Knoxville, TN
Criminal defense Lawyer at Knoxville, TN
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI ... +6 more
OUTCOME: Death sentence reversed and remanded for new trial
Landmark case in Tennessee Supreme Court. Conviction of first degree murder and sentence of death reversed and remanded for retrial. Important case, reverses prior case law and allows defense to prese ... nt expert proof on reliability of eyewitness testimony. Lead counsel on appeal, co-authored appellate briefs, and orally argued case in both Court of Criminal Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court.
OUTCOME: Death sentence reversed
Post-conviction petition. Sentence of death vacated and remanded for new sentencing hearing. Lead counsel at post-conviction hearing and on appeal, co-authored appellate brief and orally argued case be ... fore Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
OUTCOME: First Degree Murder conviction reversed
Important case regarding the function of the trial judge as the thirteenth juror. First degree murder conviction reversed and remanded for retrial. Lead counsel at trial and on appeal, authored appell ... ate brief, and orally argued case in both Court of Criminal Appeals and Tennessee Supreme Court.
OUTCOME: Death Sentence vacated
Landmark Tennessee case defining and distinguishing between the elements of remeditation and deliberation in first degree murder. Decision overruled established precedents. First degree murder convict ... ion reduced to second-degree murder and death sentence vacated. Lead counsel at trial and on appeal. Co-authored appellate brief. Orally argued case before theTennessee Supreme Court.
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