Convictions Affirmed March 8th

Case Name ------------------Prosecutor---------------------Top Charge

State v Burkhart George Ionnides DUI
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/cc1qtr2010.shtml

State v Mooneyham Ron Blanton Rape of a child
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Stacey%20N%20Mooneyhan.pdf

State v Rucker Michael Randles Poss <.5 cocaine to sell
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Melvin%20Pearson%20Rucker.pdf

State v Justice Wes King poss >.5 cocaine for sale
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Gregory%20Lamour%20Justice.pdf

State v Sevier Dean Decandia felony murder
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Deangelo%20Sevier.pdf

State v Winkfield Shaun Brown 2nd degree murder
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Samuel%20A%20Winkfield.pdf

State v McCoy Dan Runde Attemped 2nd degree murder
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Brandon%20McCoy.pdf

State v Gilliam Dean Decandia Theft over $1,000
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Corey%20Gilliam.pdf

HOUSE BILL PASSES 93-0

HB 3280 HAS PASSED THE HOUSE BY A VOTE OF 93-0 AND IS HEADED TO THE SENATE.

SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-10-401(a)(1) is amended byBdeleting the language “narcotic drug, or drug producing stimulating effects on” and substituting instead the language “drug, substance or combination thereof, affecting”.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2011, the public welfare requiring it.

DUI and city limit

In a case from Sevierville, the Court of Criminal Appeals has confirmed a DUI conviction in which the city officer continued observing a car and pulled it over 6 tenths of a mile beyond the city limit.
This is different from a fresh pursuit case, which has it's own jurisdictional case law. In this one Officer Stone had seen some lane violations and some speeding in the city, but did not pull it over until it crossed the fog line outside the city. The Court found that a city officer has a mile boundary area that is within his jurisdiction in a violation of general law. By statute this does not apply to speeding. Congratulations to prosecutor George Ioannides

. Read the case at:
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/Tcca/PDF/101/State%20v%20Suzanne%20Burkhart.pdf

Doctor death inspires poetry

There once was a doctor who killed.
Too much blood was spilled.
In a pool did lay his wife and her mom.
Vanquished by a flying lead bomb.

Second degree murder was his plea.
5 years in prison, a cup of tea.
Mercy was granted.
leniency.

Hippocrates called.
He was healing again.
Passing out painkillers
to all his friends.

Arrested again with a second wife.
Supplying drugs when the price is right.
He wants to practice medicine some more.
I think it's time we lock the door.


Read the story at:
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9021271

DRE class

The 7th Tennessee Drug Recognition Evaluation (DRE) class is going on in Clarksville until May 19th. There are nineteen students. The class is intense and demanding. After 10 eight hour days of study, the officers will complete a 6-8 hour final exam. If they pass the exam, they move on to complete 12 drug evaluations under the supervision of an instructor. They must correctly identify the drug categories of the person they test to continue toward certification. Be proud of these officers. They are amazing, intelligent, determined people, who will be a great asset to us as we try to save more lives on our roads.

Wine Sales in grocery stores

Recently the Tennessean has included editorial pieces from both sides of the discussion about legislation to permit wine sales in grocery stores. How do you feel about it? Please vote in the new poll.


http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100309/OPINION01/3090317

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20100309/OPINION01/3090318/Editorial-Wine-law-unfair-to-grocers

Don't shave and drive

If I had not read it myself, I would not beleive it. Go to: http://keysnews.com/node/21349
to read about a woman who caused a crash while shaving her bikini area while driving. Her husband in the passenger seat took care of the steering during the shave. She was preparing to meet her boyfriend and wanted to be ready!

There are so many things wrong with this picture!