State of Tennessee v. Angela M. Merriman

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that in conducting the de novo review, “[d]eference should be given to the trial court’s findings of fact . . . unless the evidence preponderates otherwise.”
• explaining that \the due process required under the Tennessee Constitution [is] broader than the due process required under the United States Constitution\ and therefore requires a balancing test instead of the \strict 'bad faith' analysis\ of Youngblood
• reviewing a trial court’s remedy for a Ferguson violation for abuse of discretion
• “Thus, when the chosen remedy is consistent with the findings made by the trial court utilizing the Ferguson considerations, we will not overrule that choice on appeal.”
• “Thus, when the chosen remedy is consistent with the findings made by the trial court utilizing the Ferguson considerations, we will not overrule that choice on appeal.”
• “Thus, when the chosen remedy is consistent with the findings made by the trial court utilizing the Ferguson considerations, we will not overrule that choice on appeal.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).