SUPREME COURT OPINIONS

Maxine O. Mason v. Kenneth M. Seaton and Wife, Laurel Seaton, D/B/A Grand Hotel
03S01-9606-CV-00061
Authoring Judge: Justice Lyle Reid
Trial Court Judge: Judge Ben W. Hooper, II

This case presents for review the decision of the Court of PPeals, reversing the trial court, that the action of retaliatory discharge "for refusing to remain silent about illegal activities" does not require a showing that the employer expressly or implicitly directed the employee to remain silent about the illegal activitey. This Court affirms the decision and ratoinale of the Court of Appeals.

Michael Dean Bush v. State of Tennessee
03S01-9604-CC-00047
Authoring Judge: Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Judge Leon Burns, Jr.

In this capital case, the defendant, Michael Dean Bush, was convicted of Although not relevant to this appeal, the trial judge imposed a three-year sentence concurrent to the death penalty for the burglary conviction. 2 "Whenever the death penalty is imposed for first degree murder and when the judgment has become final in the trial court, the defendant shall have the right of direct appeal from the trial court to the Court of Criminal Appeals. The affirmance of th e conviction and the sentence of death shall be automatically reviewed by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Upon the affirmance by the Court of C rim inal Appeals, th e clerk shall docket the case in the Supreme Court and the case sha ll proceed in accordance with the T ennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.” -2- premeditated first degree murder and first degree burglary.1 In the sentencing hearing, the jury found two aggravating circumstances: (1) “[t]he murder was especially heinous, atrocious or cruel in that it involved torture or serious physical abuse beyond that necessary to produce death;” and (2) “[t]he murder was committed for the purpose of avoiding, interfering with or preventing a lawful arrest or prosecution of the defendant or another.” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-204(i)(5) and (6) (1991). Finding that the two aggravating circumstances outweighed mitigating circumstances beyond a reasonable doubt, the jury sentenced the defendant to death by electrocution.

State vs/ John Farris Hunter, III
01S01-9605-CC-00083

01S01-9608-OT-00167
01S01-9608-OT-00167

Thomas vs State Bd. of Equalization
01S01-9601-CH-00002

State vs. Martin
01S01-9605-CR-00091

03S01-9603-CC-00023
03S01-9603-CC-00023

03S01-9603-CV-00032
03S01-9603-CV-00032

Reeser vs. Yellow Freight Systems
01S01-9603-CV-00042

02S01-9509-CV-00074
02S01-9509-CV-00074

02S01-9607-CH-00062
02S01-9607-CH-00062

01S01-9511-CH-00208
01S01-9511-CH-00208
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

01S01-9511-CH-00208
01S01-9511-CH-00208
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

01S01-9511-CH-00208
01S01-9511-CH-00208
Trial Court Judge: Cornelia A. Clark

M1997-00277-SC-OT-CV
M1997-00277-SC-OT-CV

01S01-9603-CV-00049
01S01-9603-CV-00049

X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
X2010-0000-XX-X00-XX

03S01-9507-CH-00077
03S01-9507-CH-00077

02S01-9605-CH-00049
02S01-9605-CH-00049

01S01-9511-CH-00211
01S01-9511-CH-00211

02S01-9604-CV-00044
02S01-9604-CV-00044

State of Tennessee v. John Michael Denton and William Douglas Brown v. State of Tennessee
01S01-9509-CC-00152
Authoring Judge: Chief Justice Adolpho A. Birch, Jr.
Trial Court Judge: Judge Henry D. Bell

We granted review and consolidated these cases in order to consider the circumstances under which imposition of two convictions resulting from a "single" criminal act may violate the double jeopardy and du process clause of the state and federal constitutions in light of State v. Anthony, 817S.W. 2d299 (Tenn. 1991).

William Wesley Goad v. State of Tennessee
01S01-9509-CR-00169
Authoring Judge: Chief Justice E. Riley Anderson
Trial Court Judge: Judge Fred A. Kelly, III

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the petitioner, William Wesley Goad, was afforded his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel at the sentencing phase of his capital trial.
 

Janice Holder v.Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission and George T. Lewis, III, Esq. in his official capacity as Chairperson of the Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission
01S01-9610-CH-00211
Authoring Judge: Per Curiam

The petition to rehear is denied. ENTER this the 2nd day of December, 1996.
 

01S01-9507-CV-00102
01S01-9507-CV-00102