An Army captain was recently charged with multiple DUI-related charges in a fatal crash in Tennessee. According to authorities, he hit and killed an army private who was on foot at the time. The captain then allegedly fled the scene. He now faces vehicular homicide,...
Invocation of Right to Counsel Must Be Unequivocal
When a person invokes a right to counsel, a pending criminal interrogation must stop unless the person initiates further conversation with the police. But to be effective, an invocation of the right to counsel must be unequivocal. An equivocal reference to counsel,...
1 dead, 4 injured, man charged with vehicular homicide
A man was involved in a fatal crash in Tennessee recently. According to authorities, he was crossing a bridge and in an attempt to pass a slower vehicle, he drove his pickup truck across the center lane and into oncoming traffic, causing him to collide head-on with...
Vehicular homicide and more charged against Tennessee man
A man was involved in a fatal crash in Tennessee recently. According to authorities, he was speeding when he failed to stop at a stop sign, which prompted him to collide with another vehicle. The man driving the second vehicle suffered serious injuries and...
Counsel Not Ineffective For Not Using an Expert Witness
Ineffective assistance of counsel in the original trial or appeal is an often asserted claim when people convicted of crimes are attempting to gain retrials through the statutory post-conviction process. Because effective assistance of counsel in a criminal trial and...
Flipped car on I-440 results in drunk driving charge
Residents in Tennessee know that being convicted of a DUI can have lasting effects. From facing hefty fines to potentially serving a jail sentence, the consequences are serious. A driver who recently crashed his car is now facing a drunk driving charge. According to...
Minor violation stop leads to a drunk driving charge
Alcohol can impair judgement just enough to lead to unfortunate and perhaps costly mistakes. However, just because an individual is accused of driving while impaired doesn't mean that they are actually guilty of the charge. If the authorities allegedly notice a safety...
