Monthly Archives: March 2011
Window Tinting May Get You Pulled Over in Tennessee
Much like an expired license plate or a broken taillight, tinted windows can be used by police officers in Tennessee to make a vehicle stop. Tenn. Code Ann. ยง 55-9-107 prohibits driving a car that has windows that have been … Read More
Failing to use turn signal is not always enough to justify police stop
In researching a Tennessee law related to a client’s recent DUI stop, I came across the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals 2000 decision in State v. Gonzalez. In such case, a Franklin, Tennessee (Williamson County) police officer initiated a traffic … Read More
Some Police Tactics Cross the Line Like Pretending to be a Defendant’s Lawyer
It is not uncommon for me to hear stories from clients of police officers being less than truthful to them about potential consequences for them failing to provide Police with incriminating information or failing to assist them in prosecuting other … Read More
Don’t Forget to Double Check Yourself for Weapons Before Entering Airport Security Checkpoint
When I get a call at the office from someone that is in trouble at the Nashville Airport, I almost always find that they failed to do the simple task described in the title of this article. By the time … Read More
What Those Involved in Civil and Criminal Cases Need to Know about Facebook and other Social Media Sites
David and Ben Raybin authored an article that was recently published in the Tennessee Bar Journal on this topic. Such article highlights the many concerns that attorneys should have about their client having a facebook, my space, twitter, etc. account. … Read More
