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Appellate panel hears challenge to Markelle Nolan’s drug conviction over evidence and counsel fitness An appellate panel at the University of Memphis Law School heard arguments in State v. Markelle Nolan, where defense counsel urged reversal for insufficient evidence that Nolan knew drugs in a borrowed car and argued trial counsel’s alleged incapacity and later disbarment warranted a new trial; the court took the case under advisement.

A three-judge panel is deliberating a pivotal case that questions the evidence behind Markelle Nolan's drug conviction and the effectiveness of his trial counsel.

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Court reviews evidence sufficiency in unlicensed firearm possession case against Skye Defense argues for acquittal due to insufficient evidence of licensure beyond reasonable doubt.

A Massachusetts court is set to decide if a young man's unlicensed firearm conviction should be overturned due to questionable evidence and jury instructions.

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