Young artists work displays Love for Jackson at gallery in City Hall
Tuesday’s Jackson City Council meeting began with a few items of recognition, and one of those was the winners in a student art contest named the Mayor’s Collection of Masterpieces.
About 50 submitted pieces for the contest are on display through the end of May on the third floor of City Hall for the spring art exhibit.
“The Mayor’s office asked if we’d like to partner with them in coordinating this, and of course we were all for it,” said Melinda Reid, the director of the Jackson Arts Council. “We appreciate the fresh ideas Mayor Scott Conger and his staff have to focus on the local arts in Jackson and how they’ve made the arts a priority in the city.”
Tennessee Supreme Court Determines Warrantless Search Of Residence Was Unlawful
Orders Dismissal Of Convictions Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In a unanimous opinion released Tuesday, the Tennessee Supreme Court held the inevitable discovery rule, an exception to the exclusionary rule that applies when tainted evidence would have been inevitably discovered regardless of police misconduct, does not apply to a case when law enforcement merely “could have” obtained evidence through a search warrant or other lawful means. The Court further concluded the search of the Defendant’s home was illegal because her consent was not freely and voluntarily given. The Court ruled that evidence obtained during the illegal search was not admissible, and the defendant’s convictions must be dismissed.