December 2014

This post is off topic. However , I was compelled to post a response to the article in today’s New York Times by Barry Meier and Hillary Stout . Meier and Stout assert that the ignition defects fell through the legal cracks . The story ‘s theme is of the parents of one the folks

Another sign that America is turning into a police state .Since  2001 , Palm Beach County , Florida has had in place a Mobile Eyes program . The basic concept is a person can report a drunk or impaired driver by calling 911 . If a DUI  arrest is made , the person that makes the call

Under Tennessee’s DUI laws ,  you can get jail credit for alcohol treatment on second offense DUI charges , third offense DUI charges , and felony DUI charges. . On July 1, 2014 , new laws went into effect granting jail credit for alcohol treatment on all multiple DUI charges. Before July 1.2014. one could only obtain

As I was driving home from Memphis this past weekend , I heard quite a few radio spots . The theme of the ads was that " Buzzed Driving Equals Drunk Driving ". The ads are part of a campaign by the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) . The ads are designed to increase

Over the last two weeks , there has been more stories on the grand jury process due to two high profile cases. It got me thinking about the grand jury process in Tennessee . Should it be abolished ?

The grand jury was established to be another check to determine if there was sufficient probable