Appellate panel hears arguments over whether self‑defense statute and late filing bar Drennan’s convictions An appellate panel considered whether a trial judge should have instructed the jury under a firearms self‑defense statute and whether the defendant’s appeal should be dismissed as untimely; the court took the arguments under advisement after extended questioning of counsel.

An appellate panel is weighing the fate of Mr. Drennan as arguments unfold over a crucial self-defense statute and the timing of his appeal.

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Tennessee high court hears dispute over need for guilty-plea transcript after appellate dismissal The Tennessee Supreme Court heard oral argument over whether the Court of Criminal Appeals properly dismissed an appeal by Mr. Hawley because the appellate record lacked a guilty-plea transcript. Appellant's counsel urged the court to reject a per-se dismissal approach tied to Miller and instead to apply Caudle's case-by-case review or to sua spon

The Tennessee Supreme Court is deciding whether missing a guilty-plea transcript should lead to automatic dismissal of an appeal, a ruling that could change the landscape of criminal appeals forever.

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Collins v. MetLife (24-680 @8thCir): Whether appellate courts can #SuaSponte affirm district court judgments on Rule 9(b) grounds without giving plaintiffs chance to amend, challenging #AppellateProcedure waiver principles. https://tinyurl.com/2y5df6h3

Gravatt v. Montgomery County (24-730 @4thCir): Whether 28-day limit for #AppellateProcedure Rule 4(a)(4)(A) reconsideration motion is truly #jurisdictional. Challenges procedural time constraints for post-judgment motions. https://tinyurl.com/297m4jyu

Pisner v. McCarthy (24-762 @4thCir): Whether appellate opinions must provide sufficient explanation to meet #DueProcess requirements for verifying an appeal's procedural integrity. Challenges judicial transparency in #AppellateProcedure. https://tinyurl.com/26hgtjdo

Rtskhiladze v. DOJ (24-751 @DCCir): Whether #PrivacyAct damages claim was forfeited despite full briefing, challenging circuit court's novel interpretation without precedential support. #AppellateProcedure https://tinyurl.com/23ym8uws

Gravatt v. Montgomery County (24-730 @4thCir): Whether 28-day limit for #AppellateProcedure Rule 4(a)(4)(A) reconsideration motion is truly #jurisdictional. Challenges procedural time constraints for post-judgment motions. https://tinyurl.com/297m4jyu

Pisner v. McCarthy (24-762 @4thCir): Whether appellate opinions must provide sufficient explanation to meet #DueProcess requirements for verifying an appeal's procedural integrity. Challenges judicial transparency in #AppellateProcedure. https://tinyurl.com/26hgtjdo