APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

State vs. Vinton Maclin

W1999-01845-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:James C. Beasley, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
State vs. Carlos Curry

W1999-01760-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:Carolyn Wade Blackett
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9901-CR-00004

03C01-9901-CR-00004

Originating Judge:Ben K. Wexler
Hamblen County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9904-CR-00136

03C01-9904-CR-00136

Originating Judge:W. Lee Asbury
Claiborne County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9812-CR-00447

03C01-9812-CR-00447

Originating Judge:E. Eugene Eblen
Loudon County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9903-CR-00094

03C01-9903-CR-00094

Originating Judge:E. Eugene Eblen
Morgan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9902-CC-00073

03C01-9902-CC-00073

Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
03C01-9903-CR-00100

03C01-9903-CR-00100

Originating Judge:Phyllis H. Miller
Sullivan County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/16/99
Ashok v. Mehta, M.D.

03A01-9908-CH-00289
Court of Appeals 12/16/99
03A01-9907-CV-00245

03A01-9907-CV-00245
Court of Appeals 12/16/99
State vs. Frankie E. Casteel

E1999-00076-CCA-R3-CD
Following a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of the first-degree murders of Richard Mason, Kenneth Griffith and Earl Smock in the Hamilton County Criminal Court, Douglas A. Myer, J., and the defendant appealed. The Court holds (1) that the trial court's failure to follow statutory procedures before admitting evidence that the defendant had committed prior bad acts was harmless error; (2) evidence that the defendant had threatened trespassers was properly admitted; (3) the evidence was sufficient to convict the defendant; (4) failure to swear-in the jury prior to voir dire was at most harmless error where the jury was impaneled in another county and sworn in there; (5) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to allow the defendant to present alternative perpetrator evidence when that evidence was too far removed in time and place to connect it to the murders; (6) the trial court's failure to suppress evidence found on the defendant's property was proper because the evidence was seized during a search for the victims; (7) testimony about the contents of incriminating letters and newspaper articles was necessary to explain the defendant's attempt to destroy them; (8) the trial court properly allowed the state to cross examine the defendant about items seized from his home; but (9) the admission of five hours of an extremely prejudicial conversation between the defendant, his wife and his mistress in order to allow the jury to hear one adoptive admission was reversible error, especially when (10) the state relied on the unfairly prejudicial portion of the conversation when arguing its case to the jury in order to highlight the defendant's character. Reversed and remanded.

Originating Judge:Douglas A. Meyer
Hamilton County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
Johnny v. Dunaway, Lafollette, For Defendant-Appellant.

03A01-9905-CH-00162
Court of Appeals 12/15/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

Originating Judge:Donald P. Harris
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1998-00437-CCA-R3-CD

M1998-00437-CCA-R3-CD
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
State vs. Paul Max Quandt, Jr.

M1998-00446-CCA-R3-CD

Originating Judge:James Curwood Witt
Franklin County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
State vs. Glen H. Earls

M1998-00447-CCA-R3-CD
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1998-00460-CCA-R3-CD

M1998-00460-CCA-R3-CD
Montgomery County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1999-00178-CCA-R3-CD

M1999-00178-CCA-R3-CD
Marshall County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1998-00424-CCA-R3-CD

M1998-00424-CCA-R3-CD
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
State vs. Bobby J. Young

M1998-00402-CCA-R3-CD
Dickson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1998-00467-CCA-R3-CD

M1998-00467-CCA-R3-CD
White County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1999-00107-CCA-R3-CD

M1999-00107-CCA-R3-CD
Cannon County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
State vs. Calvin Otis Tankesly

M2000-00135-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge Joe G. Riley
Originating Judge:Jane W. Wheatcraft
Sumner County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99
M1998-00028-CCA-R3-PC

M1998-00028-CCA-R3-PC

Originating Judge:J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 12/15/99