Tennessee Laws: Texting and Driving and the Laws you Risk Breaking
Aug 27, 2013
In todays world, texting has replaced talking on the phone, especially among young people. However, this trend becomes extremely dangerous when it happens behind the steering wheel. Texting while drivi...
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United States Supreme Court Says GPS Tracking Requires Warrant
Jul 06, 2012
The United States Supreme Court ruled today in a unanimous decision that police must obtain a search warrant before using a GPS device to track a criminal suspect.Law enforcement have begun relying on ...
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I Am from Tennessee but I got a DUI while visiting another State, How Do I Get a Restricted License?
Jul 06, 2012
This question arises quite frequently as college students that are from Tennessee will get convicted of DUI while they are away at college. It also happens to Tennessee business travelers who encounter...
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Expungements of Tennessee Convictions - Erasing the Past
Jul 06, 2012
Tennessee has a new law that will finally enable individuals previously convicted in Tennessee of many misdemeanors and certain low level felonies the opportunity to have their criminal records fully e...
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Can an Order of Protection be Dismissed?
Jan 17, 2012
Some thirty years ago, Tennessee lawmakers first introduced laws now found in Tennessee Code Annotated 36-3-601 et seq. to protect citizens from being battered, abused, stalked, or otherwise harassed b...
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Drug Free School Zones Raise Stakes in Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 11, 2012
If someone finds themself charged with felony drug possession in Nashville, Tennessee, chances are before his or her case ever goes to a jury trial that he or she will face amended charges with the enh...
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Straddling Two Lanes Doesn't Justify Prosecution
Jan 11, 2012
Many people find themselves with criminal charges after a routine traffic stop. If an officer initiates a traffic stop, such officer will likely investigate for criminal activity.
If you find yourself ...
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Careful the person knocking on your door may be trying to arrest you
Jan 11, 2012
They will generally knock and say "property management" or "U.S Mail" ", but when you open the door you may find that it is really 2 or 3 police officers trying to talk their way into your living room....
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Check your bags twice before you go to to Airport
Nov 09, 2011
It is surprisingly common for us to see cases where a client carries a self-defense item like brass knuckles, a knife, or a collapsible baton in their travel bags or hurriedly packs a rarely used bag w...
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Inmates with Diabetes Have Rights when Treatment is Ignored
Nov 09, 2011
Inmates that receive poor medical care for Diabetes while incarcerated have protections under State and Federal law. Inmates may bring a claim under 42 U.S.C. 1983 if they can establish that their con...
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