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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Special to the State Gazette The Tennessee Supreme Court recently announced the order suspending in person court proceedings will be partially lifted and modified in March due to the decline of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state. Were going to get back to in-person hearings, stated Tony Childress, Chancellor of the 29th District Chancery Court. There are certain categories of cases where people can come to court in person on March 1, then March 15, and starting April 1 you can start jury trials. The suspension of in person court proceedings in termination of parental rights cases is set to be lifted on March 1, 2021, while in person proceedings in all state and local courts such as municipal, juvenile, general sessions, trial, and appellate courts will be lifted on March 15, 2021. ....
Sunset: 06:59:20 PM Dew Point: 45° Today Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 71F. Winds SSE at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Tomorrow Cloudy with occasional showers for the afternoon. High 66F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40%. ....
EvidenceProf Blog Evidence of the beliefs or opinions of a witness on matters of religion is not admissible for the purpose of showing that by reason of their nature the witness s credibility is impaired or enhanced. So, for instance, an attorney couldn t ask whether a witness is a devout Catholic to enhance her credibility. On the other side of the coin, an attorney couldn t ask whether a witness is an atheist to impair her credibility. But what about questions regarding whether a defendant had a come to Jesus moment after committing the crime charged? That was the question addressed by the Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee in its recent opinion in ....
Tuesday, December 22, 2020 Special to the State Gazette With the recent issuance of Gov. Bill Lees Executive Order 70, the Tennessee Supreme Court announced provisions pertaining to court proceedings. The Tennessee Supreme Court released the following order Tuesday morning: On March 13, 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court declared a state of emergency for the Judicial Branch of Tennessee government and activated a Continuity of Operations Plan for the courts of Tennessee. See Tenn. Const. Art. VI, § 1; Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-501 to 16-3-504 (2009); Moore-Pennoyer v. State, 515 S.W.3d 271, 276-77 (Tenn. 2017); Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49. This state of emergency constitutes a disaster for purposes of Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 49 and Tenn. Code Ann. § 28-1-116. The Court hereby extends the state of emergency for the Judicial Branch of Tennessee government and the Continuity of Operations Plan for the courts of Te ....