SEATBELTS: Not just for safety anymore…
I want you to think about your seatbelt for one minute. Clearly it could save your life, but it could also help you avoid a DUI. One thing I want everyone to be aware of are the police officers...
View ArticleDUI and Prescription Meds: Not What the Doctor Ordered
Well, simply put, you can get charged and even convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) without having a drop of alcohol in your system. And even worse, you may not even realize that the...
View ArticleForced Blood Testing in Tennessee: Tenn. Code Ann. 55-10-406 (f) amended...
House Bill 0715 amended Tenn. Code Ann. 55-10-406 (f) Tennessee Blood Testing and Implied Consent Law to add additional ways the State of Tennessee can take your blood without your consent for the...
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Anchor Down: Tennessee Laws On Boating Under the Influence
With Summer right around the corner there’s no doubt many of you will be looking to hit the waterways. With that in mind, it may be a good time to remind everyone of the drinking and boating laws in...
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For Bonnaroo Goers: Small Infractions Can Lead To Big Charges
Every year around this time our firm gets a flood of calls from people who receive criminal charges while on their way to or while leaving Bonnaroo. They have ranged from simple possession and...
View ArticleSurviving CMA Fest: 8 Tips From A Criminal Defense Attorney
Nashville is set to host its summer tradition of CMA Fest, which will welcome over one hundred and fifty thousand country music fans to the downtown area. With such a concentration of people to the...
View ArticleThe Fight is Not Over: Post-Conviction Relief Part I
If you have been convicted of a crime and your appeal has been denied, the fight is not over. At trial and on appeal, you have the right to effective assistance of counsel in your case. A denial of the...
View ArticleBody Cameras in Nashville: Costly But Necessary
Metro Nashville Police Chief Steve Anderson recently proposed a $50.1 million plan to purchase body cameras for all 1,440 of the city’s police officers and to install new dash cameras on 880 department...
View ArticleThe Fight is Not Over: Post-Conviction Relief Part III
Time is of the Essence Aside from very limited exceptions enumerated within the post-conviction statute and discussed below, a person in custody under a sentence of a court of this state (Tennessee)...
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Tennessee Implied Consent Law
Under TCA 55-10-406 any person driving a motor vehicle in Tennessee is deemed to have given implied consent to a breath test, a blood test, or both to determine the person’s alcohol or drug content of...
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