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Steve E. Todd vs. State

01C01-9612-CR-00503

Originating Judge:Seth W. Norman
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/26/99
State vs. Calvin Scott

W2002-01324-CCA-R3-CD
The Appellant, Calvin Scott, was found guilty by a Shelby County jury of aggravated robbery, two counts of especially aggravated robbery, and two counts of first degree murder. The trial court sentenced Scott to an effective sentence of life plus twenty-two years. In this appeal as of right, Scott raises the following issues for our review: (1) whether the State asserted sufficient race-neutral explanations to support its exercise of peremptory challenges against four African-American jurors; and (2) whether the trial court, after concluding that the State's exercise of a peremptory challenge was improper, should have dismissed the entire panel rather than reseating the juror. We conclude that the State's use of its peremptory challenges was proper, and the trial court did not err by reseating the challenged juror. Accordingly, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed.
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:J. C. Mclin
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. Charjoray P. Weir

M2000-0459-CCA-R3-PC
The Defendant appeals as of right from the trial court's order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief upon its finding that the petition was barred by the statute of limitations. We reverse the judgment of the trial court and remand the case for further proceedings.

Originating Judge:J. O. Bond
Wilson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. Anthony Brasfield

02C01-9808-CC-00257
Weakley County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. Parks Bryan

01C01-9711-CC-00521

Originating Judge:Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. Parks Bryan

01C01-9711-CC-00521

Originating Judge:Gerald L. Ewell, Sr.
Coffee County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
Terrance Burnett v. State of Tennessee

W2006-01063-CCA-R3-PC
Authoring Judge: Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge:Joseph H. Walker, III
Lauderdale County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. El Paso Pitts

02C01-9803-CR-00091
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/22/99
State vs. Tracy Mullins

01C01-9803-CR-00115
Putnam County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/21/99
State vs. Erik Jackson

01C01-9707-CR-00293
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/21/99
State vs. Victor Kelly

01C01-9709-CC-00429

Originating Judge:Henry Denmark Bell
Williamson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/19/99
State vs. Ricky D. Keen

01C01-9802-CR-00074
Sumner County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/19/99
State vs. Michael Robinson

01C01-9612-CC-00536
Rutherford County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/19/99
State vs. Steve Paige

W2001-03045-CCA-R3-CD
In an indictment returned by the Shelby County Grand Jury on August 9, 2001, Defendant, Steve Paige, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault. The indictment alleged that both offenses occurred on January 16, 1999. At a hearing on December 6, 2001, the criminal court, sua sponte, dismissed the indictment because of the State's failure to prosecute. In its order of dismissal, the criminal court found that Defendant was arrested on January 16, 1999, the case was bound over to the grand jury on May 25, 1999, but he was not indicted until twenty-seven months later. The trial court further found that Defendant was arraigned on November 13, 2001, but the State did not have a file on the case and it had to be continued twice for that reason. When the case was called on December 6, 2001, the State could still not produce a file on the case. Accordingly, the trial court dismissed the case with prejudice for the State's failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 48(b) of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure. The State appealed. After review, we affirm the trial court's order dismissing the case, but reverse that portion of the order dismissing the case with prejudice, and remand this case for the trial court to enter an amended order dismissing the case without prejudice.
Authoring Judge: Judge Thomas T. Woodall
Originating Judge:James C. Beasley, Jr.
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/16/99
Gary Harris vs. State

03C01-9803-CR-00085

Originating Judge:Lynn W. Brown
Unicoi County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/99
State vs. Wembley

03C01-9803-CC-00088
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/99
Greg Morgan vs. State

03C01-9611-CR-00404

Originating Judge:Mayo L. Mashburn
Bradley County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/99
State vs. Holloway

03C01-9712-CC-00533

Originating Judge:W. Lee Asbury
Anderson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/99
State vs. Strickland

03C01-9801-CC-00556
Blount County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/15/99
State vs. Howard Epps

02C01-9710-CR-00410
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/13/99
State vs. Aaron Carroll

02C01-9805-CR-00140

Originating Judge:Bernie Weinman
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/13/99
State vs. Connie Wilson

02C01-9706-CC-00217
Madison County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/13/99
State vs. Grace Matthews

02C01-9801-CR-00013
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/13/99
State vs. Roy Keough

02C01-9708-CR-00317
Shelby County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/13/99
George French vs. State, Ricky Bell, Warden

01C01-9801-CR-00022

Originating Judge:J. Randall Wyatt, Jr.
Davidson County Court of Criminal Appeals 01/12/99