Civil Forfeiture In Tennessee, the police can seize your car, take your money, take your personal property, take your home, sell these items and use the proceeds of that sale for their benefit without the person being found guilty of a crime. In fact, the police can seize and sell…
On Monday, February 13, 2012, Freeman & Fuson made the decision to relocate their office to 9 Music Square West. The location is an early 1900’s Victorian House located directly across from Sony Entertainment on Music Row. The beautiful home will have a full media/conference room, 5 offices, 2 bathrooms,…
After four (4) years criminal and at the verge of a second trial, we resolved the State v. Matthews. Following a successful appeal to the Criminal Court of Appeals, the appellate Court remanded the case to the trial court for a new trial. See State of Tennessee v. George Washington…
A small, quickly growing portion of my law practice involves helping people obtain unemployment benefits or defending employers who are seeking to avoid paying benefits. In these tough economic times, it may be the difference in losing your home or not. I have a tougher time understanding why employers fight…
“A mistaken identity arrest occurs almost every day, said policing experts and officials at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.” One lady in Colorado was discussed in this CNN report from February 2010. http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/02/15/colorado.mistaken.identity.arrest/index.html I have recently been retained in a case like this in Middle Tennessee. It is…
Well, simply put, you can get charged and even convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) without having a drop of alcohol in your system. And even worse, you may not even realize that the prescription medication is causing the same type of side effects that police commonly confuse with…
This is a Shelby County Case that was reported by the TN Supreme Court at http://www.tncourts.gov/OPINIONS/TSC/sc1qtr2010.shtml State of Tennessee v. Tommy Holmes –Shelby County– Supreme Court granted permission to appeal in this case to address whether the trial court erred in ruling that an indigent defendant forfeited his right to…
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I want you to think about your seatbelt for one minute. Clearly it could save your life, but it could also help you avoid a DUI. One thing I want everyone to be aware of are the police officers looking for people without their seatbelt after hours. Although it is…
Uninsured Motorist Coverage (UM) and Underinsured Motorist Coverage (UIM) are both parts of your motor vehicle insurance policy and protect you and your passengers if you are hit by an uninsured or under insured driver. For example, let«s say you and your family are involved in a car wreck and…