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Courts often treat text messages as valid evidence in abuse-related cases, including protective orders, criminal charges and family court. But they only give weight to those messages if they show a clear pattern of threatening or abusive behavior. Here’s how courts in...
For most criminal charges, you are being charged with a crime that you have already committed. Someone charged with embezzlement, for example, has already stolen money from a business. Someone charged with drug distribution has already sold illegal substances to a...
In many cases, police or investigators want to gather digital evidence while conducting an investigation. This often involves a person’s cellphone. They may want to see a list of calls that person made or check their location data to see where they were at a specific...
Teen years often come with curiosity, risk-taking and the search for identity. Sometimes, those choices cross a line, like spray-painting a wall, breaking windows or tagging property without permission. What may seem like harmless fun or self-expression can quickly...
Police can use what’s in your trash against you, depending on where you left it and how the law defines your privacy. In Tennessee, what feels private inside your home may become public once it reaches the curb. Here’s what you need to know about how courts decide...
Facing criminal charges in Tennessee can put your freedom, reputation and future at risk. What you do in the hours and days following your arrest can shape how your case unfolds — and in some situations, whether you end up with a conviction or a second chance. Many...
Being with someone when they suffer an overdose can be a terrifying experience. The instinct to call 911 to get help can quickly be overwhelmed by the fear of being arrested if you’ve also been using drugs – and of getting the overdose victim arrested. Sadly, too...
Most people are aware that some criminal offenses rise to the level of “aggravated.” This typically occurs when a deadly weapon is involved, someone suffers serious injury or a particularly vulnerable person, like a child, senior citizen or disabled person is the...
As a parent, you are shocked to get a call from the police saying that your child has been arrested. This is not something you ever thought you would have to deal with, as you feel you have raised your child well and they always seemed respectful of authority and...
You’re facing criminal charges that carry serious penalties, and the prosecution has presented a deal offering reduced charges in exchange for a guilty plea. The potential for a lighter sentence, lesser fines or a shorter probation period, while avoiding the...