In Tennessee, law enforcement can charge defendants with one of several crimes after a victim dies. If the death was intentional, the prosecution typically responds aggressively. Possible charges for an intentional death include murder and homicide. In some...
If your actions contribute to the death of another person, Tennessee prosecutors might decide to charge you with a homicide offense. There are different kinds of homicide for different scenarios. For example, a death that results from a violent act in a moment of...
At the restaurant table next to yours was a group of loud people sharing opinions on anything and everything no matter how mundane or controversial. One person from the group made a comment directed at you, and you tried to ignore it. But when that individual stood...
The legal system uses some strange terms that the average person might find confusing. Sometimes, the use of a word in a legal matter has a different meaning than it might have in common language. Other times, the phrases used to describe certain legal concepts...
Fraud cases are often dealt with at a federal level, with the authorities spending immense amounts of time and money on them. If the authorities bring a case against you, they may look to make an example of you. You might consider a fraud accusation less consequential...
If you are accused of driving under the influence, one of the things that you could need to do upon conviction is use an ignition interlock device. The cost and restrictions of this device are good reasons to defend yourself and to fight against an unfair DUI...
The Bill of Rights, which contains the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, includes some of the most important protections for those facing criminal charges in this country. For example, the Fifth Amendment protects you from self-incrimination. The Fourth...
If someone asks you which criminal charges are the most serious, you might say murder, manslaughter and other violent crimes. These offenses are indeed treated seriously in Memphis, Tennessee criminal courts. A conviction on such charges typically means the loss of...
In Virginia, it is illegal to touch people without their consent, to cause bodily harm to another or to make them fear for their own physical safety. You could face assault charges if you cause bodily injury to someone, offend them through physical touch or cause them...
The justice system in the United State is supposed to err on the side of letting guilty people go, as long as that means that innocent people do not get convicted. Unfortunately, with the scores of overturned convictions since the rise of DNA evidence, it’s very clear...
