A number of news outlets are providing profiles of judicial races in Davidson County. The Tennessean looks at the race between incumbent Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk Joseph Day and his challenger Howard Jones. The Nashville Banner has interviews with incumbent Davidson County 3rd Circuit Judge Bethany Glandorf, and challengers Audrey Anderson and Corletra Mance. The paper also features a Q&A with three candidates for Davidson County Criminal Court: incumbent Judge Jim Todd and challengers Dawn Deaner and Ronald Dowdy. The Banner also sent a questionnaire to the judicial candidates, including to General Sessions Court incumbent Judge Jodie Bell and her challenger Michael Robinson. Their responses are available here.

An inmate has died at Trousdale Turner Correctional Facility after being found unresponsive on April 10. Fox 17 reports that the death is under investigation. The embattled CoreCivic facility announced in February that the fourth warden in just over a year would take over leadership. The facility has faced a number of criticisms in recent years. In 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into conditions at the prison.

The next installment of the TBA Intellectual Property Section's IP Webcast Series will debut April 29 with section chair Ryan Levy exploring the growing phenomenon of “zombie trademarks,” where abandoned or expired brands are revived by new owners seeking to capitalize on residual goodwill. The program will examine the legal framework governing abandonment under the Lanham Act, the role of consumer perception, and how courts and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board have treated attempts to resurrect legacy marks. The webcast also will cover risks of consumer deception, strategies for acquiring dormant brands and best practices for advising clients looking to either revive — or defend against — the undead. Register on the TBA website.

TBA members practicing solo now have exclusive access to fully insured Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans, featuring four coverage options tailored to fit your needs. The plans do not require health questions or medical underwriting. Enroll on the first of any month with premium payment and coverage begins the first day of the following month. Example: Enroll Nov. 1 and coverage starts Dec. 1. View your coverage options and rates today.

Solo practitioners who join the TBA now have exclusive access to fully insured Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans, featuring four coverage options tailored to fit all needs. The plans do not require health questions or medical underwriting. Enroll on the first of any month with premium payment and coverage begins the first day of the following month. Example: Enroll Nov. 1 and coverage starts Dec. 1. View coverage options and rates today.

TBA's solo health plan just got a major upgrade. Effective now, the solo plan has transitioned from Cigna to Anthem BlueCross BlueShield. The Anthem BlueCard PPO is a nationwide network offering expanded flexibility and services based on market demand and member feedback. The solo plan features monthly enrollment with four options — so if you are a solo practitioner, we encourage you to explore your options and enroll today. This upgrade also aligns TBA's solo plan with our group health insurance program, which offers BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and open for enrollment each fall.

Defendant, Jesse Wayne Craddock, appeals his Wilson County Criminal Court jury convictions of felony murder and aggravated child neglect, arguing that the evidence was insufficient to support those convictions, that the statute proscribing aggravated child neglect is unconstitutionally vague, that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence seized from his person, that the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on intoxication, and that the imposition of a life sentence for his conviction of felony murder in the perpetration of aggravated child neglect amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. Discerning no error, we affirm.

Glyn Dale, the Petitioner, appeals from the Trousdale County Circuit Court’s order summarily denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The State in its brief requests that this court affirm the habeas corpus court’s judgment pursuant to Rule 20 of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. We conclude that the State’s request is well-taken and affirm the judgment of the habeas corpus court.

For events in 1994, a Shelby County jury convicted the Petitioner, Tony Von Carruthers, of three counts of first degree murder, three counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, and one count of especially aggravated robbery. The Petitioner unsuccessfully appealed his convictions, as well as filed for post-conviction relief, Federal habeas corpus relief, and motions to reopen. As relevant here, in 2021, the Petitioner filed a petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act of 2021. He sought fingerprint analysis comparison of prints taken from the home of two of the murder victims and known latent prints of Ronnie Irving, a man implicated in these murders by co-defendant James Montgomery in 2010. The post-conviction court summarily dismissed the petition after concluding that the Petitioner was not entitled to mandatory or discretionary testing. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that the post-conviction court erred when it denied his petition. After review, we affirm the post-conviction court’s judgment.

Rhonda Carole Sterbenz, the Defendant, was convicted by a Coffee County Circuit Court jury of driving under the influence (DUI), fifth offense; DUI per se, fifth offense; violating the open container law; and failing to exercise due care. See T.C.A. § 55-10-401 (2024) (DUI); § 55-10-416 (2024) (open container); § 55-8-136 (2024) (failure to exercise due care). The DUI convictions merged, and the Defendant received an effective sentence of two years and one day. On appeal, the Defendant claims that the evidence is insufficient to support her DUI convictions. We affirm the judgments of the trial court.