A Maury County jury convicted the Defendant, William Wylie, of second degree murder, among other offenses. The trial court imposed a sentence of twenty years. On appeal, the State asks this court to dismiss the appeal because the Defendant’s notice of appeal was untimely. Upon our review, we agree that the Defendant’s notice of appeal was untimely and that the interest of justice does not require us to waive the timely filing requirement. We respectfully dismiss the appeal.

Petitioner, Mickey Verchell Shanklin, appeals the post-conviction court’s order denying his petition for post-conviction relief in which he challenged his convictions for the sale of heroin, the delivery of heroin, the sale of fentanyl, and the delivery of fentanyl and his effective sentence of thirty years of imprisonment as a Range III, persistent offender. On appeal, Petitioner asserts that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to submit the controlled substance for independent testing. Because Petitioner filed an untimely notice of appeal, we dismiss the appeal.

The Petitioner, Joseph E. Graham, appeals from the Montgomery County Circuit Court’s denial of post-conviction relief from his convictions for two counts of first degree felony murder, seven counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, five counts of attempted aggravated robbery, and one count of especially aggravated burglary and his effective sentence of life imprisonment plus twenty years. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred by (1) denying relief on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim and (2) denying his motion for a continuance of the post-conviction hearing. We affirm the judgment of the post-conviction court.

The notice of appeal in this case was not timely filed. Therefore, this Court lacks jurisdiction to consider this appeal.

This appeal arises from an automobile accident. Appellants, one of the drivers and her husband, filed a complaint for negligence against appellees, the other driver and his employer. Appellees filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging that immediately preceding the collision, the appellee-driver experienced a heart attack that left him physically incapacitated and unable to control his vehicle. In granting the motion for summary judgment and dismissing the case, the trial court found that the sudden physical incapacitation doctrine provided appellees with a defense to appellants’ negligence claim. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Pro se appellant appeals from an order to partition real property. Due to the deficiencies in the appellant’s brief, including the lack of any specific issues for appellate review, we dismiss the appeal. We also conclude the appeal is frivolous and remand for an assessment of damages.

An investigation is ongoing into claims of sexual misconduct at the Mountain Home James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Johnson City. U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chair Mike Bost, R–Illinois, said the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provided the committee with documents related to an internal investigation into the allegations. Bost confirmed that the information revealed that sexual relationships and misconduct did occur on the VA property at Mountain Home. The House committee has been investigating the matter since July. WJHL has more on the allegations.

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Attorney Robert Roe "Bob" Campbell died Dec. 6 at age 94. A lifelong Knoxville resident, Campbell graduated from the University of Tennessee, both undergraduate and the College of Law. After college, he served on active duty as an Army officer, including a tour of duty in Korea before admission to the bar. Campbell began his law practice in 1956 and practiced with Hodges Doughty & Carson for over 60 years. During his career he served as president of the Knoxville Bar Association, chair of the Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission, chair of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and was a life member of the 6th Circuit Judicial Conference. Campbell also was active in state politics, including serving as Sen. Howard Baker's statewide campaign chairman. A memorial service will be held at Second Presbyterian Church, 2829 Kingston Pike, Knoxville 37919 on Dec. 14 at 1 p.m. EST. Memorial gifts may be made to Second Presbyterian Church.

The Nashville Arts & Business Council, in partnership with United Way of Greater Nashville and the Nashville Financial Empowerment Center, will host a pro bono tax clinic for artists, musicians and creatives on Jan. 15, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. CST. The event will offer individuals the opportunity to meet with a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) volunteer to learn how to file their taxes in the way that is most beneficial for them and/or to meet with a financial counselor for help repair credit and manage debt. Prospective clients should register by Jan. 10, 2025. The event will take place at the Nashville Financial Empowerment Center, 217 South 10th St., Nashville 37206.