Tennessee state court judge Seth Norman says that he "will continue to see the consequences" of a raging drug problem in Tennessee and nationally so long as misguided criminal law policies are routinely applied wholesale in drug-crime cases. And that is truly tragic,...
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Defenseless in the face of sexual misconduct accusations
Instead of going to a job interview, you went to the campus security office for an interrogation. Instead of preparing for an internship, you prepared a defense statement. Instead of feeling excited about your future, you are now dreading it. Facing accusations of...
Court case raises questions regarding agency informants
Lots of people in Tennessee and across the country pursue income-enhancing opportunities to supplement the money they receive from their primary employers. In fact, many millions of Americans have second jobs. Although that pedestrian fact normally doesn't raise an...
Under fire from critics: guidance on campus sexual assaults
One fundamental distinction between civil and criminal law in the United States resides in the so-called "burden of proof" that must be established to assign liability to an alleged wrongdoer. In civil cases, a "preponderance of evidence" standard typically serves as...
Lasting consequences: more data regarding registered sex-offenders
Our law firm provides aggressive defense on behalf of Tennessee residents charged with sex crimes. All individuals who are targeted by criminal law enforcers in such matters have a dire and immediate need for careful and impassioned advocacy, which is underscored by...
The dire consequences of sloppy forensic work
Experienced defense attorneys look at a number of things in assessing the prosecution's case against a criminal law defendant and client. In fact, they closely scrutinize every strand in a criminal complaint filed against an individual who is justifiably relying upon...
‘San Antonio Four’ exonerated 22 years after sexual assault claim
In 1994, Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera and Anna Vasquez were arrested on charges of sexually assaulting two minors. The minors were Ramirez's nieces, then 7 and 9, who had been spending the week with their aunt. They claimed their aunt and her...