This is not a statutory aggravating circumstance although it is similar to the circumstance in T.C.A. The reviewing court found an abuse of discretion amounting to a violation of the defendants' rights under the Jencks Act and ordered a new trial. Caughron cleaned himself in the store's restroom. Although the complete non-disclosure of significant exculpatory evidence often makes an easy case for a due process violation, delayed disclosure requires an inquiry into whether the delay prevented the defense from using the disclosed material effectively in preparing and presenting the defendant's case. App. Here, the statements were given to counsel the night before (7:15 p.m.) and cross-examination began at approximately 5 p.m., the next afternoon just short of twenty-two hours later. Judy Caughron OfficialUSA.com Records "Second, Rule 26.2(f) now makes it clear that this rule applies not only to trial situations, but also to pretrial testimony such as might be given at a suppression hearing. The Defendant complains that the court should not have allowed TBI Agent David Davenport and Detective Kenny Bean to testify about Defendant's attempted suicide because information about the attempt was part of a statement made by the Defendant but not supplied to the defense as required by T.R.Cr.P. Nos. Obituaries in Los Angeles County | Los Angeles Public Library No. This constitutional violation is made all the more egregious by the fact that the trial court took note that it was imminent, but did nothing to prevent it. To contact Judy, send them an email at judy.caughron@aol.com April then became upset with Ann Jones because of a conversation Jones had had with her mother that led to her mother's disapproval of the relationship. Defendant was not precluded from developing his theory, although it was not done in the detailed, point by point manner his counsel preferred; and the court did not prohibit any testimony that was shown to be relevant. When the trial judge responded *552 that he was "powerless to require the Attorney General to do something the rules and the law do not require," that is, to order early production of the statements, Ogle made the following, thoroughly reasonable response: The trial judge denied defense counsel's request for a recess on the ground that the "material is not that complex. Houston, Texas, United States. Facebook gives people the power to. Moreover, appellate judges are in a poor position to second-guess counsel on the question of whether a recess to permit full utilization of the statements in this case would have been efficacious. Over the Defendant's objection the trial court allowed the State to recall the victim's daughter, Christy Jones Scott, to testify that her mother owned a collection of shot glasses and a pink Oral B toothbrush. The Defendant avers that the trial court erred in not declaring a mistrial because of a juror's comments. 2d 186 (1978). Menu Log In Sign Up Gary June - Chief Marketing Officer - Blausen Medical | LinkedIn We therefore affirm the convictions and the sentences. The Defendant suggested that April accompany Jones to her house after *531 work and give him directions on how to get there. Given the centrality of April Ward's testimony, the inherent unreliability which attaches to that testimony by virtue of the half-dozen contradictory statements she made over a five-month period prior to trial, and the trial court's failure to grant counsel a reasonable period of time in which to capitalize upon those various pretrial statements, it appears that the Rule 26.2(d) error in this case was prejudicial. At the hearing, the trial judge asked Ward some general questions, some questions about how she was doing in school and how her counseling was proceeding, and some questions about her awareness of her testimony. Her skull had been fractured and the cartilage in her nose displaced by the beating. Obviously, whether any one of these provisions has been violated and what action must be taken to correct the error can only be determined on a case-by-case basis, in context both the evidence in the record and the procedure followed at trial. Tennessee had the highest population of Caughron families in 1840. See Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150, 154, 92 S. Ct. 763, 766, 31 L. Ed. We find no error with regard to the trial court's refusal to instruct the jurors that they should presume that the sentence they assess will actually be carried out that if a life sentence is imposed, a life sentence will be served and, likewise, that if the death penalty is assessed, the Defendant will be executed. 2d 983 (1983). The next day, the trial judge refused to recess trial following April Ward's testimony on direct examination, despite counsel's representation that he had not had adequate time to review her pretrial statements and was unprepared to cross-examine her. Carter v. Rafferty, 826 F.2d 1299, 1308 (3d Cir.1987). They were due back in court in Sevierville at 9:00 the next morning. Testimony about April's emotional reaction to the murder tends to bolster her credibility, as does testimony about her continued contact with the Defendant. He reminded the trial judge that he had not received the package of statements until after court adjourned the previous night. They walked to the victim's house from the parking lot of a nearby nursing home, where they had left the Oldsmobile. 611(c) provides that "[l]eading questions should not be used on the direct examination of a witness except as to develop testimony." 1986), a court ordered the witnesses to submit to depositions in order to cure the problem. T.C.A. We therefore affirm the conviction of first degree murder and the sentence of death. What is not *551 included in the majority opinion is a recitation of the procedural background of the trial, putting in context the "Jencks motion" made by defense counsel at various points during the proceedings. The trial court refused to continue the case because Tippens' testimony would be cumulative in light of the fact that there were several other investigating officers who should have possessed the same knowledge. 148, 458 S.W.2d 627 (1970). See, e.g., Hudgins v. State, 3 Tenn.Cr.App. 1981). A plaster cast of a shoe print found outside the house was consistent with a boot owned by Kenneth Ogle. View Gary June Caughron's Criminal Record Alias (es) Canghorn, Gary June Jerry Springer longtime syndicated talk-show host and former Cincinnati mayor died Thursday at his home in the suburbs of Chicago. In Tennessee the right to inspect pretrial statements of a witness called to testify at trial, for the purpose of effectively cross-examining that witness, did not exist prior to the adoption of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure in July 1978. The State asserts that this issue should be treated as waived because, as the State correctly points out, the Defendant has failed to cite to the location in the record of the specific questions of which he complains. In the package were over 100 pages of typewritten and handwritten materials, comprising the statements of 20 different persons. Sharon was born on 09.01.67. Found email listings include: g***@ruidosohomesnland.com. 2d 457 (1985) (citing United States v. Higgs, 713 F.2d 39 (3d Cir.1983)), that "no violation occurs as long as Brady material is disclosed to a defendant in time for its effective use at trial." The trial of this case lasted four days. When defense counsel appeared to be developing this theory by an unnecessarily detailed examination of the forensic scientist, the trial court began interrupting to curtail what it considered irrelevant and unnecessary testimony. Again defense counsel indicated he would address any problem later but apparently failed to do so. The trial court felt that the Defendant had failed to exercise due diligence in examining the door. He called the victim a "bitch." Billy Strings Stays "California Sober" With Willie Nelson On New Single In early summer 1987, according to April, she and the 27-year-old Defendant met and became romantically involved. PDF Supreme Court of Tennessee State List for Permission to Appeal Style The sentence will be carried out as provided by law on the 10th day of August, 1993, unless otherwise ordered by this Court or by other proper authority. Defendant requested no further action and did not request the court to declare a mistrial. To ask in addition that he read over 100 pages of witness *553 statements, including 64 pages of April Ward's statements, make a study of the many inconsistencies revealed in those statements, and devise a strategy for cross-examination based on his review, is simply unreasonable. After working in a law firm briefly, he became a public defender, then worked as a trial lawyer in California. To ensure against such an interpretation of the opinion in Jencks, the United States Congress enacted 18 U.S.C.A. The most Caughron families were found in USA in 1880. These injuries were consistent with those caused by a blunt or rounded object and would have rendered Jones unconscious at some point. It in no way minimizes the heinousness of the guilty party's conduct. Although the trial court told defense counsel that he could explore this situation "later at a proper time," counsel never did so. The Defendant argues that questioning jurors about their beliefs on the death penalty biases the jury toward a finding of guilt and acceptance of the death penalty in violation of the Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and Article I, 8 and 9, of the Tennessee Constitution.