Patrick E. Stegall’s Guides

If you have been charged with a drug crime in Memphis, Tennessee or the surrounding area you could be facing numerous consequences including jail time, fines, forfeiture of property, and permanent felony or misdemeanor convictions on your record. A drug possession lawyer in Memph...

In Tennessee, patronizing prostitution is defined as soliciting or hiring another person with the intent that the other person engage in prostitution, or entering or remaining in a house of prostitution for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Most of these cases result f...

Can I be arrested for DUI if Im not actually driving the car? Yes. Under Tennessee DUI law it is a crime to drive or be in physical control of an automobile. Physical control is not the same as drive. It has a much broader definition. Essentially, if the facts show that the vehi...

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Four poundswere talking two, three hundred boxes of sinus pills. There aint that many smurfs in the world. Breaking Bad Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 417 makes it a crime to manufacture, deliver or sell methamphetamine, or to possess with the intent to man...

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According to a recent Memphis Commercial Appeal article, eleven individuals have been charged this year with taking a firearm into the Memphis International Airport. Many, if not all of them likely were travelers who simply forgot that they left their handgun in their carry-on b...

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Weapons charges in the state of Mississippi come in many forms and carry different sets of penalties. Probably the most common type of weapon charge is unlawfully carrying a handgun. Carrying a concealed handgun in Mississippi as a first offenseis punishable by a fine of $100 to...

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Mississippis driving under the influence law is laid out in Title 63, Chapter 11, Part 30 of the Miss. Code. It states that: It is unlawful for any person to drive or otherwise operate a vehicle within this state who (a) is under the influence of intoxicating liquor; (b) is unde...

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In Mississippi it is a crime to sell, barter, transfer, manufacture, distribute, dispense or possess with intent to sell, barter, transfer, manufacture, distribute or dispense, a controlled substance. Controlled substance essentially means any illegal drugs or drugs without a pr...

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Domestic violence in Mississippi is classified as either simple or aggravated. Simple domestic violence is when a person (a) attempts to cause or purposely, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; or (b) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a deadly w...

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Tennessees statutory rape law is found in Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 of the Tennessee Code Annotated. It is a complex offense that contains numerous elements and criminalizes many different activities, and the penalties can be harsh. There are actually three types of statutory...

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