Tennessee Supreme Court, 1996

The Tennessee Supreme Court held that Goad received ineffective assistance at the capital sentencing phase because counsel failed to investigate and present available expert evidence that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed Odom’s convictions but vacated his death sentence and remanded for a new sentencing hearing. It held that the heinous-atrocious-or-cruel aggravator was constitutional but unsupported by the evidence, that the escape aggravator did not apply after the escape had ended, and that the…

The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed the Court of Appeals’ decision, modifying it to apply comparative fault principles to the transitional case, hold that the plaintiff’s claims against Vitro and Michael are barred by the statute of limitations, and allow Truckstops to pursue contribution and indemnity claims against…