TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Barry Kolar on Jan 17, 2020

Lawrence County lawyer and an assistant district attorney general Christi Leigh Thompson was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court imposed the censure after determining that she made several inappropriate comments during an opening statement and closing argument that “were clearly impermissible and prejudicial to the defendant.” The court found that her conduct negated the defendant’s right to a fair trial and that the case was reversed on appeal for prosecutorial misconduct. These actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 3.4(e)(3) and 8.4(d).

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