A black man who was sentenced to death in Tennessee may be entitled to a reprieve, based on recent events. Though the crime of which the man was convicted occurred in 1986, his appeal of the decision pushed his case out to 2020. In the Fall of 2019, a judge agreed to...
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Man charged in connection with 1991 murder
Prosecutors in Tennessee have announced that a man has been charged in connection with the 1991 murder of a pregnant woman in Spring Hill. The 59-year-old Iowa resident is also a suspect in two open homicide cases in Wyoming. He was taken into custody without incident...
An overview of discovery in criminal cases
Prior to a criminal trial in Tennessee and other states, the discovery process will allow people to obtain information that may help with their defense. For instance, it may be possible to depose a witness under oath or receive key documents from the prosecution....