Imagine losing 31 years of your life to occupying a small jail cell under a false criminal conviction. This happened in 1978, after an innocent man was powerless to offer verifiable evidence against charges of burglary and rape. As a result, the Tennessee resident...
The country's laws about marijuana are changing. States like Colorado and California have legalized the drug. Though Tennessee lawmakers have introduced bills that would legalize marijuana for medical use, no bills have become law. Marijuana is still illegal for...
Nature versus nurtureAre kids a product of their genetic makeup or their environment? This is the question that lies at the crux of the nature versus nurture argument. Of course, many of those within the scientific community say that both a kid's upbringing and their...
Involuntary manslaughter charges occur when a person unintentionally causes the death of another person through reckless, unlawful or negligent behavior. Although not as severe as murder charges, the accidental killing of another person is still a criminal act.The...
It's not always easy living with family members. Arguments break out, and -- depending on the household -- things can also get physical. In certain circumstances, police could interpret different types of altercations in the home to be domestic assault, and that can...
In the United States, we have certain rights that the Constitution grants to us. For example, we have specific rights under the Fourth Amendment that protect us from unlawful search and seizures. Unfortunately, you cannot depend on every single police officer to...
There is no denying the severity of a robbery charge. If you find yourself in this position, it's up to you to do whatever possible to avoid a conviction and the punishment that comes along with it.Fortunately, there is more than one type of robbery defense to...
Imagine that your girlfriend gave you her credit card to pick up dinner from your favorite Memphis restaurant. The cashier rings up your order, runs the card and prints out the receipt for you to sign. Thinking nothing of it, you sign the receipt, collect your food...
All murder charges are serious matters since these are violent felony charges that involve a victim's death. The penalties for these charges are very serious. This means that anyone who is facing criminal charges in relation to a homicide should understand what they...
You were driving faster than you should have been, and you were pulled over. The officer claims you were traveling fast enough that he has to arrest you. He believes you're under the influence of alcohol or drugs based on a failed field sobriety test and your reckless...
