Teen drivers are considered risky investments for insurance companies due to their inexperience and lack of maturity. This inexperience often causes young drivers to overestimate their ability to control their vehicles in order to avoid collisions with other cars...
Blood Evidence Admissible by Implied Consent
Circumstances under which evidence from a warrantless blood draw of a person suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) have been the subject of much legal argument since the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Missouri v. McNeely (2013), finding that exigent...
How does one challenge a failed sobriety test effectively?
There are three tests that are generally used to attempt to gauge whether a driver may be impaired by alcohol or other substances. These three tests are the ones most widely accepted by the criminal justice system, and they are generally allowed to be submitted as...
Driver charged with drunk driving in fiery Tennesee wreck
Having a DUI conviction on one's record can negatively impact one's ability to drive a car or obtain desired employment. However, multiple drunk driving convictions can end in a prison sentence and significant fines. One man who was recently arrested in Tennessee, who...
Court Reverses Exclusion of Confession
A confession can be important evidence in a criminal case. But a confession from the accused is only admissible if it is voluntary. A statement from the accused which a court determines has been coerced by law enforcement authorities will be excluded from evidence. In...
Tennessee politician has trial date for drunk driving charges
A man who has filed for a seat as an alderman in one Tennessee community is scheduled to first face a jury before the voters have a say. He was charged with a third drunk driving offense, along with possession of controlled narcotics. His trial was scheduled...
