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.

Carr vs. Moore
01A01-9807-CH-00402
Trial Court Judge: Patricia J. Cottrell

McIlvain vs. Russell Stover Candies
01S01-9709-CH-00208

Ramsey vs. Town of Oliver Springs
03S01-9807-CH-00073

State vs. Frederick Allen
02C01-9810-CC-00330

State vs. Quincy Love
02C01-9809-CR-00282

State vs. Timothy Acklin
01C01-9801-CC-00026

State vs. Donnie Dean Rolin
01C01-9804-CR-00160

State vs. Tommy Edward Smith
01C01-9804-CR-00183
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

Antonio L. Sweatt vs. State
01C01-9811-CR-00454

William Jerry Johnson v. Cna Insurance Company
02S01-9807-CH-00066
Authoring Judge: F. Lloyd Tatum, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Joe C. Morris, Judge
This workers' compensation appeal was referred to the Special W orkers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. _5-6- 225(e)(3) (Supp. 1998) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. This is an appeal by CNA Insurance Company, the workers' compensation insurance carrier forTJ & L Construction Company, from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Chester County finding that plaintiff was entitled to workers' compensation benefits on the basis of total and permanent disability to the body as a whole. It was stipulated that the plaintiff, William Jerry Johnson, was injured on February 14, 1994, during the course of his employment for TJ & L Construction Company. While lifting tires, he injured his back. In the only issue presented, the insurance carrier states that the evidence preponderates against the trial court's finding of total and permanent disability, since jobs are available to the employee within his vocational skill level and physical limitations. The plaintiff and his wife testified in open court. The plaintiff stated he was born June 1, 1945, and had an eighth grade education, having quit school before completing the ninth grade. The plaintiff testified that he obtained a G.E.D. in 1995 or 1996.1 Except for four years service in the Navy as a cook, the plaintiff had several jobs, all of which involved the operation of heavy equipment and manual labor. The plaintiff testified that since the accident, he has had severe back pain and is never completely free of pain in his lower back and right hip. He testified that he obtained nerve blocks from his doctor, which made the pain bearable for about two months. The plaintiff testified that he has pain when he bends, does much lifting, or sits for more than thirty to forty minutes. When driving an automobile, he has to stop and walk around because of the pain. He cannot stand in one place for very long or walk very far without stopping and resting. He testified that he cannot bend, run, or jump without pain. He stated that he can no longer bowl, dance, ride horses, or have sex with his wife. He cannot 1Educational functional testing done by Dr. William M. Jenkins on February 13, 1996, revealed that the plaintiff functioned at a tenth grade level in reading, fourth grade level in spelling, and seventh grade level in arithmetic. 2

Daniel et al vs. Fletcher Ridge, Inc.
01A01-9811-CH-00599
Trial Court Judge: Carol L. Mccoy

Lawson vs. Nashville City Center
01A01-9804-CV-00189
Trial Court Judge: Walter C. Kurtz

Ward vs. Campbell
01A01-9807-CH-00350
Trial Court Judge: Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr.

Wellington vs. Ledford
01A01-9807-CH-00363
Trial Court Judge: Ellen Hobbs Lyle

Dixon vs. Lawrenceburg Beer Board
01A01-9809-CH-00484
Trial Court Judge: Jim T. Hamilton

Harper vs. Elliott
01A01-9809-CV-00503
Trial Court Judge: Marietta M. Shipley

Ralph Dean Purkey vs. State
03C01-9808-CC-00268
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Graham

State vs. Lester Williams
02C01-9804-CR-00106
Trial Court Judge: James C. Beasley, Jr.

State vs. Kenneth Brown
02C01-9805-CR-00130
Trial Court Judge: Bernie Weinman