November 2010

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I ran across this video from California DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor. His video was can you get a fair trial in a DUI case. I thought the video had some great points and is worth sharing here. 

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Recently , I invited Pennsylvania DUI lawyer Justin McShane to speak at  TACDL’s DUI seminar that I organize.His presentation was lights out.Justin created a video on explaining some critical issues in blood alcohol testing. For any lawyer or person accused of DUI I would highly recommend you watching the video.It shows some problems that

A Utah man took some nude pictures of his baby.Some of the photos had him kissing the nude infant.A trip to Walgreen’s brought the police back to his home.Mr. Diaz-Palomino was later cleared of the charges but now faces deportation.Child pornography allegations can’t be ignored even if it was so innocent. If someone posts

                                            

What is a aggravated vehicular homicide charge in Tennessee ? Most criminal charges have elements or components of what it takes to be convicted. Here is the jury charge of aggravated vehicular homicide ;

T.P.I. — CRIM. 7.11

AGGRAVATED VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

            Members of the Jury, you have found the defendant guilty beyond

Yesterday , I felt like an old circuit riding lawyer.First stop was the courthouse in Shelbyville ,Tennessee.Next stop was General Sessions in Gallatin , Tennessee. In the office today , so I thought I would comment about the Scram device. A video on how the scram device works is the featured video on this post. However Pennsylvania

I wrote this morning on the Kenny Britt bar fight  before I walked over to the A.A. Birch Building for DUI court. The courthouse is always a great place to discover what is really going on in  Nashville . I might be wrong that the Kenny Britt case is dead in the water.  It appears

It appears Kenny Britt  may avoid any criminal charges from a bar fight that happened on Second Avenue in Nashville a couple of weeks ago.No reports have surfaced from the news media. Lack of comment probably means the case is not going to be prosecuted. In most of these downtown bar fights , someone is going

                                             

What is a grand jury ? A grand jury in Tennessee is made up of a foreperson and 12 members.A Tennessee grand jury’s main duty is to inquire into , consider , and act on all criminal cases submitted to it by the district attorney general.Article I Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution 

                                           

I was reading an article today by Mark Fulks of the Tennessee Attorneys General’s Office on his thoughts of the Confrontation Clause and DUI evidence. Mr Fulks makes an argument that DUI evidence such as the breath test printout and the breath test machine calibration certificate does not fall under the Confrontation Clause as