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A jury convicted Joseph Daniels two years ago in the 2018 murder of his son 5-year-old Joe Clyde. He is serving a 51-year-sentence, but now defense attorneys have filed papers seeking a new trial.

Tennessee law enforcement officials have paid the man thousands to settle his federal lawsuit filed against them, his attorneys say.

Tennessee law enforcement officials have paid the man thousands to settle his federal lawsuit filed against them, his attorneys say.

Tennessee law enforcement officials have paid the man thousands to settle his federal lawsuit filed against them, his attorneys say.

Defense attorneys says the Innocence Project may have an interest in the Joe Clyde Daniels case. This comes as the father convicted of murder and serving life is about to file his appeal.

NewsChannel 5 obtained exclusive details on how and why Joseph Daniels and his attorney will argue the conviction should be thrown out.

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The father convicted this past summer of murdering his son Joe Clyde now is serving life. But, now he's taking the first step toward seeking a new trial.

A gag order does remain in place, but sources who have spoken to some of the jurors say it was not the witness testimony, but Joseph's confession that convinced them of his guilt.

Joseph Daniels’ attorneys argued that the prosecutors didn’t prove Daniels murdered his son Joe Clyde while the state asked the jurors to “not reward him for concealing (Joe’s) body” in the eighth and final day of Daniels trial.  The trial for Daniels, a Dickson County father who is charged with first-degree murder in the 2018 disappearance of Joe, finished Friday in Dickson County Circuit Court with the following closing arguments: ‘Planted the seed’ Assistant District Attorney ...