Nashville Criminal Law Report

The Tennessee Highway Patrol took a novel approach to suppress demonstrations in Nashville,Tn. recently. Over 50 protesters were charged with trespass during protests. Someone put digital signs a...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/07/articles/criminal-tresspass/protesters-at-tennessee-capital-arrested-for-tresspass/

Nashville, Tennessee District Attorney Glenn Funk issued a press release   announcing his office’s intentions on not prosecuting marijuana charges less than .5 ounces . General Funk did reser...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/07/articles/drug-crimes/nashvillet-da-will-not-prosecute-misdemeanor-marijuana-cases/

The ABA Journal posted an article recently on should jury trials be moved to Zoom. I posted a poll this morning on my Twitter feed  @RobMcKinney to get some feedback. From the lawyers responding...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/06/articles/uncategorized/should-jury-trials-be-conducted-on-zoom/

In State of Tennessee v Mimi Barrett , The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled on Ms .Barrett’s appeal of her sentence. The trial court denied her request to serve her sentence on community correct...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/drug-crimes/can-someone-be-sentenced-to-community-corrections-for-a-drug-free-school-zone-charge/

Right now, I have a very active practice defending nurses, doctors, dentists and other health care professionals before the various Tennessee boards that regulate their license. It was a very dif...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/uncategorized/how-i-started-defending-health-care-professionals-in-tennessee/

First, I must give credit for The Marshall Project. The Marshall Project is deeply engaged in criminal justice reform.  Dr. Brie Williams and Dr. Leah Rorvig wrote a great article tiled ” COVI...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/uncategorized/protecting-your-loved-ones-from-covid-19-while-in-jail/

During the cornavirus, people are stuck at home and surfing the internet. Our office has had several inquiries from our website asking this question. Can I have my Tennessee DUI conviction expung...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/expungement/can-you-expunge-your-tennessee-dui-conviction/

The Nashville Tennessean reported yesterday  that Metro Nashville Police Department will not be getting funding for body cams. This news is shocking. Why ?  Metro Nashville Police Department ha...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/uncategorized/nashville-tn-police-department-will-not-have-body-cams/

The police have an unfair advantage in prosecuting most Tennessee DUI cases. The main reason is the police control the narrative during the investigation. A citizen does not question the police d...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2020/05/articles/dui/unfair-police-practices-in-tennessee-dui-cases/

Malcolm Gladwell wrote a great book titled Outliers. The book covered the careers of The Beatles , Bill Gates , and others. The premise of the book is that one does not become an expert until th...

https://www.nashvillecriminallawreport.com/2017/08/articles/what-it-takes-to-be-a-great-criminal-defense-lawyer/lessons-from-the-courtroom-2/