Nashville DUI Forfeiture
Your car may be seized for a Second Offense DUI in Tennessee, and it may be seized upon your arrest.
Although the judge imposing sentence does not seize cars for a DUI, the State of Tennessee can and does seize cars. It is not widely known by the public, but your car can be seized by the State [...]
Nashville DUI Vehicular Assault
How does one commit vehicular assault?
In Tennessee a person commits vehicular assault who, as the proximate result of the person’s intoxication as set forth in 55-10-401 recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person by the operation of a motor vehicle, this statute includes both drug induced intoxication and alcohol induced intoxication.
A violation of the DUI [...]
Nashville DUI One Leg Stand Test
This is another DUI Field Sobriety Test approved by NHTSA, it requires the defendant to stand on one leg for 30 seconds, the theory is that those who are impaired will rarely if ever pass this test.
Factors in the DUI one leg stand test are the surface of the road, is it slippery, wet, dry, [...]
Nashville DUI Walk and Turn Test
It seems as though the walk and turn test is most up for debate among DUI clients I meet, they want to know is it a test you can pass? How do they score a field sobriety test? Well you will probably will not pass this test, and yes it is scored and administered in the following [...]
Nashville DUI Implied Consent
I am asked quite often, “Can you explain implied consent to me, what does it really mean, do I have to blow? DUI Implied consent in Nashville means; That any person who drives any motor vehicle in the state is deemed to have given consent to a test or tests for the purpose of determining the [...]
Nashville Criminal Attorney
As a third year law student at Mississippi College I was permitted to practice law in Mississippi, and with that chance to practice I was involved in my first felony jury trial at age 26, returning home as a criminal attorney in Nashville I have defended individuals at trial accused of murder, dui, attempted murder, class [...]
Nashville DUI Vehicular Assault
What is it? A DUI vehicular assault charge is a very serious matter, it carries with it a 2 to 12 year sentence in prison, it can result in a lengthy suspension of your driving privileges, along with a fine not to exceed $5,000.00 dollars. In Nashville an accident while you are intoxicated can result in a vehicular assault charge.
The statute [...]
Nashville DUI Owner
In reviewing some of my email I generally get some questions in regards to Nashville DUI Owner charge, many ask, is there such a situation where I could be charged with a dui?
Well yes there is such a thing as an owner DUI in Tennessee. As an owner of the vehicle you allowed someone to drive your automobile while they were [...]
Nashville DUI Attorney
So why do most people get pulled over for a Nashville DUI, well we will exclude things like accidents, sleeping at the wheel or driving your car into a ditch, the reason I exclude these is because the metro police can always stop to investigate these things, and if you are present then they can investigate [...]
Nashville DUI Probation
Ok, I heard someone say in court the other day, what does Nashville DUI probation really mean to me. Nashville DUI probation can mean a lot of things to each defendant, however we will just stay with the first time offender DUI in Nashville and go through that issue. As a Nashville criminal attorney I work with [...]
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