Defense attorney Joe Wyatt hammered home his belief state attorneys did not meet the burden of proof that his client, Tonya Joy Dill of Roane County, was intoxicated when found passed out behind her ...

This is a clear statement by the Supreme Court of the importance of an attorney’s license to the attorney and the gravity with which they will treat allegations that have a potential of affecting the ...

First, the burden of proof to establish such a claim would be eased from proving an intellectual disability “beyond a reasonable doubt” to proving it “by a preponderance of the evidence.” ...