In April, 2023, founding partner Jonathan Cooper reported in DICTA, the monthly publication of the Knoxville Bar Association, on a new Mental Health Court in Knox County (article below). As a criminal defense attorney, Cooper is well aware of the magnitude and effect mental illness has on the criminal justice system. Appointed to both the […]
An amendment added to HB1029 and its companion bill SB1159 would change the face of the criminal justice system as it relates to underage offenders if the laws passed. Jonathan Cooper of Knox Defense was interviewed regarding this disappointing legislation on Thursday March 16: “It’s going to have a big difference both logistically and for […]
Jonathan Cooper of Knox Defense was interviewed by NewsChannel 5 relative to the listening devices installed around the Nashville District Attorney’s office, which he followed up with an email to NewsChannel 5’s intrepid reporter Phil Williams last week. He said in pertinent part: The past president of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer (TACDL), […]