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Possible Overservice of Patron Leads to Fatal Wrong-Way Crash
Rebecca Benson, 22, is facing a vehicular homicide charge for her involvement in a wrong-way crash that claimed the life of Steffanie Leonard, 29, in February. Police maintain that Benson was driving the wrong way when she merged onto I-65 … Read More
I Am from Tennessee but I got a DUI while visiting another State, How Do I Get a Restricted License?
This question arises quite frequently as college students that are from Tennessee will get convicted of DUI while they are away at college. It also happens to Tennessee business travelers who encounter drinking and driving charges in other jurisdictions. Tennessee … Read More
Attempting to Give Breath Test May Help Avoid a DUI
Everyone has probably heard at one time or another that you should always refuse to give a breath test if you have been drinking alcohol. I don’t give the same advice. I simply telll my friends and family not to … Read More
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. § 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
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
Nashville Judge Finds New DUI Law Unconstitutional
As I predicted in my last blog entry, the new law designed to prevent those charged with repeat offense DUIs from receiving an immediate bail was challenged and found to be unconstitutional. Judge Mark Fishburn ruled that the new law … Read More
With New DUI Laws Those with a Prior DUI Find Getting Out of Jail Much Tougher
With the exception of those facing lethal injection, persons in jail on a DUI charge in Tennessee that have a prior conviction for DUI, Vehicular Assault, or Vehicular Homicide are finding that the new DUI laws that came into effect … Read More
2010 Changes to Tennessee DUI Law Part 3- Unlimited Driving with Interlock Device
The Tennesee Legislature made several changes to the Tennessee DUI law this past legislative session that went into effect for DUI violations after June 23, 2010. One of such changes amended the law to actually allow DUI offenders the ability … Read More
2010 Changes to Tennessee DUI Law Part 2 – Ignition Interlock Devices
The Tennesee Legislature made several changes to the Tennessee DUI law this past legislative session that went into effect for DUI violations after June 23, 2010. One of such changes amended the law to require first time DUI offenders to … Read More
