What is Implied Consent and how do you violate it? The law, T.C. A. Code 55-10-401/406, says that if you operate a motor vehicle in Tennessee you have implicitly agreed to have your blood alcohol level tested. Violating the Implied Consent law is a civil, not a criminal offense (whereas a DUI charge is a criminal offense). [...]
Supreme Court Argues for Protecting Citizens from Unlimited Civil Forfeiture DUI Defense Attorney Frank Lannom The Government wants to seize your automobile for speeding five miles over the limit, but Supreme Court Justice Breyer doesn’t agree and leads Government attorney into a trap that proves they have no respect for the 8th Amendment [...]
Attorney Frank Lannom What does it mean to get a “Criminal Misdemeanor Citation” in Middle Tennessee? The short answer is that it is basically the same thing as getting arrested, yet you were spared the humiliation of being physically arrested, put in jail, and forced to call someone to bail you out. The [...]
Attorney Frank Lannom In my 25 years of experience defending citizens accused of sex crimes, I have found that allegations are often exaggerated and sometimes just down right lies. Our present day society has shifted away from the Constitutional belief of "innocent until proven guilty" to believing it is wrong to even question the legitimacy of [...]
