03S01-9407-CH-00067
03S01-9407-CH-00067
Trial Court Judge: Earl H. Henley

03S01-9502-CR-00011
03S01-9502-CR-00011

02S01-9406-CH-00027
02S01-9406-CH-00027

State of Tennessee v. Jerrell C. Livingston, State of Tennessee v. Steve Bundy, State of Tennessee v. John R. Tilley, & State of Tennessee v. David Johnson
01S01-9305-CR-00077
Authoring Judge: Special Justice Charles H. O'Brien
Trial Court Judge: Judge J. Randall Wyatt

We accepted the application for review filed pursuant to Rule 11, Tenn. R. App.P. In these four cases in order to determine whether the fresh-complaint doctrine recently modified in State v. Kendricks 1 applies in cases wherein a child is the victim of abuse. For the reasons below appearing, we hold that the fresh-complaint doctrine does not apply in such cases.

Casa Juvenile Services Association, Inc. and Tennessee Department of Human Services v. Loretta NMN Phillips Arrietta and Florencia Arrietta Salgado, in re Dustin Matthew Arrietta
03A01-9503-JV-00099
Authoring Judge: Presiding Judge Houston P. Goddard
Trial Court Judge: Judge Mindy Norton Seals

Loretta Phillips Arrietta, mother of Dustin Matthew Arrietta, appeals a judgment of the Juvenile Court for Hamblen County which terminated her parental rights.

State of Tennessee v. Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines
01S01-9303-CC-00052
Authoring Judge: Special Justice Charles H. O'Brien
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert E. Burch

This defendant was convicted of murder in the perpetration of armed robbery and sentenced to death. On direct appeal this Court affirmed defendant's conviction and remanded the case for resentencing because of erroneous jury instructions.

State of Tennessee v. Anthony Darrell Dugard Hines
01S01-9303-CC-00052
Authoring Judge: Special Justice Charles H. O'Brien
Trial Court Judge: Judge Robert E. Burch

This defendant was convicted of murder in the perpetration of armed robbery and sentenced to death. On direct appeal this Court affirmed defendant's conviction and remanded the case for resentencing because of erroneous jury instructions.1

Misty Atchley v. Lifecare Center of Cleveland
03S01-9312-CH-00077
Authoring Judge: Justice Frank W. Drowota, III
Trial Court Judge: Chancellor Earl H. Henley

We granted review of the Special Workers' Compensation Appeals Panel decision pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-6-225(e)(5)(A), in order to determine, inter alia, whether the provisions contained in Tenn. Code Ann. § 50- 6-241(a)(1) [the multiplier statute], limiting an employee's permanent partial disability award to two and one-half (2½) times the medical impairment rating in cases in which the pre-injury employer returns the employee to employment at awage equal to or greater than the wage the employee was receiving at the time of the injury, apply to injuries involving scheduled members

State of Tennessee, v. Paul Galbreath
01C01-9406-CC-00204
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R. Wade
Trial Court Judge: Judge Leonard Martin

The defendant, Paul Galbreath, indicted for second degree murder, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The trial court imposed a Range I sentence of six years.

Janis Oliver-Gill v. Jerry T. Krohn
M2001-02327-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge William B. Cain
Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Lee Davies
This appeal involves a suit brought by the buyer of certain real property against the builder and seller of that home seeking damages for, inter alia, negligent construction. From a jury verdict rendered in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

01S01-9409-CV-00111
01S01-9409-CV-00111
Trial Court Judge: Thomas Goodall

Debord vs. Bledsoe
03A01-9801-CH-00009

Patrick McCollum v. Dan Huffstutter
M2002-00051-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge W. Frank Crawford
Trial Court Judge: Hamilton V. Gayden, Jr.
This is an appeal from a Judgment on a jury verdict for Plaintiff. Plaintiff sued Defendant on grounds of trespass, abuse of process, and outrageous conduct arising from Defendant's attempt to serve a writ of possession at Plaintiff's place of business. A jury found for Plaintiff on all grounds. Defendant appeals, alleging seven grounds for reversal: (1) The Trial Court erred in not dismissing the complaint on the grounds of an executed Settlement Agreement and Full Release of All Claims; (2) The Trial Court erred in failing to grant a new trial on the grounds of newly discovered evidence; (3) The Trial Court erred in not granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment, and in failing to grant the Defendant's Motion for Directed Verdict; (4) The jury verdict should be set aside and the complaint dismissed on the grounds of an oral agreement not to file civil proceedings; (5) The Trial Court erred in failing to give the special instructions requested by the Defendant; (6) The Trial Court erred in not granting a new trial on the grounds of improper conduct by counsel for the Plaintiff; (7) The verdict and remittitur were excessive and given under the influence of passion and prejudice. We affirm.

03A01-9703-CV-00071
03A01-9703-CV-00071

01A01-9502-CV-00031
01A01-9502-CV-00031
Trial Court Judge: Thomas W. Brothers

Evidence At 104 (4Th Ed. 1992); See Also State v. Randall Gibbs, Dickson Co., No.
01C01-9507-CR-00220
Trial Court Judge: Ann Lacy Johns

Laura Coffey, et al vs. Cherokee Aviation, Inc.
E1999-01037-COA-R3-CV
Authoring Judge: Judge Houston M. Goddard
Trial Court Judge: Harold Wimberly
This is an appeal from a jury verdict finding Cherokee Aviation, Inc. not liable for the deaths of Steven Coffey and Peggy Cowan in a plane crash. Laura Coffey and Peter Cowan, the surviving spouses of the deceased, moved for a new trial on the basis of certain testimony which was admitted or denied admission by the Circuit Court during trial. The Circuit Court denied the motion for a new trial and this appeal ensued. We affirm.

Janet Posner vs. Alan Posner
02A01-9710-CV-00249
Trial Court Judge: James F. Russell

Varner vs. Perryman
03A01-9706-CV-00238

State vs. Anthony Jerome Stokes
E1999-00953-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer
The defendant entered guilty pleas in 1995 to one count of murder in the first degree and one count of murder in the second degree, the sentences to be served consecutively. In 1997, he testified as a prosecution witness at the trial of a co-defendant in the homicide cases. In 1999, he filed a petition to enforce an alleged agreement with the State that he would be resentenced to concurrent sentences in exchange for this testimony. The trial court denied the petition and he timely appealed. Based upon our review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

State vs. Charles Porter
02C01-9806-CC-00178

Joe Shepherd vs. State
E2004-00290-CCA-R3-HC
Authoring Judge: Judge Norma McGee Ogle
Trial Court Judge: Robert E. Cupp
The pro se petitioner, Joe Shepherd, appeals the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The state has filed a motion requesting that this court affirm the action of the trial court pursuant to Rule 20, Tenn. Ct. Crim. App. R. The petition fails to present a cognizable claim for habeas corpus relief. Accordingly, the state's motion is granted and the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

01A01-9512-BC-00556
01A01-9512-BC-00556

01A01-9512-BC-00556
01A01-9512-BC-00556

Ricky Lee Beamon vs. State
E1999-00614-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Alan E. Glenn
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer
This appeal arises from the trial court's denial of the petitioner's post-conviction petition. On December 1, 1996, the petitioner was found guilty by a Hamilton County jury of aggravated burglary and theft over $500. The convictions were affirmed on appeal. On August 4, 1997, the petitioner filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, which was denied by the trial court after an evidentiary hearing. The petitioner now appeals the denial of his petition. After careful review, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.