A false sexual assault accusation is simply traumatizing – a nightmare scenario for which you can never prepare enough. Unfortunately, many circumstances can lead up to this devastating scenario: consensual sex that is mischaracterized as an assault, mistaken identity...
You deserve to have privacy. Because of that, the constitution protects you from unreasonable searches and seizures by the police. The police cannot ask to look into your car unless they have a warrant to do so. If they search your vehicle without one, the evidence...
Driving under influence (DUI) is a very serious offense no matter where you are, and the severity of the punishment following a conviction tends to increase depending on the number of previous convictions. Like in other states, a first DUI offense is treated...
If you are someone who takes a controlled substance as a prescription medication, it’s important that you do understand that you could face penalties if you are caught with more of the drug than you are supposed to have, if you’re impaired and drive while using the...
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...
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...
