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The Court of Criminal Appeals is one of Tennessee's two intermediate appellate courts. It hears trial court appeals in felony and misdemeanor cases, as well as post-conviction petitions. Appeals in civil cases are heard by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1967. At ...
[5] 28 U.S.C. § 1927 authorizes federal courts to award attorneys' fees and expenses against any attorney who unreasonably and vexatiously multiplies a proceeding. Federal courts also possess inherent authority to assess attorney’s fees and litigation costs against a plaintiff who has acted in bad faith, vexatiously, wantonly or for ...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee has jurisdiction over all cases prosecuted by the U.S. attorney. Doug Overbey, who was appointed by President Donald Trump in 2017, is the current U.S. attorney for the District.
Hamilton County is one of 95 counties within Tennessee. [5] Hamilton County is part of the Chattanooga, TN-GA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county was created on October 25, 1819. [6] Hamilton County expanded to meet the state line with Georgia after absorbing parts of three different counties including Bledsoe, Marion, and Rhea.
A criminal defense lawyer is a lawyer (mostly barristers) specializing in the defense of individuals and companies charged with criminal activity.Some criminal defense lawyers are privately retained, while others are employed by the various jurisdictions with criminal courts for appointment to represent indigent persons; the latter are generally called public defenders.
S.A. Wilbun: [10] First African American male to serve as the Assistant City Attorney in Memphis, Tennessee (1964) [Shelby County, Tennessee] John George Morris: [33] First Greek American lawyer in Memphis, Tennessee [Shelby County, Tennessee] Joe Brown: [34] First African American male prosecutor in Memphis, Tennessee [Shelby County, Tennessee]
[2] [3] An exception is the specific case of health and safety prosecutions where the court will award the totality of prosecution costs against the offender. [4] [5] [6] Where an offender was allowed legal aid for his defence, the Crown Court may make a Recovery of Defence Costs Order that he repay all or part of his defence costs. [7] [8]
The Attorney General oversees the work and operations of the Office of the Attorney General. In this capacity, he is assisted by various office heads. [5] Chief Deputy Attorney General - Lacey E. Mase responsible for coordinating and supervising the Office's work; reviews much of the work done by the Office; responsible for general management