APPELLATE COURT OPINIONS

State vs. Leonard Prater

01C01-9710-CC-00499
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/16/99
Hooker vs. Thompson

01A01-9709-CH-00533
Supreme Court 02/16/99
Barbara Jordan vs. Sofamor S.N.C.

02A01-9803-CV-00067

Originating Judge:John R. Mccarroll, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Appeals 02/16/99
William Terry Wyatt

03C01-9802-CC-00057

Originating Judge:Thomas W. Graham
Bledsoe County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/16/99
State vs. Paul Dejongh

03C01-9806-CR-00211

Originating Judge:Ray L. Jenkins
Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/16/99
State vs. Torayo Brown

W2000-00472-CCA-R3-CD
The defendant, Torayo Olandis Brown, was convicted of possessing with intent to deliver more than .5 grams of cocaine, a class B felony. The trial court imposed a sentence of eight years and nine months, ordering eight months to be served in the local jail and the balance to be served in a community corrections program. In this appeal of right, the defendant contends that (1) the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction; (2) the trial court erred by allowing the state to impeach him with a prior conviction; and (3) the state improperly argued that he was impeached by the prior conviction. Because of plain error in the trial court's failure to provide a limiting instruction relating to the impeachment evidence, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded for a new trial.
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Originating Judge:Jon Kerry Blackwood
Hardeman County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/15/99
02S01-9804-CH-00041

02S01-9804-CH-00041
Obion County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/99
Dennis Smith v. Walker-J-Walker, Inc.

02S01-9807-CV-00062
Authoring Judge: J. Steven Stafford, Special Judge
Originating Judge:Hon. James E. Swearengen
Smith County Workers Compensation Panel 02/12/99
Joleen Creson vs. Tammy Creson

02A01-9801-CH-00002

Originating Judge:C. Neal Small
Shelby County Court of Appeals 02/12/99
McNairy Co. vs. John Sellers

02A01-9808-CV-00234

Originating Judge:Jon Kerry Blackwood
McNairy County Court of Appeals 02/12/99
James Judd vs. State

01C01-9805-CR-00204
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/12/99
In the matter of: Kristalena Kay Smith et al

01A01-9711-JV-00662

Originating Judge:Gary W. Dodson
White County Court of Appeals 02/11/99
Schleicher vs. Founders Security Life Ins. Co.

01A01-9711-CV-00649

Originating Judge:Robert L. Jones
Maury County Court of Appeals 02/11/99
03C01-9709-CC-00434

03C01-9709-CC-00434

Originating Judge:Richard R. Vance
Sevier County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/99
State vs. Graves

03C01-9803-CC-00090

Originating Judge:Richard R. Vance
Jefferson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/99
State vs. CarlosHayes

02C01-9712-CR-00483
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/11/99
State vs. David Keen

02C01-9709-CR-00365

Originating Judge:John P. Colton, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
State vs. Keffer

03C01-9709-CC-00413
Sevier County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
Worth vs. Cumberland Mt. Property Owners

03A01-9709-CV-00442

Originating Judge:John J. Maddux
Cumberland County Court of Appeals 02/10/99
03C01-9804-CC-00145

03C01-9804-CC-00145

Originating Judge:D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
D.D. Roberts, D/B/A Roberts Construction Co., et al. v.Tommy Yarbrough, et al., Thomas Lumber Co., Inc. v. Naran Patel, et al., and Tommy Yarbrough, et al.

01A01-9802-CH-00096

Two subcontractors recovered judgments for work done on a construction project in Clarksville. On appeal the general contractor and the surety on his bond allege that the appellees were not licensed contractors and that neither complied with the notice of nonpayment statute. In addition, the appellant disputes the trial court’s version of the proof and the award of prejudgment interest. We affirm the trial court.

Authoring Judge: Judge Ben H. Cantrell
Originating Judge:Chancellor Carol A. Catalano
Montgomery County Court of Appeals 02/10/99
State vs. Delores Smith & David Robinson

01C01-9609-CR-00412
Putnam County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
Ricky Brown vs. State

01C01-9708-CR-00363

Originating Judge:Ann Lacy Johns
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
State vs. Zip Gillespie

02C01-9703-CR-00088
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99
State vs. Jeff Warfield

01C01-9711-CC-00504
Maury County Court of Criminal Appeals 02/10/99