David Raybin

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About David Raybin

EDUCATION: University of Tennessee, College of Law, J.D. Degree, December 1973 Law School Activities: Member, Tennessee Law Review Order of the Coif Virginia Commonwealth University (B.A. Degree 1971) Augusta Military Academy (Science, High School Degree, 1967) CASES IN THE NEWS: 2008 Capital Punishment: Like anything else, you get the system you pay for, 10/16/08 Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees David Raybin included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Best Lawyers in Tennessee, 2005 Best Lawyers in America Best 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, Business Tennessee Magazine, 2004 - Present Tennessee Bar Association Justice Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1983 - Present Tennessee Bar Association Justice Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 2005 Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating: AV) FindLaw Jack Norman Sr. Award for excellence in Criminal Law, Nashville Bar Association, 2014 Other Sources of Feedback About David Raybin Included on the 2025Mid-South Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2014 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2012 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2010 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2008 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2007 Mid-South Super Lawyers list 2006 Mid-South Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, December, 1973
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Member

Non Legal Education

Virginia Commonwealth University, 1971
B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Past Positions

Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, Assistant Attorney General, 1974 - 1977
Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, Senior Assistant Attorney General, 1977 - 1984
Office of the District Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, 1977 - 1984

Classes and Seminars

Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 12, 2005
Blakely v. Washington legislation, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 17, 2005
Corporate Criminal Law, Tennessee Bar Association, April 29, 2005
Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, December 4, 2004
Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Bar Association Federal/State Judicial Conference, September 30, 2004
Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 20, 2004
Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Bar Association, July 27, 2004
Clarence Darrow, Nashville Bar Association, December 11, 2003
Immigration Seminar, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, November 7, 2003
Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 5, 2003
Ethics and Professionalism, Nashville Bar Association, September 25, 2003
Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 4, 2003
DUI Cases, Lorman Education Services, July 11, 2003
Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, November 27, 2002
Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 6, 2002
American Criminal Law Presentation to Caen, France Attorneys, Nashville Bar Association, October 28, 2002
Training Seminar, Tennessee Public Defenders Conference, October 24, 2002
DUI Appeals, Lorman Education Services, July 12, 2002
Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 7, 2001
Legal Ethics, Nashville School of Law, October 10, 2001
Legal Ethics, Clarksville Bar Association, September 5, 2001
Criminal Law & Legislative Update, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 29, 2001
Bench and Bar Relations, Tennessee Judicial Conference, June 6, 2001
Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville School of Law, January 1, 2001
Lesser Included Crimes, Tennessee Judicial Conference, April 5, 2000
Battered Woman Defense, Tennessee Bar Association, February 25, 2000
Diminished Capacity, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, January 28, 2000
Legal Ethics, Tennessee Bar Association. Young Lawyer's Division, December 15, 1998 - December 12, 1998
Ethics and Professionalism, Nashville Bar Association, September 15, 1998
Ethics of Effective Counsel, Tennessee Public Defenders Association, October 23, 1997
Parallel Criminal & Civil Cases, Tennessee Bar Association, Health Law Forum, October 10, 1997
Domestic Violence, National Association of Legal Secretaries, July 27, 1996
The Insanity Defense, Changes in the Law, Tennessee Association Dept. of Mental Health, July 17, 1996
Training Seminar for the Russian Criminal Defense Bar, Moscow, Russia, Southeastern Institute of Law and Commerce, June 21, 1995 - June 30, 1995
Recent Developments in the Defense of Rape Cases, Tennessee Bar Association, June 14, 1995
Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, November 15, 1994
D.U.I. Tests, Nashville Bar Association, April 20, 1994
Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, November 16, 1993
Guide to Appeals, A.B.A., Young Lawyers Division, April 2, 1993
Recent Court Decisions, Tennessee Legislature Judiciary Committee, January 11, 1993
Legal Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, July 16, 1992
Criminal Appeals, Montgomery County Bar, June 19, 1992
Self-defense for Battered Women, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, July 20, 1991
Legal Review of Recent Cases, Continual Learning Institute, March 1, 1991
Evidence in Trial Practice, National Business Institute, January 15, 1991
Criminal Law for Civil Lawyers, Continual Learning Institute, December 27, 1990
Criminal Appeals, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, August 25, 1990
Tennessee Sentencing Reform Act, Tennessee Judicial Conference, February 19, 1990
The 1989 Penal Code Reform Act, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 24, 1989
The Rules of Evidence, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, April 28, 1989
Appellate Practice, Tennessee Bar Association, February 24, 1989
Trial Advocacy, Tennessee Bar Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, December 9, 1988
Criminal Appeals, Rutherford County Bar Association, December 2, 1988
Sentencing Reform, Tennessee Sentencing Commission, October 26, 1988
Opening and Closing Arguments, Nashville Bar Association, April 27, 1988
Proposed Criminal Code, Tennessee Judicial Conference, April 13, 1988
Cross-Examination, Nashville Bar Association, September 16, 1987
Criminal Sentencing, Nashville Bar Association, July 15, 1987
Criminal Sentencing, Tennessee CLE, Inc., April 27, 1987
Criminal Sentencing, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, April 10, 1987

Representative Cases

State v. Filauro
Citation: 2004 WL 840084
Court: Tenn.Crim.App
Year: 2004
State v. Ogundiya
Citation: 2004 WL 315138
Court: Tenn. Crim. App.
State v. Sheppard
Citation: 2003 WL 21997737
Court: Tenn.Crim. App.
Year: 2003
State v. Kimbrell
Citation: 2003 WL 1877094
State v. Nevens
Citation: 2001 WL 430602
Court: Tenn.Crim.App.
Year: 2001
State v. Kelly
Citation: 1998 WL 712268
Year: 1998
State v. Ward
Citation: 1996 WL 38867
Year: 1996
State v. Flake
Citation: 88 S.W 3d 540
Court: Tenn.
Year: 2000
State v. Page
Citation: 81 S.W.3d 781
Year: 2002
State v. Bowers
Citation: 77 S.W. 3d 776
State v. Ducker
Citation: 27 S.W.3d 889
State v Burns
Citation: 6 S.W.3rd 453
Year: 1999
Wilson v. Wilson
Citation: 984 S.W.2d 898
State v. Lewis
Citation: 978 S.W.2d 558
Court: Tenn Crim. App.
State v. Woodcock
Citation: 922 S.W.2d 904
Court: Tenn. Cr. App.
Year: 1995
State v. Forbes
Citation: 918 S.W. 2d 431
State v. Blouvett
Citation: 904 S.W. 2d 111
State v. Tizard
Citation: 897 S.W.2d 732
Year: 1994
McIntyre v. Traughber
Citation: 884 S.W.2d 134
Court: Tenn. App.
Ezell v. Cockrell
Citation: 902 S.W.2d 394
Ghem, Inc. v. Mapco Petroleum, Inc.
Citation: 850 S.W.2d 447
Year: 1993
State v. Barone
Citation: 852 S.W.2d 216
Slagle v. Reynolds
Citation: 845 S.W.2d 167
Year: 1992
State v. Zimmerman
Citation: 823 S.W.2d 220
Year: 1991
State v. Bilbrey
Citation: 816 S.W.2d 71
State v. Bryant
Citation: 805 S.W.2d 762
State v. McMullin
Citation: 801 S.W.2d 826
Year: 1990
State v. Perry
Citation: 740 S.W.2d 723
Year: 1987
State v. Landers
Citation: 723 S.W.2d 950
State v. Moss
Citation: 727 S.W.2d 229
Year: 1986
Martin v. State
Citation: 584 S.W.2d 830
Year: 1979
Dearborne v. State
Citation: 575 S.W.2d 259, 4 A.L.R.4th 138
Year: 1978
Pace v. State
Citation: 566 S.W.2d 861
State v. Gaddis
Citation: 530 S.W.2d 64
Year: 1975
State ex rel. Gillard v. Cook
Citation: 528 S.W.2d 545
Lillard v. State
Citation: 8 S.W.2d 207, 81 A.L.R.3d 1217
State v. Banks
Citation: 564 S.W.2d 947
Forbes v. State
Citation: 559 S.W.2d 318
Year: 1977
State v. Stacey
Citation: 556 S.W.2d 552
Smith v. State
Citation: 547 S.W.2d 925
Graham v. State
Citation: 547 S.W.2d 531
Collins v. State
Citation: 550 S.W.2d 643
State v. Wert
Citation: 550 S.W.2d 1
State v Wilson Tenn.Crim. App. 2011 (suppression of blood test in DUI case)
Bernard v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville/Davidson County, Tennessee, Tenn. App. 2010 (police officer retirement benefits).
State v. Mims , (Tenn. Crim. App.2010) (pretrial diversion for attorney)
Atkinson v. State, Tenn. App. 2010 (prisoner suicide)
Brown v. State, Tenn. Crim. App. 2010 (ineffective assistance of counsel)
State v. Trusty Tenn. Crim. App. 2010 (proof of venue)
State v. Talley
Court: Tenn. Sp Ct.
Year: 2010
Rountree v. State
Citation: Tenn. Crim. App.
Year: 2009
State v. Headley
State v. Stewart
Year: 2008
State v. Geiculescu
Hendricks vs Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission
Court: Davidson County Chancery Court
Bernard v. Metropolitan Government
Citation: 2007 WL 935722
Court: Tenn.App.
Year: 2007
State v. Strickland
Citation: 2007 WL 1028535
Court: Tenn.Crim App
State v. Schiefelbein
Citation: 2007 WL 465151
State v. Neese
Citation: 2006 WL 3831387
Year: 2006
State v. Guartos
Citation: 2006 WL 163633
State v. Hood
Citation: 2006 WL 3455211
Court: Tenn.Civ.App
Moore v. Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole
Citation: 2005 WL 1025763
Year: 2005

Published Works

Articles

Capital Punishment: Like anything else, you get the system you pay for, October 16, 2008
The Blakely Fix, 41 Tennessee Bar Association Journal 14, July, 2005
What is the Impact of Blakely v. Washington on Sentencing in Tennessee?, Tenn. Bar Journal, August, 2004
Thirteen Tips For Improving Client Relations, Tenn. Bar Journal, Nov., 2002
Stick to Your Guns: Restoration of Firearm Rights, Tenn. Bar Journal, March, 2003
Mrs. Burns' Lesser Included Offense Pyramid, Tenn. Bar Association, Nov., 1999
Instructing the Jury in Murder Cases, Tenn. Bar Journal, July, 2002
Obtaining Medical Records For Mental Health Evaluations, Tenn. Bar Journal, July, 2001
Advocacy In DUI Cases
Battered Woman Defense
Ethics in Criminal Cases
Tennessee Sentencing Practices 1790-1999
Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure, West Publishing Company, 1984
The Tennessee Sentencing Reform Act of 1982, 18 Tenn. Bar J. 36, Aug., 1982
The Class X Felony Law of 1979, 14 Tenn. Bar J. 25, Aug., 1979
Commentary on Tennessee Death Penalty Law, Vol. 4, No. 2 Judicial Newsletter 3, May, 1977
The Proposed Criminal Code, 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 131, 1973
Note, The Abolition of Anonymity, 40 Tenn. L. Rev. 301, 1973
Three Volume Set, Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure, West Publishing Company, 1984 – present (this work has been cited as authority in over one hundred appellate opinions)
The Tennessee Sentencing Reform Act of 1982, 18 Tenn. Bar J. 36 (Aug. 1982)
The Class X Felony Law of 1979, 14 Tenn. Bar J. 25 (Aug. 1979)
The Proposed Criminal Code, 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 131 (1973)
Note, The Abolition of Anonymity, 40 Tenn. L. Rev. 301 (1973)
“Preserving Appellate Issues at Trial – First Steps”– TBA Appellate Practice Section March 2018
Lawyer for the Condemned: I Witnessed What Should be the Last Electric Chair Execution
Search and Seizure; “Knock and Talk” Doctrine (brief)
Criminally Negligent Homicide (Brief)
Expungement of Arrest Records Tennessee Bar Journal, February, 2008
State v. Gomez: Tennessee Sentencing Law Violates Sixth Amendment, Tenn. Bar Journal, December, 2007
Appellate Retroactivity Rules: The Pipeline Doctrine
Consecutive Sentences Violate the Sixth Amendment (Brief)
Civil Rights Complaint (False Arrest)
Appellate Advocacy
Who’s there? The parameters of police ‘knock and talk’ tactics, 43 Tennessee Bar Association Journal 3, March, 2007
Motion to Suppress Search of Dwelling
Sentencing Memorandum (Possession of Machine Gun)
Change of Venue (Motion)
Child Sex Offenses (Brief)
Lawsuit claims life sentences miscalculated
Kentucky Clerk Not Issuing Marriage Licenses Jailed
Corporate Crime (Speech)
Criminal Mental Health Issues (Speech)
Deportation because of Criminal Conviction (Speech)
Double Jeopardy (Brief)
Driving under the Influence (Brief)
Evading Arrest (Brief)
Insanity Defense (Brief)
Mental State Jury Instructions (Brief)
Mistaken Identity (Brief)
Setting Aside Guilty Plea (Brief)
37. The Anticipated Resolution of the Blakely Split of Authority in the States, 18 Federal Sentencing Reporter, October, 2005
Weapon Offense (Federal Sentencing Memo)
The Blakely Fix, 41 Tennessee Bar Association Journal 14 (July 2005)
Sumner County Detective Resigns Amid Investigation
4. A lawsuit with large potential ramifications challenges Tennessee’s handling of life sentences with chance of parole
4 Nashville criminal cases overturned in 35 days
Lindsey Lowe, who killed newborn twins, seeks new trial
Defense lawyers say sentencing task force one-sided
Lawyers: Beck case falls in gray area of DUI law
Lindsey Lowe Convicted of Killing Twin Babies Seeks New Trial
Mother Convicted of Smothering Twins Seeks New Trial
Lindsey Lowe Seeks A New Trial
Blackwell v Haslam, Brief (Pardon and Second Amendment)
Improving Attorney-Client Communications: Fifty Tips

Bar Admissions

Tennessee
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1982 - 1988 (Chair)
Tennessee Sentencing Commission, 1986 - 1995 (Member, Chaired Criminal Code Revision Subcommittee)
Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Post Conviction Procedures, 1991 - 1995 (Member)
Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, 1996 - 2000 (Adjunct Member)
Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2001 - Present (Member)
Governor's Task Force on the Use of Enhancement Factors in Criminal Sentencing, 2004 - Present (Member)
American Bar Association (Member)
Nashville Bar Association (Member)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors)
Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Attorney Details

Full Name	David Raybin
Firm	Raybin & Weissman, P.C.
Address	424 Church St Suite 2120, Nashville, TN 37219
Phone	615-256-6666
Phone	615-254-4254
Website	www.nashvilletnlaw.com
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