Tennessee Supreme Court, 2002

Published opinions from 2002. The case name opens the case page.

2002 opinions

TennesseeState of Tennessee v. Paul Dennis Reid, Jr.

December 19, 200291 S.W.3d 247

The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed Reid’s murder and robbery convictions and both death sentences. It rejected his challenges to eyewitness identifications, search warrants, evidentiary rulings, victim-impact evidence and argument, and the sufficiency of the evidence, and concluded that the death sentences were…

TennesseeIn the Matter of Oliver Ray Valentine, Jr.

July 19, 20022002 Tenn. LEXIS 338

The Tennessee Supreme Court reversed a juvenile court's termination of Chanya Wallace's parental rights to her son Oliver. Holding that a juvenile court referee may serve as special judge under Tenn. Code Ann.