I am attending a cutting edge seminar tomorrow on Tennessee’s breath test machine . Virginia DUI lawyer Michael Tillotson is sponsoring the DUI defense training session. During the seminar , I will be posting updates. You can follow them at www.twittter.com/RobMcKinney I will be posting some articles here next week.
DUI Officers Now Follow the Nashville Criminal Law Report
Yesterday was a milestone for the Nashville Criminal Law Report . Tuesday is DUI day in the General Sessions Court for Nashville Davidson County , Tennessee. All drunk driving cases that are set for trial or hearing are on Tuesday.As I was leaving court , a couple of officers told me I am behind the
Seat Belt Violations in Tennessee
Most Tennessee driving under the influence (DUI) cases start with a traffic stop.Once a police officer observes a traffic violation then the police have probable cause for a traffic stop.One traffic violation that I see in Nashville are seat belt violations.
Under Tennessee law , all those in the front seat of a car or
What is Probable Cause ?
In Tennessee criminal courts , we hear the word " Probable Cause’" used a lot.
Probable cause is a legal term of art that means a constitutionally prescribed standard of proof.Probable cause is the burden of proof necessary for the issuance of an indictment or an arrest warrant.
This is the standard of proof required
Mark Chesnut Verdict
https://youtube.com/watch?v=mnY8WINAgQg%3Ffs%3D1%26hl%3Den_US
A Davidson county jury returned a verdict in the Mark Chesnut shooting of attempted first degree murder. The co-defendant who shot Officer Chesnut plead guilty on the morning of trial. The key question that had to be determined by the jury was the defendant criminally responsible for the shooting. In Tennessee , a
Question of the Week
I am again starting a new topic of The Nashville Criminal Law Report .Our new topic is the question of the week. Please post your question on any issue in Tennessee criminal law or DUI law in the comment section of the blog. I will pick the best question and attempt to answer. The winner
Why Interrogation Techniques Lead to False Confessions
Interrogation techniques work and sometimes they lead to false confessions in murder and child sex crimes. Why ?
Suspect factors :
1. Studies have shown that vulnerable persons , such as juveniles , mentally ill or mentally retarded are much more vulnerable to police interrogation techniques.
2 .However , The Reid techniques and it’s
Motion to Preclude Creation of Snitch Testimony
Snitches or confidential informants are one of the standard tools that police and District Attorneys use in trying to obtain a conviction in a criminal case.. In two high profile cases here in Nashville , Tennessee the jail house snitch was used effectively. First , Perry March was tried of trying to arrange a murder
Immigration Issues Continue to Impact Criminal Lawyers
Criminal defense lawyers across the country continue to struggle with the ramification of the Padillia v Kentucky. I ran ac cross the federal public defender’s web site and found this great form. it is a form to help criminal defense attorneys to determine a clients immigration status. Since Padillia made us immigration attorneys
Tennessee DUI Seminar
For the last three years , I have organized the annual DUI continuing legal education seminar for the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense lawyers. It is scheduled for October 21 and 22 2010 in Tunica , Mississippi.Here’s a list of the presenters for day 1 of the seminar;
- Dour Aaron of Manchester , Tennessee will be