Holidays are great times to relax and three day weekends give us time to catch up on sleep, spend time with our loved ones, and maybe get a few projects completed. But a little too much relaxation mixed with some alcohol and added to driving a vehicle can be a bad cocktail. The result is holiday celebrations can [...]
The Tennessee State Supreme Court rejected the prosecutors' attempt to prevent former University of Tennessee standout AJ Johnson from obtaining social media posts and texts of a female who accused him of rape. Johnson and former teammate AJ Williams contend their accuser is lying and what she and her friends said via social [...]
The Attorney General Jeff Sessions just announced a new policy directing law enforcement agencies to increase the use of asset forfeiture in the name of fighting the drug war. Sessions is appointed under a Republican administration that presumably represents the interest of citizens who desire to limit the power of the federal government. [...]
The latest news reports tell us that Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old American college student held by North Korea for 18 months, is now back in America surrounded by family and a team of doctors. It appears Mr. Warmbier has severe brain deterioration, possibly caused by oxygen deprivation to the brain. Mr. Warmbier was given a [...]
Our defense is frequently sought out when the State of Tennessee attempts to try children as adults for crimes, I have represented many juveniles facing delinquency charges in juvenile courts all over Middle Tennessee. Most people don't know that juveniles are subject to the same types of jails, incarceration, isolation and strip searches as adults. It was only in 2005 that the [...]
Tiger Woods said an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications was to blame for his early-morning DUI arrest near his Jupiter Island home in Florida on Monday. The former golf champion was found asleep behind of the wheel of his car, with his seatbelt on and the motor running. According to the arresting officer, Woods' speech was slurred [...]
Memorial Day weekend means cookouts and swimming, but it also means increased patrol by law enforcement for people operating vehicles under the influence. We have one published roadblock for tonight in our area: a sobriety checkpoint at Central Pike and John Hagar in Mt. Juliet. But every county, including Wilson, will have what is [...]
Probation Violation is the single criminal charge that will most likely to result in incarceration and routinely the only charge for which a citizen will usually be held without bail. Probation violations are truly a local issue and especially dependent on the custom or practice of a particular county. Even within a county, probation violations are [...]
The month of April is "Distracted Driving" month - what does that mean for you as a Tennessee driver?It is not illegal to use your hand held or hands free cell phone while driving in Tennessee if you are over the age of 18. It is illegal to use a cell phone or hands [...]
We have all heard of the phrase innocent until proven guilty. It is a cornerstone of American law. We presume with this cornerstone that, if you are accused of crime, you will be permitted to post bail and remain free until and if you are convicted by the government. Our laws now permit many charged with [...]
