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A Hamilton County, TN Grand Jury refused to indict after hearing testimony from our client Mr. Thomas McConnell. This case indicates the danger of an arrest without an investigation in the cell phone video age. The arrest…more

This is a clear expression of why Bryan Hoss is seeking to fill the vacancy left by Judge Bob Moon's unexpected death. Mr. Hoss is seeking to fill this as a caretaker only from March to August. He has pledged not to seek the…more

Before the Court are motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants City of Chattanooga and Officer James Daves in his official capacity (Court File No. 24) and Officer Daves in his individual capacity (Court File No. 28)…more

Before the Court are motions for summary judgment filed by Defendants City of Chattanooga and Officer James Daves in his official capacity (Court File No. 24) and Officer Daves in his individual capacity (Court File No. 28)…more

This Article addresses the evidentiary hurdle of authenticating social-networking evidence, a novel legal issue confronting courts today. The Article explains and critiques four approaches used by different jurisdictions,…more

Judge Curtis Collier of the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga issued an order and memorandum that dismissed a case against six Chattanooga Police Officers. Davis & Hoss, PC represented five of…more

The siblings of a missing woman from Chattanooga, Tennessee, filed an ex parte order and asked for a preliminary injunction against their sister's husband in relation to certain property and the couple's minor children. …more

The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 (Act) provides, inter alia, that in “any case in which a plea of not guilty is entered, the trial . . . shall commence within seventy days” after the arraignment, 18 U. S. C. §3161(c)(1), but lists a…more

In this Order by Judge Steelman the Court sets out why it is necessary to remove the Public Defender's Office and appoint Davis & Hoss in this death penalty case. Of concern to the court are problems in previous cases by the…more

On January 17, 2007, an indictment (M-07-003) was returned against Defendant Blair charging her with three (3) counts of Conspiracy to Commit First Degree Murder (Counts 1-3) and one count of Aggravated Perjury (Count 4). That…more

INSUFFICIENCY OF THE EVIDENCE-DUI The defendant states that there was insufficient evidence to convict him of driving under the influence as defined in T.C.A. §55-10-401. Simply put, there were no observations of impaired…more

Michael W. Kemp, was convicted by a Smith County Criminal Court jury of three counts of reckless vehicular homicide and three counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. The Court of Criminal Appeals concludes that the…more

On July 18, 2009, Our Clients Officers Bacha, Dennison, Moody, Romero, Salyers and Wood were employed with the Chattanooga Police Department as patrol officers and were working third shift within the Fox District. At 4:15…more

The facts of this case are that Investigator George Dyer of the Franklin County,Tennessee Sheriff’s Department submitted an affidavit in support of a search warrant for Defendant’s residence. On the affidavit, Defendant’s…more