On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | Jul 19, 2017 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | Jul 14, 2017 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | Jun 15, 2017 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | May 17, 2017 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | May 5, 2017 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | Dec 1, 2016 | Felonies
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...
On behalf of Law Offices of Thomas T. Overton | Nov 20, 2016 | Felonies
In Tennessee, offenses are graded in order of the severity of the crime. After capital crimes, Class A felonies carry the heaviest consequences. A person convicted of a Class A felony may face decades in prison and thousands of dollars in fines. Three people were...
