The above headline for today's blog entry might reasonably have a few extra words tacked on to it, namely these: especially when it happens to me. Law enforcers typically know a thing or two about the legalities surrounding detention because, well, they detain people....
Seasoned and Aggressive Legal Representation
Month: March 2017
Report underscores one key criminal defense responsibility
When police officers and prosecutors state that what they assert in a criminal law matter is the flat-out truth and that there is absolutely no doubt about it, there's no need for a criminal defendant and his or her defense counsel to question anything, is there?...
The long-term consequences of a DUI conviction
Almost immediately after your DUI arrest, you may have sensed that things could go very badly for you. If you refused to take a blood alcohol test, officers probably warned you of Tennessee's implied consent law, which means the court could suspend your license if you...
Juvenile offenders: a singular demographic in criminal law
Under the following scenario, who is more likely to be looked at in disapproving fashion by a judge or jury: a well-seasoned adult with a long string of criminal convictions who is now facing charges relating to a stolen car or a hasn't-shaved-yet teen offender with...
A tale of restraint: unproblematic or troublesome?
"A shadow is falling" over Americans, says one law professor who recently penned an article chronicling his frustration and fear in the wake of a news report he found particularly unsettling. The genesis of his concern was this: people were searched. That happens...
The often-alleged crime spike: Does evidence support the claim?
FBI-authored data point to Tennessee as being a state that has a comparatively outsized problem when it comes to incidents linked with violent crime, at least in one recent year. Does that mean in and of itself that Tennessee has deep-seated and significant concerns...
