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United States of America v. Keno Lane
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with <br> <br> In January 2022, the district court had revoked Lane’s supervision, imposed a six-month custodial sentence, and ordered him to serve fifteen months of supervision upon his release. After his release, the probation office filed yet another petition alleging two violations: that Lane (i) was charged with fifteen counts ranging from first-degree murder to aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
View VerdictCody Jacobs and Dana Jacobs v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Tulsa, Oklahoma, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Bradden Kyle Brown
Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing a controlled substance.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Stephanie Rae Teroy
Winchester, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distributing or dispensing drugs.<br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Amanda Hickman
Winchester, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Brandon Isabelle
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer is representing the Defendant charged with murder.<br> by <a href="http://www.kentmorlan.com">Kent Morlan</a><br> <br> Brandon Isabelle is accused of killing his daughter so that take up with a new girlfriend. So, he killed Kenndey Holy.<br> <br> “This verdict is the result of the hard work of our trial team — who presented nearly two weeks of testimony from more than 30 witnesses. With the support of Memphis Police investigators, they ens
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, aka Abu Hamza
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with providing translation and other services to a terrorist organization, ISIS, to permit its propaganda videos to be understood in English. <br> <br> Benjamin Carpenter admired the work of ISIS, more formally known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. To that end, he founded Ahlud-Tawhid Publications (ATP), an organization that translated and published ISIS propaganda in a variety of languages. Carpenter trans
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Tajee Turnage
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder.<br> <br> Tajee Turnage was accused of shooting an killing Timothy Echols who was abusing his roommate. The Defendant claimed that Echols had a gun.
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Niketa Jenkins
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represent the Defendant charged with attempted reclsss homicide.<br> <br> Niketa Jenkins is accused of shooting her boyfriend in the leg..
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Trevon Blair
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Trevon Blain is accused for killing his mother Ngina Blair.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kate Carson
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> “Protecting vulnerable children from harm is the highest priority of our office,” said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGuire. “Kate Carson kidnapped her young son in full defiance of family court orders because
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mervin Anderson
Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possessing Shanks While in Federal Prison.<br> <br> Today, a federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison, including two homemade knives, or shanks.<br> <br> According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Anderson was observed on video surveillance inside of the Detention Center in possession of two sharpened, handmade metal
View VerdictJessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Insurance Company
Memphis, Tennessee, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> The district court certified a class of Tennesseans insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (“State Farm”) who, after their cars were totaled, received a payout from State Farm that was calculated utilizing car valuation data generated by another company, Audatex. Named plaintiff-appellee Jessica Clippinger1 argues that the use of
View VerdictDiego Pavia v. National Collegiate Athletic Association
Nashville, Tennessee, antitrust lawyers represented the parties in a sports law dispute over the impact of eligibilty rules.<br> <br> ter a breakout year in 2024, Diego Pavia wanted to continue playing quarterback for Vanderbilt University during the 2025 football season. But National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) eligibility rules barred him from playing. So he sued the NCAA. After he won a preliminary injunction, the NCAA appealed. But in the meantime, the NCAA gave Pavia exactly what
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jeffrey Bilyeu and Jessica Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who objected on religious grounds <br> to a coronavirus vaccine mandate imposed by their employer, UT-Battelle, during the pandemic. <br> <br> * * *<br> <br> A reasonable juror could conclude that that this type of interview process “could well <br> dissuade a reasonable worker from making” a request for accommodations. Burlington, 548 <br> U.S. at 68. That is because, for example, a reasonable juror could conclu
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. LaJeffrey Romane Sparks
Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder, possession of a firearm during a felony, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.<br> <br> <img width="300" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GctJ_9lWkAELm9U.jpg"><br> <br> Jeffrey Romane Spark, age 49, was accuse of killing a 42-year-old man in October 2024.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Shaun Steven Kidd
Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing four violations of the conditions of his supervised release.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mervin Anderson
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with one count of possession of contraband in prison.<br> <br> A federal jury in Memphis convicted Mervin Anderson, 40, of Memphis, Tennessee, of one count of possession of contraband in prison, including two homemade knives, or shanks.<br> <br> According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Anderson was observed on video surveillance inside of the Detention Center in possession of two sharpened, handmad
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kate Carson
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping <br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.<br> <br> “Protecting vulnerable children from harm is the highest priority of our office,” said Acting United States Attorney Rober
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Reginald Jordan
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with eluding and crashing into two Metro police patrol cars.<br> <br> Reginald Jordan, age 25, was driving a stolen vehicle when, while attempting to get away he ran into the cop cars.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Myshun Jefferson
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling, distribution, or dispensing drugs and commission of a violent crime with a machine gun.<br> <br> In May 2023, Bartlett Tennessee Police Department (BPD) officers met with a confidential source (the CS) who said that Jefferson was selling fentanyl from two addresses in Memphis, Tennessee: 2846 Baywood Drive (the Baywood Residence) and 3176 Powell Street (the Powell Residence). The CS told the officers that
View VerdictThomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed v. P.A.M. Transports, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a 42 U.S.C. § 2000e adn Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA) violation theories.<br> <br> Plaintiffs Thomas Michael Smith and Monaleto Sneed brought this action against their former employer, P.A.M. Transport, Inc. (“P.A.M. Transport”), under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and the Tennessee Human Rights Act (THRA). Plaintiffs assert that their superv
View VerdictMichael Hoover v. Justin Due
Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.<br> <br> Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover’s house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at the scene, a woman<br> approached him and said that Hoover had “gone crazy” and “the
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Leopold Mpawinayo
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape of a child.<br> <br> Leopold Mpawinayo was accused of picked up the victim, who was a stranger to him and who was 12-years-old, and raped her. Although the victim reported the crime immediately, the DNA didn’t hit CODIS (the national DNA crime database) until five years later. Mpawinayo was then connected to this case, and several other crimes.<br> <br> Prosecutors praised Crimes Against Children
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Daireus Ice
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnnapping and rape of a 4-year-old girl.<br> <br> The victim, now 12-year-old, testified, recounting the assault and its enduring impact. Her mother and brother also provided testimony, while family members remained present throughout the proceedings, steadfast in their pursuit of justice.<br> <br> “Although the facts and evidence in this case were especially horrific, I am grateful for the jurorsâ€
View VerdictMoms for Liberty - Wilson County, Tennessee, et al. Wilson Coounty Schools, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee Civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs First Amendment violation.<br> <br> The Wilson County Board of Education is charged with administering public schools in <br> Wilson County, Tennessee. In line with its Policy Manual, the Board holds monthly school <br> board meetings. Tennessee law dictates that the Board’s Chair preside over all school board <br> meetings, Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-2-205(a)(1), and that, absent state or constitutional law <br> instruct
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Spencer Allen Bradley
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greeneville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Methamphetamine And Cocaine Conspiracy, And Money Laundering </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Last Defendant Of Johnson City Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 262 Months For Methamphetamine And Cocaine Conspiracy, And Money Laundering</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i>
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Fisher Wise
Chattanooga, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer will be representing the defendant charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and assault.<br> <br> Fisher Wise approached the brother-in-law and male homeowner, attempting to fight them.
View VerdictMatthew Howell and Alisha Brown v. Justin McCormick, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a Fourth Amendment violation theory.<br> <br> This case about feuding housemates raises a host of Fourth<br> Amendment questions. A woman called 911 from outside her residence claiming that her<br> housemate, Matthew Howell, had pointed a gun at her and refused to give her access to (what<br> she said was) her car. In response, the Nashville police knocked on Howell’s front door to speak<br> with him. When Howell ope
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to unlawfully transport illegal aliens for financial gain.<br> <br> "Lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador only to be brought back to the U.S. to face smuggling charges, asked a federal judge in Nashville on Tuesday to dismiss his indictment, calling it a "vindictive and selective prosecution" by the Trump administration.<br> <br> The attorneys claimed the Trump a
View VerdictWill McLemore, et al. v. Roxanna Gumucio, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment that Tennessee's Auctioneering license law was unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment.<br> <br> In 1967, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a state law to define and regulate the<br> auctioneering profession. See 1967 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 335. Under this law, the Tennessee<br> Auctioneer Commission (“the Commission”) was charged with issuing professional license
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jaquan L. Bridges
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possessing a machinegun in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(o).<br> <br> Bridges was driving on a highway in Memphis, Tennessee, when he almost struck a<br> police vehicle. As police tried to stop him, he slowed his car, rolled down the window, and fired<br> several gunshots—one bullet hit the police car and narrowly missed an officer’s head. Bridges<br> sped off, leading to a pursuit, which ended whe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Yosiah Awomolo, Alexander Legeza, Kelly White
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Road Rage </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Three Ohio Residents Arrested For Road Rage Shooting In Great Smoky Mountain National Park<br> </h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> Yosiah Awomolo, 20, Alexander Legeza, 21, and Kelly White, 28, all Ohio residents, with were charge
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jeffrey L. Scales
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin,<br> marijuana, and other evidence related to drug trafficking.<br> <br> "It is a basic principle of the Fourth Amendment that for a search warrant to issue there<br> must be probable cause.” United States v. Laughton, 409 F.3d 744, 747 (6th Cir. 2005). “An issuing<br> judge may find probable cause to issue a search warrant when ‘there is a fair probability that<br> contrab
View VerdictRachel Welty and Aftry Behn v. Bryant C. Dunaway, et al.
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking injunctive relief.<br> <br> In May 2024, Tennessee enacted the Underage Abortion Trafficking Act. 2024 Tenn. Pub. Acts, ch. 1032 (codified at Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-201). The Act bans adults from “intentionally recruit[ing], harbor[ing], or transport[ing] a pregnant unemancipated minor” within Tennessee “for the purpose of” concealing an abortion from the minor’s parents, procuring an a
View VerdictJerry Aldridge, et al. v. Regions Bank
Knoxville, Tennessee employment benefits law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an ERISA claim.<br> <br> The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974<br> (ERISA) imposes many fiduciary duties on those who manage the retirement plans that<br> employers set up for their employees. ERISA generally allows employees who participate in<br> these plans to pursue breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims against these plan administrators. But the<br> law exempts retirement plans designed for high-level ma
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Monika D. Schorer, Teresa D. Schorer, Eric S. Smith
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two Jonesborough Women And A Bristol, Virginia Man Sentenced For VA Bribery Scheme Two Jonesborough Women And A Bristol, Virginia Man Sentenced For VA Bribery Scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> On July 23, 2025, the Honorable Clifto
View VerdictUnited States of America v. James Calvin Hennings
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Final Member Sentenced in Tennessee Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <br> A federal judge has sentenced James Calvin Hennings, 43, of Milan, Tennessee to over 27 y
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brett Hankison
Louisville, Kentucky criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant charged with deprivation of rights under color of law in violation of 18 U.S.C. 242.<br> <br> Nashville police officer Hankison was charged with using excessive force in shooting Breona Taylor during a botched drug raid.<br> <br> Taylor, 26, was inside her apartment when she was fatally shot by plainclothes officers around 12:40 a.m. on March 13, 2020, during a botched narcotics investigation.<br> <br> A pre-sentence report p
View VerdictTammy Livingston v. Jay Livingston Music, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a music royalty dispute.<br> <br> In all its many forms, music is a powerful influence. One of music’s great gifts is its knack for soothing the mind. Think of the way listening to your favorite song takes you to a place where, at least temporarily, life’s frustrations<br> are quickly set aside. Music’s perhaps most endearing quality is its ability to unite. Whether it be a song, an artist, or an ensemb
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Alex Robinson
Greeneville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances (drugs).
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Deangelus Thomas
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with on two counts of being<br> a felon in possession under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1) for his role in a shooting.<br> <br> <br> Thomas maintained that he could not be sentenced under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1). Because he had never been indicted for it, and the jury had not found the essential fact —that he had three prior violent-felony convictions committed on different �
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Edward Kelley
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to murder federa employees and threatening federal agents.<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 1117 - Conspiracy to Murder Employees of the United States<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 373 - Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence<br> <br> 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) - Influencing Federal Official by Threat<br> <br>
View VerdictSkidmore Camm Garrett v. Jona McKeehan Garrett
Athens, Tennessee family law lawyers represented the parties in a divorce action.<br> <br> After more than twenty years of marriage, Skidmore Camm Garrett ("Husband") filed for divorce from Jona McKeehan Garrett ("Wife"). She responded with a countercomplaint for divorce. Because their children were adults by the time of trial, issues mainly centered around alimony and the division of marital property. Wife, who worked as a realtor, and Husband, who worked as a financial advisor, had accumulated
View VerdictJoy Francine Mitchell Byrd v. Samuel Byrd, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a divorce action.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> APPELLATE PROCEDURE. FINAL JUDGMENT REQUIREMENT. The case addresses whether the appellant could pursue an appeal in the absence of a final judgment from the trial court, which is a prerequisite for an appeal as of right according to court rules.<br> <br> APPELLATE PROCEDURE. JURISDICTION. The court evaluated its subject matter jurisdiction over the appeal, concluding that it lacked juri
View VerdictState of Tennessee v. Andrew Jackson
Morristown, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant seeking review of the revocation of his pretrial bail.<br> <br> On May 19, 2025, the Defendant appeared for a plea submission hearing during which it became apparent that the restitution amount remained unresolved.[2] The trial court reset the matter for further hearing on the following day. At the May 20, 2025 hearing, the Defendant asserted his right to proceed to trial. The trial court set the matter for trial on Septembe
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mary Payne
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br>
View VerdictUnited States of America v. One (1) 2016 Rolls Royce Wraith, VIN SCA665C5XGUX86171, with All Appurtenances and Attachments Thereon, et al.
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Claimants for property seized by the United States of America.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Shantel Virginia
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and swindles in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1349 and 18 U.S.C. 1341.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adolfo Salinas-Aguilar
Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1).
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