State vs. Corey Powell
02C01-9707-CC-00265

State vs. James Smith
W2000-02315-CCA-R3-CD
Authoring Judge: Judge Gary R Wade
Trial Court Judge: W. Otis Higgs, Jr.
The defendant, James Smith, was convicted of one count of first degree murder. The trial court imposed a sentence of life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. In this appeal, the defendant argues (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction and (2) that the trial court erred by admitting certain photographs of the victim. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

Gorski vs. Ragains
01A01-9710-GS-00597
Trial Court Judge: Barry R. Brown

Richard C. Taylor vs. State
01C01-9709-CC-00384
Trial Court Judge: William H. Russell

State vs. Jack Emert
03C01-9802-CC-00074

Kenneth Alan Steele vs. State
03C01-9701-CR-00012
Trial Court Judge: Douglas A. Meyer

State vs. Charles Woodruff
02C01-9809-CC-00265

State vs. William Lee
02C01-9807-CC-00208
Trial Court Judge: R. Lee Moore Jr.

Bowden Corp. vs. Tn Real Estate
02A01-9807-CH-00175
Trial Court Judge: Floyd Peete, Jr.

Carr vs. Moore
01A01-9807-CH-00402
Trial Court Judge: Patricia J. Cottrell

Parker vs. Conwood Co.
01A01-9807-CV-00386
Trial Court Judge: James E. Walton

Floyd vs. Club Systems of TN
01A01-9807-CV-00399
Trial Court Judge: Hamilton V. Gayden, Jr.

Morris, et al vs. State
01A01-9809-BC-00468
Trial Court Judge: William B. Cain

State vs. Demarcus Sheriff Smith
W2001-01353-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Trial Court Judge: William B. Acree
Obion County -The Appellant, Demarcus Sheriff Smith, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Smith pled guilty to second degree murder and aggravated assault, and received an effective seventeen and one-half-year sentence in the Department of Correction. On appeal, Smith argues that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. After review, we affirm the judgment of the Obion County Circuit Court dismissing the petition.

State vs. Robert S. Vasser
03C01-9810-CC-00360
Trial Court Judge: J. Curtis Smith

State vs. Charles Hames
03C01-9806-CC-00207
Trial Court Judge: R. Steven Bebb

State vs. James Darrell Horn
03C01-9712-CR-00537
Trial Court Judge: R. Jerry Beck

State vs. Albert Lynn Norton
03C01-9707-CR-00270
Trial Court Judge: D. Kelly Thomas, Jr.

State vs. Jerry Lee Craigmire
03C01-9710-CR-00440
Trial Court Judge: Richard R. Baumgartner

William Jerry Johnson v. Cna Insurance Company
02S01-9807-CH-00066
Authoring Judge: F. Lloyd Tatum, Special Judge
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Joe C. Morris, Judge
This workers' compensation appeal was referred to the Special W orkers' Compensation Appeals Panel of the Supreme Court pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. _5-6- 225(e)(3) (Supp. 1998) for hearing and reporting to the Supreme Court of findings of fact and conclusions of law. This is an appeal by CNA Insurance Company, the workers' compensation insurance carrier forTJ & L Construction Company, from a judgment of the Chancery Court of Chester County finding that plaintiff was entitled to workers' compensation benefits on the basis of total and permanent disability to the body as a whole. It was stipulated that the plaintiff, William Jerry Johnson, was injured on February 14, 1994, during the course of his employment for TJ & L Construction Company. While lifting tires, he injured his back. In the only issue presented, the insurance carrier states that the evidence preponderates against the trial court's finding of total and permanent disability, since jobs are available to the employee within his vocational skill level and physical limitations. The plaintiff and his wife testified in open court. The plaintiff stated he was born June 1, 1945, and had an eighth grade education, having quit school before completing the ninth grade. The plaintiff testified that he obtained a G.E.D. in 1995 or 1996.1 Except for four years service in the Navy as a cook, the plaintiff had several jobs, all of which involved the operation of heavy equipment and manual labor. The plaintiff testified that since the accident, he has had severe back pain and is never completely free of pain in his lower back and right hip. He testified that he obtained nerve blocks from his doctor, which made the pain bearable for about two months. The plaintiff testified that he has pain when he bends, does much lifting, or sits for more than thirty to forty minutes. When driving an automobile, he has to stop and walk around because of the pain. He cannot stand in one place for very long or walk very far without stopping and resting. He testified that he cannot bend, run, or jump without pain. He stated that he can no longer bowl, dance, ride horses, or have sex with his wife. He cannot 1Educational functional testing done by Dr. William M. Jenkins on February 13, 1996, revealed that the plaintiff functioned at a tenth grade level in reading, fourth grade level in spelling, and seventh grade level in arithmetic. 2

State vs. Donnie Dean Rolin
01C01-9804-CR-00160

Antonio L. Sweatt vs. State
01C01-9811-CR-00454

State vs. Tommy Edward Smith
01C01-9804-CR-00183
Trial Court Judge: Seth W. Norman

State vs. Quincy Love
02C01-9809-CR-00282

State vs. Frederick Allen
02C01-9810-CC-00330