As many of our Nashville Criminal Defense Attorney blog readers know, Tennessee’s reputation for being tough on crime is well-earned. The state’s harsh sentencing guidelines can mean that someone charged with a felony can face a minimum of one year in prison all the...
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Can you negotiate in a first-degree murder case?
First-degree murder charges carry hefty consequences in Tennessee. If you face these, the lightest sentence you will likely receive – if found guilty – is life in prison with the chance of parole. Yet, depending on the nature of the crime, you could lose out on parole...
Can a plea bargain help avoid jail with multiple felony charges?
Prosecutors indicting an individual of a felony offense sometimes file several charges to build a substantial profile. To reduce some of the allegations, an individual may have an opportunity to enter into a plea bargain with the court. Under certain conditions, a...
Roadway confrontation results in felony charges
A 41-year-old man from Tipton County, Tennessee, faces criminal charges, including attempted second-degree murder and 14 counts of aggravated assault. The felony charges stem from a roadway incident that occurred last September involving a group riding motorcycles. ...
1,000-plus agents involved in major health care fraud sting
We stated in our immediately preceding blog post that, "In recent years, and with progressively growing momentum, media outlets are emphasizing white collar crime." W also emphasized in our July 14 post entry that criminal investigators -- in both the federal and...
White collar fraud allegations: truly, front-page stuff these days
When was the last time you picked up a newspaper (for those of you who even do that anymore in our digital world) and noticed a white collar crime-related tale buried on an inside page? Truly, it was likely the case that, if you chanced on a media report regarding an...
High-profile spotlight: U.S. Supreme Court to look at phone tracking
Allegedly, an individual targeted by police participated with a group in a string of robberies in multiple locales. In searching for an optimal way to link that person with the crimes, law enforcers seized upon the idea of tracking his movements over time through...
America’s swelling prison population: a ticking time bomb?
There is no dearth of evidence to suggest that an ever-growing number of Tennessee residents and other Americans across the country are strongly favoring efforts to materially reform the country's criminal justice system in a manner that better promotes equity and...
Not the first time: why criminal suspects need proven defense help
Fundamentally erroneous assumption: that every individual locked away in a state or federal prison in the United States is guilty of the crime they were charged with. Sadly, we know that is not the case and that, indeed, innocent people in Tennessee and across the...
Bad evidence can lead to wrongful conviction
A loved one has been charged with a crime that you know he or she did not commit. All you need to do is wait for the not-guilty verdict to be read so that you can all leave this nightmare in the past, right? Not necessarily. Wrongful convictions are a lot more common...
