The Court of Criminal Appeals in Nashville has denied a motion by Edward Johnson, an appeal to the Cannon County Circuit Court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence gathered during a search of his property.

Judge John Everett Williams delivered the opinion in which Judges David H. Welles and Jerry L. Smith joined on July 22, 2010.

The Cannon County Sheriff’s Department completed a week of in-service training July 26-30. Guest speakers during the week included Assistant District Attorney David Puckett, Public Defender Gerald Melton, Dr. Gayle Tate, DVM, Tennessee Association of Rescue Squad Instructor Tim Bell and Robin H. Kimbrough, Legal Counsel for the TN Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. A variety of topics were discussed during the session including domestic violence, preserving the chain of evidence, compiling an arrest warrant, crime scene preservation and gun qualifying at the range.