Songwriter John 'Danny' Tate released, then rejailed
Wrote songs for Lynryd Skynyrd, Tim McGraw
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John 'Danny' Tate / Larry McCormack / File / The Tennessean
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Songwriter John “Danny” Tate, who spent a month in the Davidson County lockup, was released Thursday only to be transferred to a jail in Memphis, where he now faces contempt charges stemming from a suit filed against him by his brother.
Tate’s release from the Nashville jail came following a hearing before Circuit Judge Philip Smith on contempt charges for nonpayment of child support. In a brief 9 a.m. Thursday appearance, Tate promised Smith he would show up for future hearings.
“I’m going to try to get you out of here,” Smith said, “but you have to promise me you’ll show up.”
During the hearing, Smith questioned why Tate, who has written songs for noted performers including Lynryd Skynyrd and Tim McGraw, was brought to the courtroom in leg shackles.
Smith appointed attorney Elaine Heard to represent Tate in the child support matter after concluding that he was indigent.
Tate had turned himself in on Sept. 5 to face year-old misdemeanor charges stemming from a police stop in 2012. Though a quick release was expected following a plea agreement, the child support matter and the Memphis charges led to Tate’s continued confinement.
The Memphis contempt order was issued on charges Tate failed to take down from the Internet website postings about his conservatorship that were critical of David Tate. It was David Tate who petitioned the Davidson Probate Court to have his songwriter brother placed in a conservatorship, contending that his brother’s drug use made him a threat to his own well-being.
Under the conservatorship, Tate was stripped of the right to make decisions about everything from his health to his finances. His rights were finally restored in spring 2010.
Legal bills stemming from that conservatorship have led to Tate’s house being auctioned off and a lien placed on his songwriting royalties.
Records show that Tate was booked in to the Shelby County jail at 10:05 p.m. Thursday.
Tate’s release from the Nashville jail came following a hearing before Circuit Judge Philip Smith on contempt charges for nonpayment of child support. In a brief 9 a.m. Thursday appearance, Tate promised Smith he would show up for future hearings.
“I’m going to try to get you out of here,” Smith said, “but you have to promise me you’ll show up.”
During the hearing, Smith questioned why Tate, who has written songs for noted performers including Lynryd Skynyrd and Tim McGraw, was brought to the courtroom in leg shackles.
Smith appointed attorney Elaine Heard to represent Tate in the child support matter after concluding that he was indigent.
Tate had turned himself in on Sept. 5 to face year-old misdemeanor charges stemming from a police stop in 2012. Though a quick release was expected following a plea agreement, the child support matter and the Memphis charges led to Tate’s continued confinement.
The Memphis contempt order was issued on charges Tate failed to take down from the Internet website postings about his conservatorship that were critical of David Tate. It was David Tate who petitioned the Davidson Probate Court to have his songwriter brother placed in a conservatorship, contending that his brother’s drug use made him a threat to his own well-being.
Under the conservatorship, Tate was stripped of the right to make decisions about everything from his health to his finances. His rights were finally restored in spring 2010.
Legal bills stemming from that conservatorship have led to Tate’s house being auctioned off and a lien placed on his songwriting royalties.
Records show that Tate was booked in to the Shelby County jail at 10:05 p.m. Thursday.
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