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Tennessee Supreme Court Adopts Limited Good Faith Exception to Illegal Searches
On December 19, 2016, the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted a limited good faith exception for illegal searches. In State v. Lemaricus Davidson, Justice Sharon Lee writing for a unanimous court...
The Last Meal
The last meal for the condemned has long been a tradition in this country and in many countries across the globe. Most prisons refer to it as a "special meal"....
Fairness
The concept of fairness has been an integral part of our legal system since at least the year 1215. During that time, over 800 years ago, the Magna Carta was...
Jonathan Cooper Reports on Mental Health Courts in Knox County
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...
New Trial for Raynella Leath
Congratulations to WCTH partner, Joshua Hedrick, for his highly skilled efforts in obtaining a new trial for Raynella Dossett Leath. Previously convicted of murdering her husband in a high profile...
Is Monetary Punishment for Someone Found Not Guilty of a Crime Constitutional?
The United States Supreme Court held in 2017 that the institution of monetary punishments is not constitutional if an accused person is found not guilty. In an opinion authored by...
Supreme Court decision regarding Forfeiture
The United States Supreme Court decided an important forfeiture case that originated in Chattanooga. Judge Sandy Mattice, a Chattanooga district judge, decided that in Honeycutt v United States that Honeycutt's...
Genetic Defense
We stay abreast of scientific developments that may help our clients. One such exciting development that we are exploring is that of the Warrior Gene. The Warrior Gene appears on...
Executing the Mentally Disabled
The United States Supreme Court held in 2002 that it was cruel and unusual punishment and, therefore, a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution to execute...
Cruel & Unusual
The United States has effectively created a punishment that the Founding Fathers never intended for us to have and, undoubtedly, would not have approved of. This makes this type of...
Sex Offender Internet Restrictions
The United States Supreme Court today (June 2017) in Packingham v North Carolina addressed a North Carolina law which makes it a felony for a registered sex offender to access...
Juvenile Sentencing Continues to Develop
The United States Supreme Court decided in the 2017 matter of Virginia v. LeBlanc that the law is still unsettled as to whether a Virginia geriatric statute is enough to...
Juvenile Sentencing Relief
The United States Supreme Court has been developing a body of law to give relief to juveniles who were transferred, tried, and convicted in adult court and who were sentenced...
