Violation: Client charged with Shoplifting in two separate counties (Misdemeanor), Failure to Appear (Misdemeanor), Bringing Contraband into a Penal Facility (Felony) and Destruction of Evidence (Felony). Result: Felony charges dropped and client received suspended sentences on only three of the misdemeanors with no jail time and unsupervised probation. My client was a young lady experiencing mental difficulties along [...]
Violation: DUI Result: No jail time to serve; no driver's license suspension Client was involved in a one car accident in Smith County (Carthage), Tennessee, after attempting to return home from a night of drinking. The client left the scene before Sheriff's deputies were on the scene, but returned with his mother before the Tennessee State Troopers [...]
Violation: Driving Under the Influence Result: Dropped Charge; Reckless Driving with $50.00 fine Client was arrested by a Tennessee State Trooper as the result of a one car accident. The client was requested to take a blood alcohol test, but no advisory warning was given as to the consequence of refusal. After review of the [...]
Violation: DUI, Possession of Firearm while under the influence Result: No criminal conviction, no jail time Client was charged with driving under the influence and possession of a firearm while under the influence in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. Client was stopped for not dimming his bright lights when passing a Smith County deputy. After obtaining [...]
Violation: Assault Result: All charges dismissed Client was charged with one count of assault in the Criminal Court of Wilson County, Tennessee. On behalf of our client, we conducted a preliminary hearing, securing testimony which contradicted the police reports in the case. The hearing was based upon our investigation and ended in the ultimate dismissal [...]
Violation: Due Care Violation; Failure to Yield Result: Not Guilty Verdict My client was charged with a due care violation and failure to yield after entering the interstate from the shoulder and being rear ended. My client had been on the roadway and still had his emergency lights before being hit. After a trial, my [...]
Violation: Violation of Probation Result: Jail Time Avoided Defendant pleads guilty to Driving Under the Influence and is placed on probation. While on probation, the defendant commits two thefts in two separate counties and pleads guilty to both. After a hearing and submitting over 30 documents, the Judge did not put the sentence into effect. [...]
Violation: Assault Result: Not Guilty Verdict My client, a sixty-seven year-old Registered Nurse, is charged with assault by two 19 year-olds as a result of an argument on a golf course. The client was accused of striking one of the young men with a golf club. Even though the State had offered to dismiss the [...]
Violation: DUI and Violation of Implied Consent Result: Original charges dismissed; $50.00 fine Client charged with DUI around the city limits of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. The client had worked a 12 hour shift, spent some time with his girlfriend, and attempted to go home. On the way home he states he fell asleep and totaled [...]
Violation: Felon in the Possession of a Firearm Result: Misdemeanor charge Client was charged with the offense of felon in the possession of a firearm in Putnam County, Tennessee. The offense is a class E felony, carrying a possible sentence of one to six years. Despite felon convictions from 16 years ago, the client held [...]
