You may have been involved in a situation which resulted in the death of another person. The police are accusing you for the murder of this person. You may not have intended to kill the person. In fact, you try to tell the police you were justified. Now, you are...
When one person takes another person’s life, they may be charged with a crime. Exactly what they are charged with differs from case to case, though, and can have a drastic impact on the potential sentence and on their legal defense options. One type of homicide that...
To most people, the word “murder” conjures up the intentional and planned killing of another person. However, the law about what constitutes murder is far more inclusive than those people might realize. People can find themselves charged with second-degree...
A man in Tennessee is behind bars, accused of fatally shooting three people at the same location. Police were called to the scene in a residential area of Olive Branch at about 1:40 a.m. on January 1. That unnamed caller reported that they had heard shots fired,...
A 50-year-old man was recently killed in South Memphis. He was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced deceased in a church parking lot. The victim’s vehicle, a BMW, was stolen. It was later recovered and checked for fingerprints. At that point, police officers...
A Memphis woman has been charged with reckless homicide after a 14-year-old girl was shot and killed with a gun that the woman knew her juvenile son was carrying. Though the shooting was accidental, the woman admitted to authorities that she had known about the gun...
Car salesmen have a difficult job: selling a complex machine to persons who don’t understand how the machine works. The job is often made more difficult by irate customers for whom the machine does not meet expectations. This situation can often be resolved by...
The Memphis Shelby County Crime Commission has provided its report for the first quarter of 2020, detailing an interesting mix of crime trends within Memphis and Shelby County. Though these months have been anything but typical, the overall crime rate in Memphis...
Murder is an incredibly serious criminal charge in Tennessee and other jurisdictions throughout the country. It involves the death of a person at the hands of another person. Allegations of murder must be supported by facts and evidence, and prosecutors who choose to...
Tennessee law recognizes different levels of crimes involving the killing of another, including first-degree murder. First-degree murder in Tennessee is the most serious murder charge a person can face. There are three types of first-degree murder: premeditated...
