Counsel disputed whether trial courts had viable alternatives when a certified interpreter was unavailable, and whether timesheets, bank deposits and other exhibits provided sufficient proof of fraudulent intent and authorship over a five‑year fraud allegation.

Appellate counsel disputed whether a detective's statement that he "checked with" the defendant and heard the defendant lacked a license suffices under Smith to prove absence of a Massachusetts firearms license; argument also touched on jury instructions and recent statutory changes on large‑capacity feeding devices.

Defense argues for acquittal due to insufficient evidence of licensure beyond reasonable doubt.

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.