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Hit-and-Run Kills Tennessee Man
Posted on November 20, 2009A man from Clinton, Tennessee died this past Wednesday night after a car struck him as he was crossing the street in Lexington, Kentucky. Police are still searching for the driver, who fled the scene. This is a classic and tragic example of what is known as a hit-and-run...
Legal Woes Continue for Tennessee Football Team
Posted on November 19, 2009The hits keep on coming for the University of Tennessee football team, especially off the field. Just last week the team was faced with the distraction of having three players charged with attempted armed robbery which resulted in two of them being dismissed from the team and the third suspended from participating in team activities...
Santa Claus Pleads Guilty on Child Pornography Charges
Posted on November 18, 2009Now we know what Santa Claus does when he?s not engaging in his annual, worldwide, day-long burglary spree under the pretense of bringing toys to children: possessing and distributing child pornography. Well, that is at least what one Santa Claus from New Jersey does in his spare time as evidenced by his recent guilty plea entered in federal court in New Jersey to a multitude of child sex charges...
Falsifying a Drug Test
Posted on November 17, 2009People may be required to take drug tests for a variety of reasons. Drug tests may be a mandatory job requirement, may be mandatorily imposed by the State of Tennessee as a result of a past conviction for certain offenses, or may be required by a health or life insurance provider...
Men Use Permanent Marker to Create Burglary Disguise
Posted on November 16, 2009One of the biggest keys to orchestrating a proper burglary would seem to be having a good disguise. For example, a burglar may wear a Bill Clinton mask while breaking into a house in order to pin the crime on the former president rather than themselves...
Three Vols Charged with Attempted Aggravated Robbery
Posted on November 13, 2009Three University of Tennessee football players have been charged in connection with an attempted robbery that allegedly took place on Cumberland Avenue early Thursday morning. Janzen Jackson, Nu?Keese Richardson, and Mike Edwards have been identified as three of the suspects who were arrested in connection with the incident...
Five Men in Same Family Charged with Child Sex Crimes
Posted on November 12, 2009In what can only be described as a bizarre occurrence, five men in the same family in Missouri were recently arrested and charged with a litany of sexual crimes against children. Some of the charges were especially heinous and include forcible sodomy, rape of a child less than twelve, and use of a child in a sexual performance...
Woman Fakes Cancer to Raise Money for Breast Implants
Posted on November 11, 2009In the wake of one of the worst recessions in American history, families simply do not have the discretionary income they once had. Pretty much everyone is feeling the crunch of not having the discretionary income necessary to afford certain luxuries...
Knoxville Man Charged with Aggravated Animal Cruelty
Posted on November 10, 2009Nothing says ?I am mad at you? like dragging someone?s defenseless dog behind your truck like an amateur water-skier. At least that was apparently the mindset of a Knoxville man who was arrested and charged with aggravated cruelty to animals after onlookers spotted him doing just that last Tuesday afternoon...
Man's "Too Fat to Kill" Defense Fails
Posted on November 09, 2009In a somewhat novel but seemingly legitimate defense strategy, a Florida man accused of killing his stepson in New Jersey recently used his obesity as an alibi. The circumstances surrounding the murder indicated that the killer fired a shot into the victim?s leg, sprinted up a flight of steps and then fired four more extremely accurate shots at the victim...
Children Tried as Adults in Tennessee
Posted on November 06, 2009The issue of children being tried as adults is one of the most controversial aspects of criminal law. There is an obvious tension between punishing the offender based on the severity of offense and protecting an offender whose youth and immaturity may dictate that he or she did not fully understand the consequences of his or her actions or possess the requisite intent...
Man Gives Judge the Middle Finger, Gets Six Months in Jail
Posted on November 05, 2009One aspect of the criminal justice system that is discussed far too little is the importance of courtroom behavior, specifically as it pertains to being respectful to the judge and other court officials. The most obvious reason one should always treat the judge with respect is that the judge is in charge of the courtroom and the proceedings that take place in that courtroom, and a defendant will not garner any favor with the person in charge of it all by being rude or belligerent...
Dad Runs Daughter Over with Car as Punishment: Criminal Attempt
Posted on November 04, 2009In modern society, debates rage about which methods of discipline are appropriate for parents to use with their children. Most of the debate is focused on the ethics of spanking versus non-physical means of punishment and proponents of both sides differ as to what is acceptable and what amounts to going too far...
Woman Reports Herself for Driving Drunk
Posted on November 03, 2009A Wisconsin woman recently took the idea of ?doing your civic duty? to a whole new level. Noticing that there was a drunk driver on the road, the woman immediately called to report the offender to emergency services. The 911 operator was shocked to find that the woman reported that the drunk driver was none other than herself, responding to the question of, ?Are you behind them??, with the reply of, ?I am them...
Man Gets DUI in Recliner Chair
Posted on November 02, 2009Life is full of surprises. One can go from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows in a matter of seconds. One minute you can be living the good life, ruling the road in your motorized recliner, and the next thing you know you are getting bushwhacked by a parked car...
Victim Impact Statements
Posted on October 30, 2009The trials of the defendants accused of killing college students Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville present the opportunity to examine a myriad of legal subjects and issues. Yesterday, October 28, 2009, marked the beginning of the sentencing hearing of defendant Lemaricus Davidson, who was found guilty on thirty-eight different counts including first degree murder of both Newsom and Christian...
Woman Tries Her Hand at Harlotry to Obtain World Series Tickets
Posted on October 29, 2009The internet has become a phenomenally effective medium for advertising products and services for many businesses around the globe. Facilitating this effectiveness are websites like EBay and Craigslist which allow their users to advertise or attempt to sell their products at an extremely low cost relative to advertising or selling via other methods while still reaching millions of potential customers...
Bonfires, Campfires, Can Lead to Criminal Charges
Posted on October 28, 2009For many Tennesseans, this time of year means football, barbecuing, and just generally taking advantage of the pleasant fall weather. Many outdoor activities common to the fall season involve the use of fire such as grilling, bonfires, and campfires. Although these activities are completely harmless for the most part when conducted in a responsible manner, failure to exercise due caution when starting or maintaining a fire can lead to criminal charges in Tennessee, even if the spreading of the fire was completely accidental...
Court of Criminal Appeals Clarifies Rules of the Road
Posted on October 27, 2009There comes a time in every driver?s life when the light turns yellow at the worst possible moment and the decision has to be made: keep going or slam on the brakes. The root of the problem in this situation is that it is hard to calculate in a split-second whether or not the failure to stop will constitute running a red light and lead to a possible citation...
Defendant in Chipman Street Murders Mulls Decision to Testify
Posted on October 26, 2009The 2007 murders of two college students in Knoxville, known to some as the Chipman Street Murders, have captured the attention of many Tennesseans. In addition, they have produced some of the most high-profile criminal trials in the East Tennessee area in quite some time...
Man Arrested for Having Sex with Horse
Posted on October 23, 2009People frequently classify themselves as ?animal lovers,? but a man from Maury County, Tennessee was recently arrested for taking that concept a little too far. According to police, the man was arrested after investigators learned he was having sex with horses on a farm owned by another person, who was also arrested and charged with animal cruelty...
Suspect Trees Himself, Gives Fake Identification Info
Posted on October 22, 2009A Tennessee man recently learned the hard way that you cannot evade authorities by hiding in a tree. According to WBIR.com, the man had entered a convenience store and stuffed several beers in his clothes before walking out. When the man was confronted in the parking lot by an employee, he pulled out what appeared to be a gun and escaped...
Man Arrested for Simple Possession Gives New Meaning to the Term ?Pothead?
Posted on October 21, 2009Many amateur magicians like to perform a trick where they stick a playing card to their forehead and then wow the audience by guessing what it is without seeing it. A Pennsylvania man recently tried a similar trick using a bag of marijuana, but unfortunately for him the spectator happened to be a law enforcement official who knew exactly what was in the bag and was not at all impressed...
Tennessee Supreme Court Limits Privacy Rights for Those on Probation, Parole
Posted on October 20, 2009The right of a person to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures of their home, business, property, or person is one that courts historically have been reluctant to infringe upon. Both the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article One, Section Seven of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee guarantee citizens that their privacy will not be invaded in an unreasonable manner, meaning that law enforcement officials wishing to search a citizen?s person or property have historically been forced to obtain a search warrant in order to do so...
Balloon Hoax may Lead to Criminal Charges
Posted on October 19, 2009It seemed like the entire United States was paying attention to the happenings in Fort Collins, Colorado last week when a family reported that their son had apparently taken to the skies inside a giant helium balloon. When the balloon returned to earth minus the child, fears began to emerge that the story might end tragically...
Kidnapping in Tennessee
Posted on October 16, 2009Kidnappings seem to be increasingly dominating the national headlines, partly due to the fact that kidnapping is a serious crime that often has devastating effects, but also partly due to the fact that the kidnappings themselves are usually carried out in a bizarre manner...
DUI Applies to Motor Vehicles Only
Posted on October 15, 2009If you are someone who likes to enjoy a few beers while traveling on horseback down a dark road, then you can sympathize with a man from McMinn County, Tennessee who was recently arrested for doing just that. According to WBIR.com, the police received complaints about someone riding a horse down a country road at night and sent a deputy out to see what was happening...
Naked Man Breaks Into Home, Cooks Dinner
Posted on October 14, 2009Using what may possibly be the worst disguise of all time, none at all, a naked man apparently under the influence of drugs or alcohol broke into a residence in Slidell, Louisiana and made himself at home for a while before eventually leaving. According to the Associated Press, the bare-naked burglar was captured on a surveillance camera taking a shower via a garden hose before breaking several windows and then entering the house...
Peremptory Challenges During a Jury Selection
Posted on October 13, 2009Juries are critically important in the American legal system. In civil trials, they often decide if the plaintiff was harmed by the defendant, and how much harm was done. In criminal trials, they often decide not only if the defendant is guilty, but how much time the defendant will have to spend in prison...
Thirteen Year-Old Becomes Designated Driver
Posted on October 12, 2009It is always a horrible idea to drive while intoxicated, so when a couple from California decided to find a designated driver rather than to drive home in such a condition they were undoubtedly using great judgment. However, their judgment was not as crisp when they decided to bestow that honor upon a thirteen year-old boy...
Dial 911 for Emergencies Only
Posted on October 06, 2009It seems to be a growing trend for people to call 911 for assistance in non-emergency matters. Recently, a Florida lady called 911 three times to report that McDonald?s was out of McNuggets and refused to give her a refund. When informed that her situation was not an emergency, she protested that it was indeed an emergency because they were trying to force her to order a McDouble, which she did not want...
Using Age as Leverage
Posted on October 05, 2009The concept of the plea bargain is one that is at the forefront of criminal law today. Inherent in plea bargaining is the concept of negotiation, and, like in any negotiation, the concept of leverage is critical to the plea bargaining process. Leverage in plea bargaining can take many forms, but as this example will show, a major source for defense lawyers is a pitiable client...
Formal Defect Causes Fatal Deficiency
Posted on October 02, 2009Courts in Tennessee are generally prone to elevating substance over form whenever possible. For example, a court may treat an incorrectly named motion as though it were correctly named both in the interest of fairness and in order to increase judicial efficiency by preventing the needless revision of formal but harmless defects...
Enhancement Factor: Position of Trust
Posted on October 01, 2009When a person is convicted of a crime and proceeds to the sentencing phase, the judge will begin to determine the sentence by looking at the applicable statutory sentencing range as a starting point. The judge will then proceed by applying enhancement or mitigating factors to increase or decrease the sentence as warranted...
Intentional Killing of Animals in Tennessee
Posted on September 30, 2009The subject of animals can be very divisive in modern day society. Some people treat them like family members and genuinely love and care for them as such; others view them as annoyances and entertain murderous thoughts when they are woken up at four in the morning by their neighbor?s dog deafeningly deterring some random disturbance in the night; still others simply don?t care one way or the other about animals...
Fake Cop Faced with Real Jail Time
Posted on September 29, 2009Sometimes it is the little things in life that cause the most frustration. This is particularly true when it comes to automobile travel. For example, it is extremely frustrating to sit at a red light for what seems like an eternity when your car is the only car at a four-way intersection...
Competency's Role in Executions
Posted on September 28, 2009Of all the rights protected by the American legal system, the right to life is the most fundamental and is thus protected in a myriad of ways. It also may be the most controversial, having the ability to spark furious debate on topics such as abortion, assisted suicide, and the death penalty...
Assistance of Counsel is Not an Absolute Right
Posted on September 25, 2009Americans often like to cite the various rights guaranteed them by the United States Constitution and with good reason; these guarantees protect and empower Americans in various ways. These rights, however, are anything but guaranteed. The Sixth Amendment gives a defendant the right to assistance of counsel in criminal prosecutions, but this right, like any right, can be taken away if it is not used responsibly...
Mother Tracks Down, Rapes Son
Posted on September 16, 2009When preparing to meet a long-lost biological parent for the first time, a child who was previously given up for adoption would presumably try to prepare themselves for all of the possible outcomes of the meeting. The reunion could be a joyous one where the child and the parent reconnect and begin making up for lost time...
Statutory Rape: Issues of Consent
Posted on September 15, 2009Two mothers were recently arrested in New York for entering a written agreement to allow one mother?s thirteen year-old daughter to be romantically involved with the other mother?s nineteen year-old son. The purpose of the pact was to avoid statutory rape charges in the event that the girl became pregnant...
Alternative Sentencing
Posted on September 11, 2009When found guilty of a crime, whether by decision or plea, the next stage in the criminal process is sentencing. At this stage, defendants need skilled and experienced representation to ensure that their rehabilitation needs are considered and that a fair and just sentence is imposed...
Sentencing Considerations
Posted on September 10, 2009In the preceding article, I discussed the policy purposes underlying sentencing in Tennessee. This article provides more specific information on the considerations a court must apply when imposing penalties on a defendant?whether the penalty is incarceration, probation, community service or some other alternative sentencing arrangement...
Criminal Sentencing in Tennessee: Purposes of the Reform Act
Posted on September 09, 2009By way of introduction, I discuss in this entry the General Assembly?s express purposes in enacting the Criminal Sentencing Reform Act. The Reform Act is the end result of comprehensive penal and sentencing reform legislation enacted in 1989 to address inconsistencies found in the penal code...
Introduction to Criminal Sentencing in Tennessee
Posted on September 08, 2009In a series of articles over the next couple of weeks, I will be discussing some of the various aspects of Tennessee?s Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1989 (?Reform Act?). My goal in discussing this topic is to encourage people who have been charged with a crime to seek out representation so as to give themselves the best chance for avoiding or reducing possible jail time...
Informer's Privilege
Posted on September 01, 2009The Tennessee Supreme Court recently had the opportunity to revisit the informer?s privilege. In particular, the court addressed the circumstances under which the identity of a confidential informant must be disclosed to a criminal defendant prior to trial...
Gasoline Theft and Affirmative Defenses
Posted on August 27, 2009Driving off without paying for gas is a serious offense in Tennessee. Not only can you lose your license, but you can be put in jail and be required to pay fines. Probation, restitution and license restoration fees may also be involved. Moreover, a gasoline theft conviction goes on your permanent public record, risking your reputation and job opportunities...
Responsibilities of Drivers When Involved in Car Accidents in Tennessee
Posted on August 25, 2009From time to time, I am asked what a person is legally supposed to do if he or she is involved in a Tennessee motor vehicle accident that results in injury. TCA 55-10-101 spells out a driver?s legal duties when involved in such accidents and imposes serious penalties on those who fail to comply...
Coach Willard Ross Act of 2009
Posted on August 24, 2009In 2007, a Clarksville coach and teacher, Willard Ross, was shot and killed by a stray bullet in a Wal-Mart parking lot. The man who shot Coach Ross had a prior criminal record and did not have lawful possession of the handgun. After receiving a letter from Mr...
New Law Allows Admission of Blood Alcohol Test Results Regardless of Defendant's Consent
Posted on August 20, 2009Under current DUI law, the introduction of the results of a blood alcohol test cannot be admitted into evidence without the defendant?s consent if blood was taken from the defendant while he or she was incapable of refusing the test (e.g., the defendant was unconscious)...
Concealed Handguns Allowed in Great Smoky Mountains National Park if Registered
Posted on August 19, 2009The recent amendment to the gun permit law?T.C.A. 39-17-1311(b)(1)?also added a federal default regulation allowing persons authorized to carry handguns within the state of Tennessee to carry guns in its national parks so long as bringing the gun into the park does not violate federal law...
Inciting a Riot in Tennessee
Posted on August 18, 2009Commenting on the possible cause of the current hostile fervor surrounding healthcare in America, Senator Arlen Specter stated, "I think there is a mood in America of anger with so many people unemployed, with so much bickering in Washington ... with the fear of losing their health care...
Defense of Others Under Tennessee Law
Posted on August 17, 2009In the paper this week was an article about how a younger brother intervened in an altercation between his older brother and mother resulting in a fatal stabbing of the older child. While the younger child could be charged with a homicide offense, the case brings to mind the defense of third persons defense recognized under Tennessee law...
Think Littering in Tennessee is Not a Crime, Think Again
Posted on August 14, 2009Littering is a crime in Tennessee punishable as either a misdemeanor or felony depending on the weight or volume of the litter and the number of prior convictions. You can be charged with criminal littering in three different ways: First, a person litters when he or she knowingly places, drops or throws litter on any public or private property without permission and does not remove it...
Facilitating Escape Charges Dismissed Against Former Brushy Mountain Corrections Officer
Posted on August 13, 2009A former Brushy Mountain corrections officer was acquitted last Wednesday of recklessly facilitating the escape of George Hyatte. In the case against the officer, the state?s attorney alleged that the corrections officer made two phone calls to Mr. Hyatte?s spouse and, while speaking to her, he informed her about lax security conditions at the Roane County Courthouse...
Persons Improperly on School Property
Posted on August 12, 2009Every year a news story hits the national airwaves about a person who unlawfully enters school premises to commit a crime. Sometimes the crime committed is sexual assault and, at other times, the crime is distribution of controlled substances. Just this year, Jackson, Michigan, made national news after a man unlawfully entered onto the school grounds of a local middle school and allegedly attempted to sexually assault a female student...
Texting While Driving Unlawful in Tennessee, Except for Law Enforcement Officers and Emergency Personnel
Posted on August 11, 2009Just last week while driving in the middle lane on I-40, a police officer blew right by me going approximately 80 mph. He was not operating his blue lights or his sirens. Suffice it to say, driving at high rates of speed is unlawful even for emergency vehicles when not operating emergency equipment...
Home Invasions in Tennessee
Posted on August 10, 2009According to the Knoxville Police Department, there were 109 home invasion robberies last year within the Knoxville city limits. There have already been 60 home-invasion robberies since January of this year. The KPD insists that these numbers don?t mean that there is an epidemic of violent robberies in Knoxville...
Unlawful Tattooing of a Minor in Tennessee
Posted on August 06, 2009Getting a tattoo has become increasing popular in the United States. According to the article, The Changing Cultural Status of the Tattoo Arts in America, "[t]he culture status of tattooing has steadily evolved from that of an anti-social activity in the 1960s to that of a trendy fashion statement in the 1990s...
Crimes Committed During an Official Investigation: Forgery and Fabricating Evidence
Posted on August 05, 2009Recently, an ex-official of a county government in Tennessee was accused of forgery and fabricating receipts during an official investigation into county expenditures. Since many news sources only name the crimes for which a suspect has been charged, this blog entry briefly outlines the substantive law applicable to these white collar crimes...
Arrested During a Peaceful Protest or Demonstration?
Posted on August 04, 2009Exercise of the First Amendment right of free speech is alive and well in the state of Tennessee. Recently, residents from Bristol and surrounding areas of East Tennessee came out to protest President Obama?s healthcare initiative outside a Kroger supermarket...
Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor in Tennessee
Posted on August 03, 2009Contributing to the delinquency of a person under the age of 18 is a crime in Tennessee and is punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a $2,500 fine. Additionally, if vandalism is involved, the defendant may be responsible for the costs of repair and restoration...
What is Considered a Shoplifting Offense in Tennessee?
Posted on July 31, 2009Shoplifting is a ?theft of property? offense in Tennessee. Under the Tennessee Code, a person commits theft of property if, with intent to deprive the owner of property, the person knowingly obtains or exercises control over the property without the owner's effective consent...
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn?t Represent Yourself When Accused of a Crime in Tennessee
Posted on July 30, 2009In addition to the cost of bail, loss of work, and the possibility of fines, retaining an experienced criminal defense attorney can seem like too much. But is it too high a price if hiring an attorney gives you the best chance for an acquittal or reduced charges? If freedom and reputation is priceless, I would think not...
Elements of Health Care Fraud and Medical Identity Theft
Posted on July 29, 2009Health care fraud, particularly medical identity theft, is on the rise. According to estimates from a federal report for 2007, more than 250,000 Americans were victims of medical identity theft. Health care fraud in Tennessee is diverse and complex and targets both the public and private sectors...
Alcohol and Boating (BUI) Don?t Mix
Posted on July 28, 2009With summer in full swing, residents and out-of-state visitors alike have taken their boats out onto East Tennessee?s numerous rivers and lakes. Many like to have a good time?whether fishing, skiing, or just simply relaxing. While boating recreation involves good food, good fishing and good company, it also frequently involves alcohol...
Disorderly Conduct in Tennessee
Posted on July 27, 2009Disorderly conduct is a Class C misdemeanor in the state of Tennessee and is a kind of ?catch-all? charge for minor offenses involving some kind of alleged unruly or upsetting behavior that provokes a disturbance. All too often, disorderly conduct stems from a police officer giving someone a hard time until they lose control...
Vandalism Culminates in Bomb Threat in Knoxville Neighborhood
Posted on July 24, 2009On June 15, a West Hills neighborhood was blocked off by police officers after Knoxville City Councilwoman, Barbara Pelot, reported to the police that she had found a suspicious ticking device in her yard. A bomb squad arrived on the scene and after approximately thirty minutes, they determined that the device was not a bomb, but instead some elaborate prank...
Guns in Tennessee Parks Update
Posted on July 23, 2009Last week, we reported on the General Assembly?s passage of a new Tennessee gun law that would allow gun permit holders to possess a handgun while in a public park or campground. We also noted that the new law contains an opt-out provision for local governments that wish to continue the ban...
Finding the Right Criminal Defense Attorney in East Tennessee
Posted on July 20, 2009When you have been accused of a crime, you are facing the horrible possibility of going to jail, fines and a criminal history that may follow you for the rest of your life. Finding a competent criminal defense attorney is critical. A knowledgeable criminal defense attorney will represent those accused of crimes to the best of his or her ability while efficiently utilizing all of the appropriate resources and tactics available...
How is Anabolic Steroid Use a Crime in Tennessee?
Posted on July 17, 2009Anabolic Steroids are classified as a Schedule III controlled substance in both the Tennessee and United States Code because of their potential for abuse and harmful side effects. Under Schedule III, any drug or hormonal substance that is chemically related to testosterone is an anabolic steroid...
Prohibition on Handguns in TN Parks
Posted on July 16, 2009Under existing law, it is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to possess or carry a handgun in a public park, playground, civic center or other property owned, used or operated by a municipal, county or state government for recreational purposes. The prohibition, however, does not apply to peace officers, soldiers, security guards, hunters, persons attending gun shows or persons delivering or picking up passengers...
Federal Crimes Attorneys in Tennessee
Posted on July 15, 2009When determining who to retain as defense counsel when charged with a federal offense, the same principles apply to hiring a federal criminal defense lawyer as hiring a Tennessee criminal defense lawyer. Essentially, you will want someone who has experience trying cases in federal court...
Right to a Jury in Tennessee
Posted on July 14, 2009Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution as applied to the states through the 14th Amendment, all persons have a right to a jury when accused of a crime. The Supreme Court has decided, however, that the right does not extend to petty offenses. Under this judicial interpretation, states are free to determine which offenses are petty and which are not...
Carjacking Crimes in Tennessee
Posted on July 13, 2009In designating carjacking as a more serious crime than and theft and robbery in Tennessee, the General Assembly recognized that carjacking is usually committed by someone who tries to flee from the scene of another crime and that such action creates a substantial risk of harm to the public...
Presumption of Innocence and the Standard of Proof in Criminal Trials
Posted on July 10, 2009Individuals who have been accused of crimes will sometimes resign themselves to defeat. They feel that the evidence is too strong or that they will buckle under the pressure. However, all accused persons in the United States and Tennessee are entitled to what is called the presumption of innocence...
What Qualifies as Entrapment in Tennessee?
Posted on July 08, 2009From time to time, a potential client accused of a crime will call up one of our TN criminal defense attorneys with allegations that an undercover police officer tricked him into doing an unlawful act. When the officer merely provides an opportunity for a suspect to commit a crime, the client has no defense...
Felony Versus Misdemeanor in Tennessee
Posted on July 07, 2009Tennessee classifies crimes in one of two categories: misdemeanor and felony. For both of these categories, the state must prove that the suspect committed an unlawful act with criminal intent. For example, first degree murder in Tennessee is a felony and is characterized as the premeditated and intentional killing of another...
Defenses to TN Crimes: Self-Defense
Posted on June 24, 2009When charged with a violent crime, including homicide or assault in Tennessee, the defendant may enter a plea of not guilty along with a plea of self-defense. If proven, self-defense is a complete bar to criminal liability. When people are threatened by the use of force or threat of force, creating in their mind a reasonable belief of imminent fear of death or serious bodily injury, they are legally justified in threatening or using force to defend themselves?even to the extent of killing the initial aggressor...
Radar Jamming Devices
Posted on June 23, 2009Despite widespread sale over the Internet and in flea markets nationwide, it is unlawful in the state of Tennessee to knowingly possess, sell, use, or operate a radar jamming device, jammer or scrambler that is designed or intended to interfere with, disrupt, or scramble the radar or laser used by law enforcement agencies and officers to measure the speed of motor vehicles...
Bonnaroo: An Overview of Criminal Charges and Their Consequences
Posted on June 15, 2009Every year, young people without criminal records go to Bonnaroo seeking a good time only to have their future prospects diminished because of a criminal citation or arrest. Once the person pleads guilty, the consequences can be devastating?from jail time and fines to academic disqualification and financial aid ineligibility...
Can I Consult a Lawyer Without My Parents Knowing?
Posted on June 15, 2009When you hire an attorney, the attorney?s responsibility is to you and not your parents. In fact, the Professional Code of Ethics for the State of Tennessee requires the attorney to maintain a normal client-lawyer relationship with a minor so long as the minor?s ability to make adequately considered decisions in connection with the representation is not impaired...
Child Arrested or Cited at Bonnaroo? Consult an Attorney
Posted on June 15, 2009If your child has been cited or arrested while at Bonnaroo for a drug offense in Tennessee or other offense, the criminal juvenile defense attorneys at Baker Associates can help. Every year, we defend children who have been charged with a crime while at Bonnaroo or traveling to or from the festival...
Bonnaroo: The Consequences of a Drug Conviction
Posted on June 15, 2009If you have been charged with a drug-related offense while at Bonnaroo or while leaving Bonnaroo to return home, we encourage you to consult a criminal defense attorney at Baker Associates immediately. A lot is riding on the decisions you make right now because choosing an inexperienced attorney or pleading guilty without the full knowledge of your rights can have a devastating impact on your future life prospects...
Drug Citations and Arrests at Bonnaroo
Posted on June 15, 2009Did you know that at last year?s Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee, State Troopers logged more than 5,600 man-hours and wrote 323 citations and 55 warnings?many of which involved drug-related charges in Tennessee. That?s simply staggering. While there are several types of drugs available at Bonnaroo, some of the more common drugs seized at Bonnaroo last year were: ? Marijuana ? Nitrous Oxide ? LSD, and ? Mescaline However, given the growing diversity of Bonnaroo-goers, there is likely to be found such drugs as OxyContin, Crystal Meth (methamphetamines), Cocaine, and Heroine at this year?s festival...
Bonnaroo Speed Traps and Car Searches
Posted on June 15, 2009Beginning Wednesday evening and continuing through Monday morning in Manchester, the Tennessee Highway Patrol along with local law enforcement will be stopping cars for speeding violations along the routes leading to and from Bonnaroo. Inevitably, officers search some of these vehicles for drugs and drug paraphernalia in Tennessee...
Distribution of Child Pornography on the Internet
Posted on June 11, 2009On June 11, a former principal and Toys R? Us employee from New Tazewell engaged an Ohio woman in an Internet chatroom conversation and sent her child pornography videos. The Ohio woman reported the videos, and the Knoxville Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force subsequently set up an Internet sting operation...
Hamilton County Theft: Choosing Victims Based on Race or Ethnicity is a Stand-Alone Crime and Sentence Enhancement Factor
Posted on June 10, 2009If race or ethnicity is a factor in determining the target of a Tennessee theft crime, the state may well ?throw the book? at the defendant by arguing for sentence enhancement and alleging a civil rights intimidation offense. The facts of the case, State v...
Evidence Issues in a DUI Case: Chain of Custody
Posted on June 09, 2009Last week, a blog discussed the right of the defendant to have certain non-essential witnesses sequestered so as to prevent the potential for bias. Failure to properly sequester a witness can result in a new trial and potentially an acquittal. Using the same facts as described in the Tennessee DUI case, State v...
Tennessee Guns-in-Bars Law
Posted on June 08, 2009On June 4, the senate in Tennessee overrode Governor Bredesen?s veto of HB 0962/SB 1127?the so-called ?guns-in-bars law.? The new gun crimes law in Tennessee will take effect on July 14. Under current Tennessee law, a person cannot possess a firearm in a building open to the public where alcoholic beverages are sold, unless the person is designated to protect customers or is a law enforcement or military officer in ?discharge of official duties...
Defending Rape Cases in Tennessee
Posted on June 05, 2009On June 2, 2009, a Rogersville, Tennessee, woman testified before a jury that a former Hamblen county Sheriff?s Office Deputy, Dexter L. Morris, raped her in the back of his police cruiser. According to the prosecution, Deputy Morris stopped the victim?s vehicle and ordered her boyfriend to walk home after finding some marijuana...
Tennessee Archaeological Resource Laws
Posted on June 04, 2009Tennessee is rich with prehistoric materials from cultures that have long since been relocated, assimilated or extinguished?from the ?primitive? Clovis to the more technologically advanced Mississippian cultures. These cultural materials can be found almost anywhere?in recently dug out construction sites, along riverbeds, in caves, and under rock shelters...
DUI Case Evidence Issues: Sequestration
Posted on June 03, 2009Under Tennessee?s DUI law, it is unlawful for any person to drive any automobile or other motor driven vehicle on any public roads, alleys, or parking lots frequented by the public with a blood alcohol level of .08% or more. If you have been charged with this crime in Tennessee, it is essential that you get an experienced Knoxville DUI attorney to represent you...
Tennessee Carjack Slaying Case: Grand Jury Witness Immunity
Posted on June 02, 2009On May 14, 2009, before Judge Baumgartner, defense counsel for Vanessa Colemen in the now-infamous carjack slaying case argued that Tennessee homicide charges against his client should be dropped because Ms. Coleman testified before a grand jury on issues related to the charges now levied against her...
Tennessee Proposed Bill to Double Fines for Assaulting a Police Officer
Posted on June 01, 2009On May 19, the Tennessee House passed an amendment to Senate Bill 539, removing language creating two distinct offenses for assault or aggravated assault on a police officer. Instead, the amendment, if passed, would simply double fines. Thus, the fine for assault in Tennessee on a police officer would be $5,000, and aggravated assault would carry a fine of $15,000...
Tennessee?s Criminal Abortion Laws: Proposed Constitutional Amendment May Bring Change
Posted on May 31, 2009The General Assembly passed a proposal?SJR 127?to amend Article 1 of the Tennessee Constitution. If passed, the amendment could open the door for changes to Tennessee criminal abortion laws. The proposal reads, ?Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion, except in cases involving rape or incest or in cases where the procedure is medically necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman...
Tennessee Criminal Law: Types of Pleas
Posted on May 30, 2009The choice of how to plead to criminal charges in Tennessee can be a difficult and confusing matter. It can also be very stressful given the consequences that flow from entering a plea. The following is a brief description of the various pleas available in Tennessee...
Voluntariness of Post-Conviction Relief in Tennessee
Posted on May 29, 2009On January 14, 2009, the Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals had an opportunity to revisit the law on the voluntariness of a guilty plea. In Shockley v. State of Tennessee, a Davidson county grand jury indicted the petitioner/defendant on four counts of rape of a child and nine counts of aggravated sexual battery...
Tennessee Credit Card Fraud on the Rise
Posted on May 28, 2009Credit card fraud in Tennessee has jumped by 38 percent over the last three years, according to a report released by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Fraud typically begins with theft of the card or some compromising of data associated with the card account (such as the account number)...
Tennessee First Degree Murder Amendment to Include Domestic Abuse
Posted on May 27, 2009Under present law, first degree murder in Tennessee is: ? A premeditated and intentional killing of another; ? A killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any first degree murder, act of terrorism, arson, rape, robbery, burglary, theft, kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child or aircraft piracy; or ? A killing of another committed as the result of the unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb...
Tennessee Bankruptcy Crimes under Federal Law
Posted on May 26, 2009With the number of bankruptcy petitions skyrocketing, there is bound to be an increase in the number of individuals charged with bankruptcy crimes in Tennessee. For the most part, statutes pertaining to bankruptcy crimes are found in sections 151 through 157 of Title 18 of the U...
Stages of a Criminal Case in Tennessee
Posted on May 20, 2009When clients come into our office at Baker Associates, there is often some confusion about the criminal process and criminal law in Tennessee. This blog entry hopes to clear up some of that confusion. Criminal prosecution develops in a series of stages, which begins with an arrest and may or may not end with a jury verdict...
?Anti-Crack? Bill: Tennessee House Bill 2083 to Criminalize Wearing Pants below Waistline
Posted on May 19, 2009Tennessee State House Representative Joe Town, Jr., recently proposed House Bill 2083, which would criminally penalize anyone who knowingly wears pants below the waistline to show underwear or buttocks. According to KnoxNews.com, similar bills have been proposed in South Carolina and Louisiana...
Tennessee Crime Statistics for 2008
Posted on May 18, 2009The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Statistics Unit recently released its annual crime report for 2008. The following provides some of the highlights of that report. Group A offenses dropped 2.9 percent from 2007 with a total of 619,465 crimes. Group A offenses consist of crimes against persons (e...
Tennessee Vandalism Charges
Posted on May 15, 2009Damage to personal property is often thought of as a cause of action in civil litigation. If someone destroys property, they should have to pay for it. But what about the criminal side of it? Can criminal sanctions be brought against someone who destroys property? Under certain conditions: yes...
Police Exertion of Force
Posted on May 14, 2009Tennessee statutes give law enforcement officers a great deal of leeway in their ability to exercise force in the apprehension of criminal suspects. However, that leeway is not unlimited, and an officer?s failure to abide by the prescribed standards may affect the rights of a criminal suspect...
Failure to Pay a Fine in Tennessee
Posted on May 13, 2009Fines are a form of criminal punishment, just the same as imprisonment. Sometimes fines are the only form of punishment levied against a criminal defendant; other times fines are assessed to accompany a term of incarceration. That being the case, the payment of court-ordered fines is essential to clearing one?s record and avoiding further punishment...
Tennessee Criminal Case Reaches U.S. Supreme Court
Posted on May 12, 2009In 1980, Gary Bradford Cone was convicted of brutally beating an elderly couple to death in their Memphis home. At trial, Cone claimed that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by his service in Vietnam, and that this post-traumatic stress left him incapable of having the requisite mental state to commit first-degree murder in Tennessee...
Anabolic Steroids
Posted on May 11, 2009With the recent national attention being paid to anabolic steroid use, it is important to know specifically what the Tennessee drug laws governing steroid distribution are. In Tennessee, these laws are found in TCA § 39-17-430, and have been on the books since 1989, long before the modern scandals erupted...
Tennessee Open Container Law
Posted on April 29, 2009Tennessee?s open container law, TCA § 55-10-416, is much different from Tennessee?s DUI laws or DWI statutes, though they all aim to prevent the same end result. Tennessee?s open container statute states that it is against the law for a driver to consume any alcoholic beverage, or to possess an open container of alcohol while operating a motor vehicle...
Tennessee D.U.I. Offenses
Posted on April 28, 2009DUI is one of the most common offenses that criminal defense attorneys in Tennessee deal with, but the issues related to DUI can be very complex. Tennessee?s DUI statute is located at TCA § 55-10-401. Under Tennessee law, DUI can be charged in a number of different situations...
Model Criminal Defense in Knoxville
Posted on April 27, 2009There have been a number of recent developments in the Knoxville trial of four individuals accused of murdering University of Tennessee student Channon Christian and her boyfriend Christopher Newsom. Whatever one?s opinions over the case may be, the actions of the court-appointed defense attorneys provide an example of model criminal defense...
Tennessee HIV Testing of Assault Arrestees
Posted on April 17, 2009Under Tennessee law, TCA § 39-13-112, persons who are initially arrested for a violation of TCA § 39-13-102 (aggravated assault), and whose victims came into actual contact with their blood or other bodily fluids, must undergo testing for HIV immediately upon request of the victim of the assault...
Possession of Weapons on School Grounds in Tennessee
Posted on April 16, 2009TCA § 39-17-1309 deals with the laws regarding the possession of weapons on school grounds in relation to criminal offenses in Gatlinburg and throughout the state of Tennessee. It is a Class E felony for any person, regardless of age, to carry, whether openly or concealed, with the intent to be armed, any firearm, explosive, knife, dagger, or other similar weapon, not used for instructional or school sanctioned purposes, in any public or private school building or bus, or on any grounds operated by any board of education or college or university...
Search Warrants In Tennessee
Posted on April 15, 2009Most people are familiar with the concept of a search warrant, but most people are not familiar with how and why a search warrant is issued in regards to criminal offenses in Tennessee. A search warrant is a written order, issued by a magistrate, directing a law enforcement officer to search for personal property and bring it before the magistrate for analysis in criminal matters...
Tennessee Modern Burglary Statute
Posted on April 14, 2009Tennessee?s modern burglary statute, TCA § 39-14-402, was amended in 1995, and represents a significant change from the previous burglary statute. Among the changes that took place in 1995 were the elimination of degrees of burglary and the distinction between night and day that was used to determine the gradation of the offense...
Criminal Perjury in Tennessee
Posted on April 13, 2009Perjury is essentially the offense of lying under oath in an effort to deceive. Under English common law and early American common law, perjury was punishable by death. While the punishments for perjury have relaxed significantly over the years, perjury remains a crime and is seen as an offense that promulgates the miscarriage of justice...
The Importance of Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System
Posted on March 30, 2009Forensic science plays an integral role in the criminal justice system. Well-trained forensic scientists and medical examiners can be the determining factor in the ability of evidence to adequately represent the facts of a case. Forensic science can be used in almost any criminal case; however, investigations of homicide, rape, and arson are those that benefit the most from forensic science...
Miranda Rights In Tennessee & Throughout the Nation
Posted on March 27, 2009?Miranda Rights? generally refer to a couple of rights subsumed under the general right against self-incrimination. These rights were enforced and highlighted by the United States Supreme Court?s 1966 decision in Miranda v. Arizona. While most anyone can recite the famous lines of a Miranda Warning, perhaps less well known are the actual rights protected by this warning...
Tennessee Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure
Posted on March 24, 2009Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-527, sexual battery by an authority figure is considered a violent sexual offense, and is laid out as a separate offense from traditional sexual battery. In order to have a charge for sexual battery by an authority figure, an unlawful sexual contact must occurs, and the proper criteria must be satisfied for both the defendant and victim...
Tennesssee Domestic Assault
Posted on March 23, 2009Most people believe that domestic assault involves violence between husbands and wives. However, under Tennessee law, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-111, domestic assault is much more than that. Domestic assault in Knoxville follows most of the same guidelines as general assault, found in Tenn...
Tennessee Sexual Battery and Aggravated Sexual Battery
Posted on March 18, 2009Sexual battery and aggravated sexual battery both involve unlawful sexual contact between a defendant and victim. ?Unlawful sexual contact? is defined in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-501 as the intentional touching of intimate parts, or of the clothing covering the immediate area of a person's intimate parts, for sexual gratification...
Tennessee Solicitation of a Minor
Posted on March 17, 2009Solicitation of a minor in Tennessee is found in Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-528. Under this section, it is a crime for a person over the age of 18 to use oral, written or electronic communication to try to persuade a person that they know, or should know, is under the age of 18, or a law enforcement officer posing as someone under the age of 18, to engage in a sexual act...
Tennessee Custodial Interference
Posted on March 16, 2009Custodial interference occurs when family members take certain other family members in contravention of court orders. This contravention of court orders is the essential difference between custodial interference and kidnapping/ false imprisonment. The elements of custodial interference are set out in Tenn...
Tennessee Criminal Defense And 'False Confessions'
Posted on March 11, 2009False confessions are an unfortunate byproduct of the criminal investigation process. They are often elicited as a result of the intense interrogation techniques employed by law enforcement. Suspects, under incredible psychological stress, will admit to almost anything in order to get themselves out of an interrogation room...
Tennessee Sex Offender Registry And The Adam Walsh Act
Posted on March 10, 2009The Adam Walsh Act, passed by Congress in 2006, is to be implemented for Tennessee sex crime offenders this year. This Act fundamentally changes the rules regarding sex offender registration in the state. The most important way that the Adam Walsh Act will change sex offender registration in Tennessee is that it changes the system used to determine the length of registration...
Tennessee DUI Defense Law: Retrograde Extrapolation
Posted on March 09, 2009The Benefits of Retrograde Extrapolation in DUI and Vehicular Homicide Cases Retrograde extrapolation is a process by which law enforcement attempts to estimate the blood alcohol content (BAC) of a person at a certain time. Usually, this is done by taking the BAC as measured at a police station and employing a list of variables to determine the person?s BAC at any time before that...
Robbery
Posted on February 24, 2009Tennessee robbery defense attorneys understand that robbery in Tennessee is a serious criminal offense. At Baker Associates, our team of criminal defense attorneys and investigators are ready to handle your robbery case. Robbery is a theft that occurs with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of property through the use of force or apprehension that force will be used...
Arson
Posted on February 20, 2009Tennessee criminal defense attorneys represent people who have been charged with arson. At Baker Associates, our criminal defense team has successfully represented individuals charged with arson and other serious criminal offenses in East Tennessee. Section 39-14-301 of the Tennessee Code Annotated states that arson is the damaging of any structure by means of fire or explosion without consent of the owner, or with the intent to damage any structure to collect insurance for the damages...
Forgery - Tennessee
Posted on February 13, 2009Tennessee forgery defense attorneys know the impact a conviction for forgery can have on your life. This is why it is important to hire and experienced Tennessee criminal defense lawyer. At Baker Associates, our criminal defense lawyers have successfully represented individuals charged with forgery and other serious criminal offenses...
Criminal Trespass - Tennessee
Posted on February 05, 2009Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know the impact a conviction for criminal trespass can have on your life and your family. That is why it is important to hire an experienced Tennessee criminal defense lawyer. At Baker Associates, our criminal defense attorneys have successfully represented individuals charged with criminal trespass and other serious offenses...
Assault - Tennessee Law
Posted on February 04, 2009Tennessee criminal defense attorneys represent people who have been charged with Assault. It is important to hire an experienced Tennessee criminal defense lawyer. At Baker Associates, our Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully represented individuals charged with Assault and other serious offenses in East Tennessee...
Burglary - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 15, 2009In Tennessee, burglary is divided into three categories: Burglary, Aggravated Burglary, and Especially Aggravated Burglary. The offense charged depends upon the type of structure entered and/or the nature of the injury resulting from the offense. If you have been charged with Burglary or other burglary-related offense in Tennessee, it is important to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney...
Reckless Endangerment - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 12, 2009If you have been arrested for Reckless Endangerment in Tennessee, it is important to hire an experienced criminal defense attorney to fight for you. The team of criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates in Sevierville and Knoxville, Tennessee have successfully represented individuals charged with serious offenses including Reckless Endangerment...
Vehicular Assault - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 09, 2009If you have been charged with Vehicular Assault in Knoxville or Gatlinburg, Tennessee, you should contact our experienced criminal defense lawyers. It is important to act quickly so that our vehicular assault attorneys can begin investigating your case...
Stalking - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 05, 2009Tennessee criminal defense attorneys represent persons who have been charged with stalking or other related criminal offenses. If you have been charged with the crime of stalking or other criminal offense, please contact our experienced Tennessee criminal defense attorneys in Knoxville and Sevierville, Tennessee...
Drug Offenses - Marijuana - Sale and Delivery - Possession - Schedule VI - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 23, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates near Blount County, Tennessee, have successfully represented individuals charged with drug offenses, including Sale and Delivery of Schedule VI and Possession of Schedule VI controlled substance. In Tennessee, controlled substances are categorized into seven classifications--Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule V, Schedule VI, and Schedule VII--depending upon various factors including the potential for abuse, the accepted medical use, and the potential for physical or psychological dependence for the particular drug...
Drug Offenses - Schedule II Narcotics - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 18, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates near Gatlinburg, Tennessee, have successfully represented individuals charged with drug offenses, including Sale and Delivery of Schedule II and Possession of Schedule II narcotics. In Tennessee, controlled substances are categorized into six classifications--Schedule I, Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, Schedule V, and Schedule VI--depending upon various factors including the potential for abuse, the accepted medical use, and the potential for physical or psychological dependence for the particular drug...
Property Crimes - Joyriding - Unauthorized Use of Automobiles and Other Vehicles - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 15, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates near Knoxville, Tennessee, have successfully represented many individuals charged with property crimes, including Joyriding. Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-106 states that a person commits Class A misdemeanor Joyriding who takes another person's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, boat, or other vehicle without the consent of the owner and the person does not have the intent to deprive the owner thereof, i...
Theft - Theft of Property - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 12, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with theft offenses in Tennessee. According to Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-14-104, a person commits Theft of Property who, with intent to deprive the owner of property, knowingly obtains or exercises control over the property without the owner's effective consent...
Theft - Theft of Services - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 11, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with theft offenses in Tennessee. In Tennessee, offenses such as embezzlement, false pretense, fraudulent conversion, larceny, and receiving or concealing stolen property are consolidated under the offense of Theft...
Homicide - Aggravated Vehicular Homicide - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 05, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Vehicular Homicide - Intoxication - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 04, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Vehicular Homicide - Reckless Conduct - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 03, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Criminally Negligent Homicide
Posted on December 02, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Domestic Assault - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 21, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with assault offenses in Tennessee, including Domestic Assault. The distinction between Assault and Domestic Assault is that the ?domestic abuse victim? must have a certain type of close or family relationship with the alleged perpetrator...
Communicating a Threat Concerning a School Employee - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 18, 2008The Tennessee criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates in Knoxville and Sevierville stay on top of new developments in criminal law. Our firm has successfully handled cases involving new and recently changed criminal and juvenile offenses. Communicating a Threat Concerning a School Employee: On July 1, 2008, the Tennessee General Assembly enacted a new law criminalizing Communicating a Threat Concerning A School Employee...
Homicide - Assisted Suicide - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 17, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Reckless Homicide - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 14, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Voluntary Manslaughter - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 13, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Purchasing Alcohol for a Minor - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 12, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented numerous clients charged with alcohol-related offenses ranging from DUI to open container violations. In Tennessee, purchasing alcohol for a minor is a criminal offense...
'Homicide - Second Degree Murder - Scheduled Narcotics - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 11, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - Second Degree Murder - Knowing Killing - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 10, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - First Degree Murder - Destructive Device or Bomb
Posted on November 06, 2008The Tennessee criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Driver License Suspension - Gasoline Theft - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 06, 2008As gas prices increase across the country, drivers in Tennessee should be mindful that in Tennessee, a person convicted of theft can lose the privilege to drive if the theft involved pumping gasoline at a gas station into the person's vehicle and driving away without paying for it...
Homicide - First Degree Murder - Felony Murder
Posted on November 05, 2008The Tennessee criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
Homicide - First Degree Murder - Premeditated and Intentional Killing - Tennessee Law
Posted on November 04, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide...
False Reporting Credit or Debit Cards Lost, Stolen, or Mislaid -- Tennessee Law
Posted on November 03, 2008In addition to Fradulent Use of a Credit Card, it is an offense in Tennessee to falsely report a credit or debit card as lost, stolen, or mislaid. Our theft attorneys in Tennessee represent people who have been charged with Reporting of Credit or Debit Card Lost, Stolen, or Mislaid, as well as Fradulent Use of a Credit Card, Forgery, and Theft...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys
Posted on October 31, 2008Tennessee juvenile lawyers understand that being accused of any crime is a stressful and frightening occasion. Juveniles should always secure skilled and knowledgeable counsel who can help guide you through the juvenile justice process, provide zealous representation, and help minimize the impact on your child's life...
Aggravated Rape of a Child - Tennessee Sex Crimes
Posted on October 30, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys have helped many clients charged with sex offenses throughout the East Tennessee area. Our Tennessee sex crime lawyers are experienced and understand how to handle these types of cases. The consequences of most sex crime convictions can be severe...
Disorderly Conduct - Tennessee Criminal Law
Posted on October 29, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates represent individuals accused of, arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Our office handles disorderly conduct charges and other criminal offenses in Knoxville, Sevierville, Johnson City, Loudon, Maryville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge...
Suspended License - Tennessee Criminal Law
Posted on October 28, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket attorneys know how important a clean driving record can be for financial purposes. Sometimes, your employment possibilities will be limited if you have been involved in a bunch of accidents or have multiple speeding tickets...
Tennessee Sex Crime Attorneys
Posted on October 27, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys defend people charged with sex crimes in a respectful and confidential manner. Given the public stigma attached to a sex crime, it seems like people are often presumed to be guilty. Prosecutors sometimes charge a person with a sex crime with little or no factual evidence...
Statutory Rape By An Authority Figure - Tennessee Sex Crimes
Posted on October 22, 2008Tennessee Sex Crime Lawyers have helped many people charged with sex-related crimes throughout the East Tennessee area. If you have been charged with a sex crime in Tennessee, or believe that you may be charged with a sex crime in the near future, contact a Tennessee Sex Crime Attorney today...
"Violent sex offenses" in Tennessee
Posted on October 21, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys know that the penalties are serious for any sex crime conviction. If you are convicted of a sex crime, you will be classified as either a sexual offender or violent sexual offender. A major difference between these two categories is the length you will have to register for the Tennessee Sexual Offender Registry...
What is a "sex offense" in Tennessee?
Posted on October 20, 2008Tennessee sex crime lawyers understand that even an unsubstantiated accusation of any sex offense will have serious consequences. Sex crimes create a harsh and unforgiving social-stigma associated with the offender that is difficult to repair. Accusations can severely impact your reputation in the community, employment, and family...
Resisting Arrest in Tennessee
Posted on October 17, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers help clients with criminal charges in Knoxville, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Morristown, Maryville, Johnson City, and Chattanooga. The crime of resisting arrest occurs where a person intentionally prevents or obstructs a law enforcement officer from arresting any person by using force against the officer or another...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys
Posted on October 16, 2008Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys understand that children sometimes use poor judgment and make youthful mistakes. When a young person is charged with delinquency, it is a painful for everyone. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters must experience the difficult process alongside the the young individual...
Assault and Domestic Assault in Tennessee
Posted on October 10, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know that the courts and the district attorney take accusations of assault and domestic assault very seriously. If you have been charged or investigated, contact a Tennessee criminal defense attorney immediately. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represent people in Johnson City, Bristol, Chattanooga, Morristown, Loudon and all communities of Knox County, Sevier County, Blount County, and Cocke County, Tennessee...
Tennessee Traffic Citations
Posted on October 06, 2008Tennessee Traffic Lawyers know how important a clean driving record can be. If you receive a moving traffic violation, you risk losing your drivers license, paying high fines, and steep increases in your insurance premiums. In some extreme cases, you could even face the possibility of jail time...
CDL Violations - Contact a Tennnessee Attorney
Posted on September 18, 2008Tennessee traffic ticket attorneys help motorists with their moving and non-moving violations. Our traffic lawyers handle everything from parking tickets to license suspension hearings. If you have a CDL, it is important for you to realize that certain violations may cost you your CDL license...
Knoxville Traffic Lawyers Can Help
Posted on September 12, 2008Tennessee traffic citation attorneys understand how important a good driving record can be. A speeding ticket or moving traffic violation causes headaches for you no matter who you are, and no matter what your financial situation. If you are cited with speeding, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Criminal Vandalism - Tennessee Law
Posted on September 05, 2008Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Tennessee Sex Crime Lawyers
Posted on September 04, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys defend people charged with sex crimes in a respectful and confidential manner. Given the public stigma attached to a sex crime, it seems like people are often presumed to be guilty. Prosecutors sometimes charge a person with a sex crime with little or no factual evidence...
Underage Driving While Impaired
Posted on September 03, 2008Knoxville DUI attorneys are dedicated to fighting DUI cases. Our East Tennessee DUI lawyers are trained and educated in the different aspects of DUI defense. Our office maintains high standards of continuing education to bring our clients up-to-date scientific knowledge and legal skills to defend DUI cases all across East Tennessee...
Tennessee Speeding Ticket Lawyers
Posted on September 02, 2008Tennessee traffic attorneys provide the aggressive representation you need to win your case. Our firm handles traffic-related matters including speeding ticket defense and other moving violations. If you have received a speeding ticket in Sevier County, Knox County, Blount County, Hamblen County, Cocke, County, Grainger County, McMinn County, Roane County, or Greene County, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Sexual Battery - Tennessee Law
Posted on August 29, 2008Tennessee sex offense lawyers know that allegations of child molestation, indecent exposure, rape, sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or any other type of criminal sexual misconduct can result in a lifelong stigma and great losses to a person?s career, family, and reputation...
Homicide - Tennessee Law
Posted on August 26, 2008Tennessee homicide defense attorneys have extensive experience handling homicide defense cases. The ultimate goal of a Tennessee criminal defense attorney is to protect the rights of clients and attain their freedom. Tennessee homicide attorneys are committed to using their knowledge, skill, and experience to secure the best possible results for our clients...
Tennessee Theft Lawyers
Posted on August 25, 2008If you?re facing Tennessee theft charges, from shoplifting to corporate theft, contact a Tennessee theft defense lawyer. Tennessee theft lawyers are experienced at defending people accused of misdemeanor and felony theft crimes in Tennessee. Shoplifting and stealing cars are common crimes committed in Tennessee...
Contact a Knoxville Traffic Attorney for your East Tennessee Violation
Posted on August 22, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket lawyers know that most people who have been charged with a traffic violation simply pay the fine. These individuals move forward with their lives, not knowing the full impact of paying the speeding ticket or other traffic violation...
Criminal Harassment - Tennessee Law
Posted on August 20, 2008Knoxville harassment lawyers have defended many clients throughout the East Tennessee area. Although the basis of the harassment charge might be sexual in nature, harassment charges may be brought against many types of behavior. The criminal law dealing with harassment was recently amended in 2001 in Tennessee...
Knoxville DUI Attorneys
Posted on August 19, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers realize that a DUI charge can be intimidating, especially if you don't know a lot about Tennessee DUI law. Tennessee DUI lawyers can help you understand Tennessee law, and explain your rights and options. If you have questions about the automatic license suspension or the impact a DUI conviction might have on your insurance costs, you may want to talk with a Knoxville DUI lawyer...
Disorderly Conduct in Tennessee
Posted on August 18, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates represent individuals accused of, arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Our office handles disorderly conduct charges and other criminal offenses in Knoxville, Sevierville, Johnson City, Loudon, Maryville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge...
Driving While Suspended in Tennessee
Posted on August 15, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket attorneys know how important a clean driving record can be for financial purposes. Sometimes, your employment possibilities will be limited if you have been involved in a bunch of accidents or have multiple speeding tickets...
Knoxville Speeding Ticket Lawyers
Posted on August 14, 2008Tennessee traffic lawyers can help you organize and present your defense to any traffic?related charge. Whether it be a citation for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, operating a vehicle without a license, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, or an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), if you are seeking legal representation, allow Tennessee traffic attorneys the opportunity to assist you throughout the judicial process...
Observation Without Consent - Tennessee Criminal Law
Posted on June 13, 2008Our Tennessee criminal attorneys understand that any charge associated with unlawful observation can have long-lasting effects on you and your family. It?s very important to find an experienced Tennessee criminal attorney to protect your rights. Our Tennessee criminal attorneys will conduct a thorough investigation of your case and actively pursue the best possible resolution for you and your family...
Underage Driving While Impaired
Posted on June 12, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers are dedicated to fighting DUI cases. Our East Tennessee DUI attorneys are trained and educated in the different aspects of DUI defense. Our office maintains high standards of continuing education to bring our clients up-to-date scientific knowledge and legal skill to defend DUI cases all across East Tennessee...
Sexual Battery - Tennessee Criminal Law
Posted on June 11, 2008Tennessee sex offense lawyers know that allegations of child molestation, indecent exposure, rape, sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or any other type of criminal sexual misconduct can result in a lifelong stigma and great losses to a person?s career, family, and reputation...
Knoxville DUI Lawyers
Posted on June 10, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers realize that a DUI charge can be intimidating, especially if you don't know a lot about Tennessee DUI law. Tennessee DUI lawyers can help you understand Tennessee law, and explain your rights and options. If you have questions about the automatic license suspension or the impact a DUI conviction might have on your insurance costs, you may want to talk with a Knoxville DUI lawyer...
Criminal Vandalism in Tennessee
Posted on June 09, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/">Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Tennessee Speeding Ticket Attorneys
Posted on June 06, 2008Tennessee traffic attorneys provide the aggressive representation you need to win your case. Our firm handles traffic-related matters including speeding ticket defense and other moving violations. If you have received a speeding ticket in Sevier County, Knox County, Blount County, Hamblen County, Cocke, County, Grainger County, McMinn County, Roane County, or Greene County, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Driving While Suspended in Tennessee
Posted on June 05, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket attorneys know how important a clean driving record can be for financial purposes. Sometimes, your employment possibilities will be limited if you have been involved in a bunch of accidents or have multiple speeding tickets...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys Help in East Tennessee
Posted on June 04, 2008Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys understand that children sometimes use poor judgment and make youthful mistakes. When a young person is charged with delinquency, it is a painful for everyone. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters must experience the difficult process alongside the the young individual...
Disorderly Conduct in Tennessee
Posted on June 03, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates represent individuals accused of, arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Our office handles disorderly conduct charges and other criminal offenses in Knoxville, Sevierville, Johnson City, Loudon, Maryville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge...
Tennessee Homicide Lawyers
Posted on June 02, 2008Tennessee homicide defense attorneys have extensive experience handling homicide defense cases. The ultimate goal of a Tennessee criminal defense attorney is to protect the rights of clients and attain their freedom. Tennessee homicide attorneys are committed to using their knowledge, skill, and experience to secure the best possible results for our clients...
Knoxville Speeding Ticket Attorneys
Posted on May 30, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/html/meet.html">Tennessee traffic lawyers can help you organize and present your defense to any traffic?related charge. Whether it be a citation for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, operating a vehicle without a license, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, or an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), if you are seeking legal representation, allow Tennessee traffic attorneys the opportunity to assist you throughout the judicial process...
Assault and Domestic Assault - Tennessee Law
Posted on May 29, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know that the courts and the district attorney take accusations of assault and domestic assault very seriously. If you have been charged or investigated, contact a Tennessee criminal defense attorney immediately. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represent people in Johnson City, Bristol, Chattanooga, Morristown, Loudon and all communities of Knox County, Sevier County, Blount County, and Cocke County, Tennessee...
Evading Arrest in Tennessee
Posted on May 28, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers handle all types of cases including evading arrest charges. It is important to contact a competent, diligent, and experienced defense attorney once you have been charged with any crime. Our criminal defense lawyers defend clients from traffic citations to complicated felony matters in the East Tennessee area...
Solicitation of a Minor in Tennessee
Posted on May 27, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers know that solicitation of a minor, especially when the solicitation is online, is heavily investigated and targeted both by federal and state law enforcement agencies. Men typically instigate the inappropriate contact with another, although females are certainly subject to prosecution...
Tennessee Traffic Attorneys Fight for Drivers
Posted on May 23, 2008Tennessee Traffic Lawyers know how important a clean driving record can be. If you receive a moving traffic violation, you risk losing your drivers license, paying high fines, and steep increases in your insurance premiums. In some extreme cases, you could even face the possibility of jail time...
Tennessee Narcotic Lawyers
Posted on May 22, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/html/meet.html">Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully resolved criminal cases by getting criminal charges reduced, having cases dismissed, and negotiating plea bargains. The U.S. war on drugs has resulted in thousands of arrests, convictions, and incarcerations for drug crimes...
White-Collar Criminal Defense in Tennessee
Posted on May 21, 2008Tennessee white-collar criminal defense attorneys represent clients in investigations by state or federal grand juries, administrative agencies, criminal enforcement proceedings, trials, and related complex civil litigation matters. White-collar crime is a broad term that covers a variety of nonviolent crimes...
Tennessee Juvenile Lawyers
Posted on May 20, 2008Tennessee juvenile lawyers understand that being accused of any crime is a stressful and frightening occasion. Juveniles should always secure skilled and knowledgeable counsel who can help guide you through the juvenile justice process, provide zealous representation, and help minimize the impact on your child's life...
Tennessee Theft Lawyers
Posted on May 19, 2008If you?re facing Tennessee theft charges, from shoplifting to corporate theft, contact a Tennessee theft defense lawyer. Tennessee theft lawyers are experienced at defending people accused of misdemeanor and felony theft crimes in Tennessee. Shoplifting and stealing cars are common crimes committed in Tennessee...
Methamphetamine Criminal Law in Tennessee Law
Posted on May 15, 2008Tennessee narcotic attorneys can help you understand the complex legal issues that surround your drug charges. Our criminal defense lawyers fully investigate the particular circumstances of each and every case. Our narcotic defense attorneys have dealt with many types of drug charges, including methamphetamine charges...
Criminal Harassment in Tennessee
Posted on May 14, 2008Knoxville harassment lawyers have defended many clients throughout the East Tennessee area. Although the basis of the harassment charge might be sexual in nature, harassment charges may be brought against many types of behavior. The criminal law dealing with harassment was recently amended in 2001 in Tennessee...
Statutory Rape - Tennessee
Posted on May 13, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys are experienced in defending clients accused with statutory rape in Tennessee. Statutory rape laws are based upon the concept that a minor may desire sexual intercourse, but lacks the necessary mental faculties possessed by adults to make informed decisions as to whether or not to have sexual intercourse...
Tennessee Sex Crime Lawyers
Posted on May 12, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys defend people charged with sex crimes in a respectful and confidential manner. Given the public stigma attached to a sex crime, it seems like people are often presumed to be guilty. Prosecutors sometimes charge a person with a sex crime with little or no factual evidence...
Tennessee Burglary
Posted on May 09, 2008Burglary cases often involve many complex issues. If you are charged with Burglary in Tennessee, contact a defense attorney. Our Tennessee criminal defense lawyers will assess your case and discuss the legal ramifications of any important decisions you must make...
Sexual Battery in Tennessee
Posted on May 08, 2008Tennessee sex offense lawyers know that allegations of child molestation, indecent exposure, rape, sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or any other type of criminal sexual misconduct can result in a lifelong stigma and great losses to a person?s career, family, and reputation...
Criminal Vandalism in Tennessee
Posted on May 07, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/">Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Criminal Impersonation Under Tennessee Law
Posted on May 06, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys can help you if you are charged with criminal impersonation. Our offices in Sevierville and Knoxville have represented clients with these types of charges throughout East Tennessee including Knoxville, Sevierville, Morristown, Johnson City, and Maryville...
Revoked or Suspended Driver Licenses in Tennessee
Posted on May 05, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket attorneys know how important a clean driving record can be for financial purposes. Sometimes, your employment possibilities will be limited if you have been involved in a bunch of accidents or have multiple speeding tickets...
Knoxville DUI Lawyers
Posted on May 02, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers realize that a DUI charge can be intimidating, especially if you don't know a lot about Tennessee DUI law. Tennessee DUI lawyers can help you understand Tennessee law, and explain your rights and options. If you have questions about the automatic license suspension or the impact a DUI conviction might have on your insurance costs, you may want to talk with a Knoxville DUI lawyer...
Custodial Interference in Tennessee
Posted on May 01, 2008Knoxville Kidnapping lawyers help clients charged with kidnapping and custodial interference charges in the East Tennessee area. Custodial interference is a Tennessee crime that closely resembles kidnapping. One of the biggest distinctions is that custodial interference mainly pertains to family members of the victim...
Tennessee Speeding Tickets Are Costly
Posted on April 30, 2008Tennessee Speeding Ticket Attorneys understand that Tennessee law is designed to make our roads and highways safe. Speeding is a concern for lawmakers and law enforcement officials statewide. The police officers throughout Tennessee do the best job they can to enforce these laws for public safety...
Tennessee Homicide Attorneys
Posted on April 29, 2008Tennessee homicide defense attorneys have extensive experience handling homicide defense cases. The ultimate goal of a Tennessee criminal defense attorney is to protect the rights of clients and attain their freedom. Tennessee homicide attorneys are committed to using their knowledge, skill, and experience to secure the best possible results for our clients...
Assault and Domestic Assault in Tennessee
Posted on April 28, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know that the courts and the district attorney take accusations of assault and domestic assault very seriously. If you have been charged or investigated, contact a Tennessee criminal defense attorney immediately. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represent people in Johnson City, Bristol, Chattanooga, Morristown, Loudon and all communities of Knox County, Sevier County, Blount County, and Cocke County, Tennessee...
Knoxville Speeding Ticket Attorneys
Posted on April 25, 2008Tennessee traffic lawyers can help you organize and present your defense to any traffic?related charge. Whether it be a citation for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, operating a vehicle without a license, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, or an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), if you are seeking legal representation, allow Tennessee traffic attorneys the opportunity to assist you throughout the judicial process...
Solicitation of a Minor in Tennessee
Posted on April 24, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers know that solicitation of a minor, especially when the solicitation is online, is heavily investigated and targeted both by federal and state law enforcement agencies. Men typically instigate the inappropriate contact with another, although females are certainly subject to prosecution...
Tennessee Drug Attorneys
Posted on April 23, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/html/meet.html">Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully resolved criminal cases by getting criminal charges reduced, having cases dismissed, and negotiating plea bargains. The U.S. war on drugs has resulted in thousands of arrests, convictions, and incarcerations for drug crimes...
Sexual Battery By Authority Figure
Posted on April 22, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/html/meet.html">Tennessee criminal defense attorneys are experienced in defending sex crime cases. Under Tennessee law, teachers, coaches, priests, police and other authority figures are held to a higher standard when it comes to sexual battery...
Evading Arrest Under Tennessee Law
Posted on April 21, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers handle all types of cases including evading arrest charges. It is important to contact a competent, diligent, and experienced defense attorney once you have been charged with any crime. Our criminal defense lawyers defend clients from traffic citations to complicated felony matters in the East Tennessee area...
Tennessee Speeding Ticket Lawyers
Posted on April 18, 2008Tennessee traffic attorneys provide the aggressive representation you need to win your case. Our firm handles traffic-related matters including speeding ticket defense and other moving violations. If you have received a speeding ticket in Sevier County, Knox County, Blount County, Hamblen County, Cocke, County, Grainger County, McMinn County, Roane County, or Greene County, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Worthless Checks in Tennessee
Posted on April 17, 2008The impact that a worthless checks charge can have on your life is enormous. It is important to realize that the facts of every worthless checks case in Tennessee are different. Our Tennessee theft lawyers handle worthless checks charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Tennessee Theft Lawyers
Posted on April 16, 2008If you?re facing Tennessee theft charges, from shoplifting to corporate theft, contact a Tennessee theft defense lawyer. Tennessee theft lawyers are experienced at defending people accused of misdemeanor and felony theft crimes in Tennessee. Shoplifting and stealing cars are common crimes committed in Tennessee...
Custodial Interference - Tennessee Law
Posted on April 15, 2008Knoxville Kidnapping lawyers help clients charged with kidnapping and custodial interference charges in the East Tennessee area. Custodial interference is a Tennessee crime that closely resembles kidnapping. One of the biggest distinctions is that custodial interference mainly pertains to family members of the victim...
DUI 1 Penalties in Tennessee
Posted on April 14, 2008Knoxville DUI attorneys understand that if you are charged with DUI for the first time, you are probably concerned and worried about your future. Our Knoxville DUI lawyers realize that Driving Under the Influence is typically not a crime involving malice...
Tennessee Moving Violations
Posted on April 11, 2008Tennessee Traffic Lawyers know how important a clean driving record can be. If you receive a moving traffic violation, you risk losing your drivers license, paying high fines, and steep increases in your insurance premiums. In some extreme cases, you could even face the possibility of jail time...
Statutory Rape in Tennessee
Posted on April 10, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys are experienced in defending clients accused with statutory rape in Tennessee. Statutory rape laws are based upon the concept that a minor may desire sexual intercourse, but lacks the necessary mental faculties possessed by adults to make informed decisions as to whether or not to have sexual intercourse...
Paying Your Tennessee Speeding Ticket Could Be Costly
Posted on April 09, 2008Tennessee Speeding Ticket Attorneys understand that Tennessee law is designed to make our roads and highways safe. Speeding is a concern for lawmakers and law enforcement officials statewide. The police officers throughout Tennessee do the best job they can to enforce these laws for public safety...
Tennessee Sex Crime Lawyers Help Clients
Posted on April 07, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys defend people charged with sex crimes in a respectful and confidential manner. Given the public stigma attached to a sex crime, it seems like people are often presumed to be guilty. Prosecutors sometimes charge a person with a sex crime with little or no factual evidence...
Sexual Battery in Tennessee
Posted on April 03, 2008Tennessee sex offense lawyers know that allegations of child molestation, indecent exposure, rape, sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or any other type of criminal sexual misconduct can result in a lifelong stigma and great losses to a person?s career, family, and reputation...
Methamphetamine Criminal Law in Tennessee
Posted on April 02, 2008Tennessee narcotic attorneys can help you understand the complex legal issues that surround your drug charges. Our criminal defense lawyers fully investigate the particular circumstances of each and every case. Our narcotic defense attorneys have dealt with many types of drug charges, including methamphetamine charges...
Criminal Impersonation under Tennessee Law
Posted on April 01, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys can help you if you are charged with criminal impersonation. Our offices in Sevierville and Knoxville have represented clients with these types of charges throughout East Tennessee including Knoxville, Sevierville, Morristown, Johnson City, and Maryville...
Vandalism under Tennessee Law
Posted on March 31, 2008a href="http://www.joebakerlaw.com/">Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Tennessee Traffic Attorneys Fight to Keep Your Driving Record Clean
Posted on March 28, 2008Tennessee Traffic Lawyers know how important a clean driving record can be. If you receive a moving traffic violation, you risk losing your drivers license, paying high fines, and steep increases in your insurance premiums. In some extreme cases, you could even face the possibility of jail time...
Burglary in Tennessee
Posted on March 27, 2008Burglary cases often involve many complex issues. If you are charged with Burglary in Tennessee, contact a defense attorney. Our Tennessee criminal defense lawyers will assess your case and discuss the legal ramifications of any important decisions you must make...
The Crime of Harassment in Tennessee
Posted on March 26, 2008Knoxville harassment lawyers have defended many clients throughout the East Tennessee area. Although the basis of the harassment charge might be sexual in nature, harassment charges may be brought against many types of behavior. The criminal law dealing with harassment was recently amended in 2001 in Tennessee...
Underage Driving While Impaired in Tennessee
Posted on March 25, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers are dedicated to fighting DUI cases. Our East Tennessee DUI attorneys are trained and educated in the different aspects of DUI defense. Our office maintains high standards of continuing education to bring our clients up-to-date scientific knowledge and legal skill to defend DUI cases all across East Tennessee...
Disorderly Conduct - Tennessee Law
Posted on March 24, 2008The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates represent individuals accused of, arrested for, convicted of, or sentenced for criminal offenses. Our office handles disorderly conduct charges and other criminal offenses in Knoxville, Sevierville, Johnson City, Loudon, Maryville, Gatlinburg, and Pigeon Forge...
Speeding Tickets and Traffic Citations in Tennessee
Posted on March 20, 2008Tennessee Speeding Ticket Lawyers understand that Tennessee law enforcement officers use traffic citations to help keep our roadways safe; but receiving a traffic citation can have lasting consequences for Tennessee drivers. Some of the more common traffic citations in Tennessee include: ? Driving Without a License ? Driving Without Registration ? Driving Without Insurance ? Leaving the Scene of an Accident ? Mechanical Violations ? Reckless Driving ? Running a Red Light or Stop Sign ? Seat Belt / Child Restraint Violations ? Speeding Mailing a traffic citation payment may seem like the easiest answer for many drivers...
Vehicular Assault under Tennessee law
Posted on March 19, 2008Tennessee DUI attorneys understand that getting charged with DUI is a difficult experience. If you drive a company vehicle for a living, your job could be in jeopardy. A DUI charge can be embarrassing and your reputation with your friends, family, and community may be negatively impacted...
Evading Arrest under Tennessee Law
Posted on March 18, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers handle all types of cases including evading arrest charges. It is important to contact a competent, diligent, and experienced defense attorney once you have been charged with any crime. Our criminal defense lawyers defend clients from traffic citations to complicated felony matters in the East Tennessee area...
Criminal Simulation under Tennessee Law
Posted on March 17, 2008Criminal attorneys in Tennessee understand that a conviction for any theft-related offense will have serious consequences beyond jail and restitution. Criminal simulation in Tennessee closely resembles the offense of theft. Any conviction of theft or criminal simulation will adversely affect your family, and damage your reputation within the community...
Financial Responsibility in Tennessee
Posted on March 14, 2008Tennessee Traffic citation lawyers help with all types of driver license problems. It is important for drivers to realize that they should be insured when driving. If not, you could be cited for violating Tennessee?s financial responsibility law under certain circumstances...
Assault and Aggravated Assault in Tennessee
Posted on March 13, 2008Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that an assault charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every assault case are different. There are various classifications of assault under Tennessee law. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle assault charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Contact a Knoxville Speeding Ticket Lawyer
Posted on March 12, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket lawyers know that most people who have been charged with a traffic violation simply pay the fine. These individuals move forward with their lives, not knowing the full impact of paying the speeding ticket or other traffic violation...
Failure to Appear in Tennessee
Posted on March 11, 2008Knoxville criminal defense lawyers realize that life can be busy. It is important to realize that courts take it seriously when you fail to appear for your court date. This undermines the court?s authority and increases the court?s workload. The failure to appear statute in Tennessee provides an offense for people who knowingly fail to appear at court or other official proceedings or penal institutions when directed to appear by a lawful authority...
Knoxville Juvenile Attorneys
Posted on March 10, 2008Tennessee juvenile lawyers understand that being accused of any crime is a stressful and frightening occasion. Juveniles should always secure skilled and knowledgeable counsel who can help guide you through the juvenile justice process, provide zealous representation, and help minimize the impact on your child's life...
Tennessee Speeding Ticket Lawyers Fight For Clients
Posted on March 07, 2008Tennessee traffic attorneys provide the aggressive representation you need to win your case. Our firm handles traffic-related matters including speeding ticket defense and other moving violations. If you have received a speeding ticket in Sevier County, Knox County, Blount County, Hamblen County, Cocke, County, Grainger County, McMinn County, Roane County, or Greene County, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Reckless Endangerment - Tennessee Law
Posted on March 06, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys assist their clients with reckless endangerment charges in the Knoxville, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and the Gatlinburg areas. Each reckless endangerment case in Tennessee will be different. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers understand that their clients usually lacked malicious intent when the charges were brought...
Knoxville Traffic Attorneys Can Help
Posted on March 05, 2008Tennessee traffic citation attorneys understand how important a good driving record can be. A speeding ticket or moving traffic violation causes headaches for you no matter who you are, and no matter what your financial situation. If you are cited with speeding, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Indecent Exposure - Tennessee Law
Posted on March 04, 2008Tennessee sex crime lawyers realize the consequences that a conviction for a sex crime can have upon your life. There are numerous different sex crimes under Tennessee law, and the differences between the various prohibited conducts can sometimes be slight...
Public Indecency - Tennessee Law
Posted on March 03, 2008Tennessee sex offense attorneys handle many sexual offenses. Our lawyers work in Knoxville, Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Newport, Johnson City, and Morristown. According to Tennessee law, a person commits the offense of public indecency who, in a public place knowingly or intentionally: ? Engages in sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions or other ultimate sex acts; ? Appears in a state of nudity; or ? Fondles the genitals of the person, or another person...
Tennessee Lawyers Help Out-of-State Clients with Speeding Tickets
Posted on February 29, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket defense attorneys know that receiving a traffic violation in East Tennessee can be frustrating, especially if you are not from this area. No one likes to be traveling away from home and receive an unfamiliar speeding ticket...
Tennessee School Zone Drug Laws
Posted on February 28, 2008Tennessee drug and narcotic defense attorneys have experience working with individuals who have been charged with drug offenses in the East Tennessee area, including those charged with drug possession, selling drugs, drug trafficking, or illegally obtaining prescription drugs...
Carjacking under Tennessee law
Posted on February 27, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers help clients charged with carjacking in the East Tennessee area. Carjacking closely resembles robbery under Tennessee law. There are three robbery offenses in Tennessee: robbery, aggravated robbery, and especially aggravated robbery...
Tennessee Defenses to Carrying a Weapon on School Property
Posted on February 26, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers help individuals charged with crimes in the East Tennessee area. Our criminal defense attorneys work in the following areas: Knox County, Blount County, Sevier County, Cocke County, Anderson County, Johnson City, Bristol, and Morristown...
Carrying Weapons On School Property in Tennessee
Posted on February 25, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know how important it is to keep our schools safe. Many schools throughout our country have been impacted from recent school shootings. These shootings seem to be increasing each year, and seem to get greater attention from news companies each time they occur...
Knoxville Speeding Ticket Lawyers Help
Posted on February 22, 2008Tennessee traffic lawyers can help you organize and present your defense to any traffic?related charge. Whether it be a citation for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, operating a vehicle without a license, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, or an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), if you are seeking legal representation, allow Tennessee traffic attorneys the opportunity to assist you throughout the judicial process...
Tennessee Law - Vandalism
Posted on February 21, 2008Tennessee Criminal Lawyers understand the impact that a vandalism charge can have on your life. It is important to realize that the facts of every vandalism case are different. Our Tennessee Attorneys handle vandalism charges in the Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Knoxville area...
Judicial Deferral under Tennessee Law
Posted on February 20, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers assist clients in East Tennessee charged with all types of charges, from traffic violations to complicated felonies like homicide. No two cases are the same, and each case has a unique set of facts associated with it...
Tennessee Narcotic Attorneys Can Help With Your Charges
Posted on February 19, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully resolved criminal cases by getting criminal charges reduced, having cases dismissed, and negotiating plea bargains. The U.S. war on drugs has resulted in thousands of arrests, convictions, and incarcerations for drug crimes...
Methamphetamine Law in Tennessee
Posted on February 18, 2008Tennessee narcotic attorneys can help you understand the complex legal issues that surround your drug charges. Our criminal defense lawyers fully investigate the particular circumstances of each and every case. Our narcotic defense attorneys have dealt with many types of drug charges, including methamphetamine charges...
Contact A Traffic Attorney if You Received a Speeding Ticket in East Tennessee
Posted on February 15, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket lawyers know that most people who have been charged with a traffic violation simply pay the fine. These individuals move forward with their lives, not knowing the full impact of paying the speeding ticket or other traffic violation...
The Crime of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor under Tennessee Law
Posted on February 14, 2008If you have been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, or any other sex crime, contact a Tennessee criminal defense attorney. Our criminal defense lawyers handle sex crime cases throughout East Tennessee including Knoxville, Johnson City, Newport, Maryville, Loudon, Sevierville, Kingsport, Morristown, Bristol, Chattanooga, and Madisonville...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys Help In The East Tennessee Area
Posted on February 13, 2008Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys understand that children sometimes use poor judgment and make youthful mistakes. When a young person is charged with delinquency, it is a painful for everyone. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters must experience the difficult process alongside the the young individual...
Cocaine Law - Tennessee Attorneys Help
Posted on February 12, 2008Tennessee narcotic lawyers have the experience necessary to help you understand the complex legal issues that surround your drug case. Our criminal defense attorneys fully investigate the particular circumstances of each and every case. Our attorneys have dealt with many types of narcotics, including cocaine charges...
Aggravated Sexual Battery - Tennessee Law
Posted on February 11, 2008Tennessee sex crime lawyers help individuals accused of various sex crimes in the East Tennessee area. Many times, allegations that you have committed a sex crime will turn your life into chaos. You could lose your job, family, and even freedom. Don?t let false allegations destroy your life...
Paying Your Tennessee Speeding Ticket Might Be More Expensive Down The Road
Posted on February 08, 2008Tennessee Speeding Ticket Attorneys understand that Tennessee law is designed to make our roads and highways safe. Speeding is a concern for lawmakers and law enforcement officials statewide. The police officers throughout Tennessee do the best job they can to enforce these laws for public safety...
Mitigated Statutory Rape and Aggravated Statutory Rape - Tennessee Law
Posted on February 07, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys know that sex crime cases in Tennessee can be challenging. The stigma associated with any sex crime arrest requires the attorney to work diligently for a timely resolution. A previous blog discussed the crime of statutory rape in Tennessee...
Statutory Rape in Tennessee
Posted on February 06, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys are experienced in defending clients accused with statutory rape in Tennessee. Statutory rape laws are based upon the concept that a minor may desire sexual intercourse, but lacks the necessary mental faculties possessed by adults to make informed decisions as to whether or not to have sexual intercourse...
Tennessee Traffic Attorneys - Revoked or Suspended License
Posted on February 05, 2008Tennessee speeding ticket attorneys know how important a clean driving record can be for financial purposes. Sometimes, your employment possibilities will be limited if you have been involved in a bunch of accidents or have multiple speeding tickets...
False Reports in Tennessee
Posted on February 04, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers can assist you if you are charged with making false reports in Tennessee. Typically, a charge of false reports will accompany some other charge, and can happen in an indefinite number of different situations. The offense is considered to be a crime of dishonesty...
Moving Violations - East Tennessee
Posted on February 01, 2008Tennessee Traffic Lawyers know how important a clean driving record can be. If you receive a moving traffic violation, you risk losing your drivers license, paying high fines, and steep increases in your insurance premiums. In some extreme cases, you could even face the possibility of jail time...
Unlawful Carrying or Possession of a Weapon in Tennessee
Posted on January 31, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully represented clients throughout East Tennessee who have been charged with unlawful carrying or possession of a weapon. In some cases, Tennessee criminal defense lawyers can negotiate with prosecutors to have charges reduced...
Tennessee white-collar defense lawyers
Posted on January 30, 2008Tennessee white-collar criminal defense attorneys represent clients in investigations by state or federal grand juries, administrative agencies, criminal enforcement proceedings, trials, and related complex civil litigation matters. White-collar crime is a broad term that covers a variety of nonviolent crimes...
Tennessee Assault and Domestic Assault Lawyers Can Help
Posted on January 29, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys know that the courts and the district attorney take accusations of assault and domestic assault very seriously. If you have been charged or investigated, contact a Tennessee criminal defense attorney immediately. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers represent people in Johnson City, Bristol, Chattanooga, Morristown, Loudon and all communities of Knox County, Sevier County, Blount County, and Cocke County, Tennessee...
Contact A Knoxville DUI Attorney
Posted on January 28, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers realize that a DUI charge can be intimidating, especially if you don't know a lot about Tennessee DUI law. Tennessee DUI lawyers can help you understand Tennessee law, and explain your rights and options. If you have questions about the automatic license suspension or the impact a DUI conviction might have on your insurance costs, you may want to talk with a Knoxville DUI lawyer...
Knoxville Traffic Attorneys
Posted on January 25, 2008Tennessee traffic lawyers can help you organize and present your defense to any traffic?related charge. Whether it be a citation for speeding, reckless driving, no insurance, operating a vehicle without a license, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, or an arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI), if you are seeking legal representation, allow Tennessee traffic attorneys the opportunity to assist you throughout the judicial process...
Tennessee Homicide Lawyers Scrutinize Confessions
Posted on January 24, 2008Tennessee homicide defense attorneys have extensive experience handling homicide defense cases. The ultimate goal of a Tennessee criminal defense attorney is to protect the rights of clients and attain their freedom. Tennessee homicide attorneys are committed to using their knowledge, skill, and experience to secure the best possible results for our clients...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys in Knoxville
Posted on January 23, 2008Tennessee juvenile lawyers understand that being accused of any crime is a stressful and frightening occasion. Juveniles should always secure skilled and knowledgeable counsel who can help guide you through the juvenile justice process, provide zealous representation, and help minimize the impact on your child's life...
Tennessee Theft Lawyers
Posted on January 22, 2008If you?re facing Tennessee theft charges, from shoplifting to corporate theft, contact a Tennessee theft defense lawyer. Tennessee theft lawyers are experienced at defending people accused of misdemeanor and felony theft crimes in Tennessee. Shoplifting and stealing cars are common crimes committed in Tennessee...
Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyers Help with Drug Charges
Posted on January 21, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys have successfully resolved criminal cases by getting criminal charges reduced, having cases dismissed, suppressing evidence of drugs such as cocaine, and negotiating plea bargains. The U.S. war on drugs has resulted in thousands of arrests, convictions, and incarcerations for drug crimes...
Tennessee Speeding Ticket Lawyers Fight for Your License
Posted on January 18, 2008Tennessee traffic attorneys provide the aggressive representation you need to win your case. Our firm handles traffic-related matters including speeding ticket defense and other moving violations. If you have received a speeding ticket in Sevier County, Knox County, Blount County, Hamblen County, Cocke, County, Grainger County, McMinn County, Roane County, or Greene County, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Sex Crime Attorneys Can Help Accused in Tennessee
Posted on January 17, 2008Tennessee sex crime attorneys defend people charged with sex crimes in a respectful and confidential manner. Given the public stigma attached to a sex crime, it seems like people are often presumed to be guilty. Prosecutors sometimes charge a person with a sex crime with little or no factual evidence...
Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys Help in the East Tennessee area
Posted on January 16, 2008Tennessee Juvenile Attorneys understand that children sometimes use poor judgment and make youthful mistakes. When a young person is charged with delinquency, it is a painful for everyone. Moms, dads, aunts, uncles, older brothers and sisters must experience the difficult process alongside the the young individual...
Reckless Endangerment - Tennessee Criminal Law
Posted on January 15, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys assist their clients with reckless endangerment charges in the Knoxville, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and the Gatlinburg areas. Each reckless endangerment case in Tennessee will be different. Tennessee criminal defense lawyers understand that their clients usually lacked malicious intent when the charges were brought...
Sexual Battery by Authority Figure - Tennessee Sex Crimes
Posted on January 14, 2008Tennessee criminal defense attorneys are experienced in defending sex crime cases. Under Tennessee law, teachers, coaches, priests, police and other authority figures are held to a higher standard when it comes to sexual battery. Sexual battery by an authority figure is considered to be more serious than regular sexual battery...
Tennessee Traffic Attorneys Can Help With Your Speeding Ticket
Posted on January 11, 2008Tennessee Speeding Ticket Attorneys understand that Tennessee law is designed to make our roads and highways safe. Speeding is a concern for lawmakers and law enforcement officials statewide. The police officers throughout Tennessee do the best job they can to enforce these laws for public safety...
Cruelty to Animals - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 10, 2008Tennessee criminal defense lawyers help clients charged with numerous different offenses including the crime of cruelty to animals. Most jurisdictions in the United States and around the world have enacted laws which forbid cruelty to animals, and Tennessee is no exception...
DUI 2 Penalties in Tennessee
Posted on January 09, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers handle DUI cases across the East Tennessee area. If you are charged with DUI, contact one of our attorneys. Our DUI lawyers will examine the facts of your case and advise you on how to approach your particular situation. The crime of DUI is one of the most committed crimes in Tennessee and the United States today...
Knoxville Traffic Attorneys Can Help
Posted on January 08, 2008Tennessee traffic citation attorneys understand how important a good driving record can be. A speeding ticket or moving traffic violation causes headaches for you no matter who you are, and no matter what your financial situation. If you are cited with speeding, contact a Tennessee traffic lawyer...
Tennessee Criminal Law - DUI 3
Posted on January 07, 2008Knoxville DUI lawyers know the seriousness of any DUI conviction. The consequences include jail time, loss of your license, and expensive fines and court fees. If you are charged with DUI in the East Tennessee area, contact a Knoxville DUI attorney...
Public Indecency - Tennessee Sex Crimes
Posted on January 04, 2008Tennessee sex offense attorneys handle many sexual offenses. Our lawyers work in Knoxville, Sevierville, Gatlinburg, Newport, Johnson City, and Morristown. According to Tennessee law, a person commits the offense of public indecency who, in a public place knowingly or intentionally: ? Engages in sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation, flagellation, excretory functions or other ultimate sex acts; ? Appears in a state of nudity; or ? Fondles the genitals of the person, or another person...
Indecent Exposure - Tennessee Law
Posted on January 03, 2008Tennessee sex crime lawyers realize the consequences that a conviction for a sex crime can have upon your life. There are numerous different sex crimes under Tennessee law, and the differences between the various prohibited conducts can sometimes be slight...
Police Requests versus Police Orders
Posted on January 02, 2008Many people question whether they should cooperate with the police. If the police ask you questions or ask you to do something, you usually have a legal right not to answer them, to walk away, or to refuse the request. If you are ordered to do something, you should obey that order...
Evading Arrest - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 21, 2007Tennessee criminal defense lawyers handle all types of cases including evading arrest charges. It is important to contact a competent, diligent, and experienced defense attorney once you have been charged with any crime. Our criminal defense lawyers defend clients from traffic citations to complicated felony matters in the East Tennessee area...
Aggravated Burglary - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 20, 2007Tennessee criminal defense lawyers understand that a conviction of burglary or aggravated burglary will have severe consequences beyond jail and restitution. A conviction will emotionally hurt the individuals you care about and damage your reputation in the community...
Burglary - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 19, 2007Burglary cases often involve many complex issues. If you are charged with Burglary in Tennessee, contact a defense attorney. Our Tennessee criminal defense lawyers will assess your case and discuss the legal ramifications of any important decisions you must make...
Pretrial Diversion - Tennessee Law
Posted on December 18, 2007Tennessee criminal defense lawyers help clients charged with traffic violations, misdemeanors, and complicated felonies. All cases are different so different defenses and strategies are employed. Depending on the circumstances, the defendant in a criminal case will often attempt to divert prosecution in his or her case...
Solicitation of a Minor
Posted on December 17, 2007Tennessee criminal defense lawyers know that solicitation of a minor, especially when the solicitation is online, is heavily investigated and targeted both by federal and state law enforcement agencies. Men typically instigate the inappropriate contact with another, although females are certainly subject to prosecution...
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