The Jury Room Blog ran a great post today on whether female stalkers are less likely to be violent than male stalkers. it is always assumed in domestic violence cases across Tennessee and elsewhere it is always the male that is the violent one. According to a study by Strand and McEwen that appeared in
A Florida Judge ordered a man accused of a domestic violence charge to take his wife out to Red Lobster as a condition of his bail bond. Judge John Hurley ordered the defendant who was accused of assaulting his wife to get her some flowers , dress up , take her to Red Lobster
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced a new plan to increase punishment for certain crimes . One of these proposals is to increase jail time for those convicted of domestic violence.Gov. Haslam based his plan on a recent study that ranked Tennessee fifth in the nation in the rate its women are murdered by men.
The State Supreme Court of Hawaii ruled that a man convicted of punching his stepson should have been allowed to raise parental discipline as a defense in his trial. The trial court rejected that defense because the boy’s nose was broke by the defendant who wanted him to clean a carpet stain. The case is
The Tennessee State Senate passed a bill ( SB 567/HB 685) that would authorize a magistrate to order any defendant who is arrested for stalking or a domestic violence charge to carry or wear a GPS device. The device would notify the alleged victim if the defendant is at or near a location the defendant has been
Jill Cecil Wiersma reported on the rise of domestic violence cases in Williamson County , Tennessee.Here’s the data;
In Tennessee , it is unlawful to violate an order of protection issued by a court. A violation of an order of protection is governed under Tennessee Code Annotated 39-13-114.A violation of this section is a Class A misdemeanor. The legal twist with this law is it requires it to be served consecutively to to
Just who is a domestic violence victim? Well, the Tennessee State Legislature defines who is a domestic violence victim by statute. I am glad it is defined because it eliminates any debate. Here’s the definition straight from the Tennessee Code.
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Several days ago , I read a post by Scott Greenfield on his blog Simple Justice . The theme of the post is that the courthouse has changed from a place where the average citizen could seek a fair trial to one dominated by the government. For example , Greenfield noted that the presence of
As I was leaving the Criminal Court in Nashville last Friday, I noticed a program being presented by the Nashville Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Curious, I went inside, made a donation, and sat down. The topic was "Children and Domestic Violence". Lani Ramos presented on the "Effects of Trauma on Children" . Here’s an excerpt