America must do something to end the weekly news reports of some horrific mass shooting. Our bedrock was shock with the tragedy of the shootings at Sandy Hook. I ran across a letter from Federal Judge Larry Alan Burns who presided over the case of the Tuscon shooting. Before I share his article in full
December 2012
Willamson County Sobriety Checkpoints
By Rob McKinney on
Posted in DUI
A friend of mine forwarded the DUI sobriety checkpoints for Williamson County for this holiday season. Don’t worry. The police are supposed to publish the checkpoint locations and times. Here is the schedule ;
Sobriety Roadside Safety Checkpoints
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office along with other jurisdictions will be conducting sobriety roadside
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Tennessee Supreme Court Changes Standard of Review in Sentencing
By Rob McKinney on
Posted in Sentencing Issues
Appealing a sentence or the denial of probation just got tougher under Tennessee law. In years past , the Court of Criminal Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court would review a sentence or the denial of probation based upon a standard of review referred to as de novo based with a presumption of correctness. In…