Witnesses Lied In Christopher Lucket Murder Case

A man who has spent more than half of his life in prison has said from the start that he did not murder Christopher Lucket in East Nashville in 1992. Now, Cyrus Wilson, 39, hopes the courts will finally believe him.The star witness, Rodriguez Lee, 35, said he lied on the stand 20 years ago. That, plus a report by the TBI from two years ago says shotgun shells found at the scene don't match the gun that was alleged to be used.

Federal Trial Involving $1 Million Fraud on American Express

Our attorney, Patrick McNally, successfully defended Michael Tangredi accused of bilking American Express of over $1 million dollars in a three month span of time. After an exciting four days of trial that included Mr. Tangredi’s father pleading the Fifth Amendment privilege in response to questions by Mr. McNally, the case concluded with a guilty plea to one count. Mr. Tangredi plead guilty to purchasing a Bentley automobile for $28,000 of funds fraudulently taken from American Express. The remaining seventeen counts will be dismissed at sentencing scheduled for July 7th.

Read more about the case from The Tennessean

• Former restaurant owner’s son faces fraud charges
• Dad pleads the Fifth in son’s fraud trial
• Ex-Nashville restaurateur's son pleads guilty to fraud

Tennessee Supreme Court Allows Defendant's Motion for a New Trial to Proceed

Today the Tennessee Supreme Court released the Opinion in State of Tennessee v. Charles E. Lowe-Kelley reinstating Mr. Kelley's right to appeal his convictions for two murder and nine counts of attempted murder.  Patrick McNally was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to represent Mr. Kelley after the Court granted his pro se Application to Appeal the adverse decision from the Court of Criminal Appeal.  The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that the first skeleton motion for new trial was a "nullity" and the notice of appeal was untimely.  Mr. McNally argued that the original motion for new trial was valid and the successor motion for new trial filed by newly appointed counsel specified the grounds for relief.  The Supreme Court agreed, reversed the Court of Criminal Appeals, and remanded the case for consideration of the appellate issues.

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Read more more about the case at TNCourts.Gov
To read the State of Tennessee v. Charles E. Lowe-Kelley opinion authored by Justice Janice M. Holder, visit http://www.tncourts.gov/sites/default/files/lowekelleyceopn.pdf.

Supreme Court Rules On Prosecutor’s File Note As Basis For New Trail

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week affirmed the trial court’s judgment and ruled that a prosecutor’s handwritten note that was not turned over to the defendant before the trial of his case was not admissible as evidence and, therefore, was insufficient to support the defendant’s petition for a new trial. [Click here to read the entire article on The Tennessee Bar Association website, and read  more at  the Chattanoogan.com].