TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2018
Carter County lawyer Dennis Dwayne Brooks on Friday received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Brooks entered into an agreement to publish a book about the convictions of three people for murder, after he was successful in getting murder convictions as the lead prosecutor in the matters.  Brooks’ book was published prior to the conclusions of the appeals of two of the convictions. After Brooks’ book was published, one of the defendants filed a motion for a new trial and a writ of error coram nobis alleging that the book contained evidence that had not been provided to the defense. The appeals of two of the convictions were stayed for 18 months pending a hearing on these matters.
 
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