Heroin is considered a particularly addictive drug and Tennessee lawmakers have responded in kind with tough narcotics laws.  Prosecutors tend to treat heroin crimes with more vigor than some other controlled substances. Because of this reality, it is important that you hire an experienced criminal defense attorney who can protect your constitutional and statutory rights … Read more

By David L. Hudson, Jr. “The criminal is to go free because the constable has blundered.” United States Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo famously wrote this statement in 1926 about the exclusionary rule, a principle he didn’t support.  The exclusionary rule, however, is a most important legal principle that protects the rights of criminal defendants … Read more

DUI Blood Test DUI charges are a serious matter but in order for prosecutors to convict of the crime, they have to prove every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt – a very high standard in our legal system.  One way that prosecutors attempt to meet their hefty burden is to introduce evidence … Read more