Blog Posts in 2012

• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 4-Dec-2012

  Tennessee Supreme Court Defines "Serious Bodily Injury"

  When two different people read the same criminal statute it is possible that those two individuals could come away with two entirely different interpretations of the same sentence. Normally this wouldn't cause much alarm, but when one of the ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 14-Nov-2012

  Double Jeopardy and Orders of Protection

  Most Tennesseans are probably somewhat familiar with the concept of double jeopardy. However, it is unlikely that many Tennesseans understand how double jeopardy protections actually work. Essentially double jeopardy protects a person from being ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 5-Nov-2012

  Tennessee Highway Patrol Planned Sobriety Checkpoints

  No doubt most drivers have encountered some sort of police run roadblock at which they were asked to show their driver's license before they were able to proceed through the roadblock. Such roadblocks are intended to be sobriety checkpoints and ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 30-Oct-2012

  When Selling Prescription Pills Leads to Murder Charge.

  Hamblen County Medical Examiner Tom Thompson reported that last year the number one cause of death for individuals under the age of 65 was overdose. Officials had hoped that the high volume of overdose deaths seen last year would even out and not ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 25-Oct-2012

  Stop and Frisk" Laws in the News

  Stop, Question, Frisk The last few years the stop and frisk policies of the NYPD have come under much scrutiny. A few years ago the NYPD instituted a "Stop, Question, Frisk" program that has been challenged by class action suits and has ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 17-Oct-2012

  Wiretaps- An Invasion of Privacy?

  Knoxville police, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local prosecutors have assembled a case which has left thirty-one (31) people facing drug charges related to dealing cocaine, marijuana, and pain pills. Authorities say it took two years of ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 3-Oct-2012

  Has Law Enforcement Been Tracking Your Location?

  The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects citizens from "…unreasonable searches…" and for years the Supreme Court has produced a large amount of case law interpreting that protection. For years courts ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 26-Sep-2012

  What is a Presentment? Avoiding the General Sessions Court

  Presentment Criminal Law A person can be arrested whenever they commit a crime in the presence of a police officer. But what happens when police conduct an investigation involving drugs, involving confidential informants and surveillance? How is a ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 20-Sep-2012

  Right to Remain Silent

  The high-profile murder trial of the woman accused of killing a Monroe County election official recently came to close. Jessica Kennedy was accused of first degree murder in the shooting death of Jim Miller. One of the key pieces of evidence that ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 11-Sep-2012

  IRS and Jail Time

  In the 1920's the now infamous gangster Al Capone was living extremely well. He was able to corner the illegal liquor business through bribes to police officers and by murdering or conspiring to commit murder. Mr. Capone was smart, smart enough ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 30-Aug-2012

  Retailers are Criminally Liable for Synthetic Drugs

  As most members of the public have heard by now, there are new drugs on the market. These drugs are giving law makers a fit as they try and pass laws to regulate them, and business owners are caught in the mix. Whether it be bath salts, mimicking ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 23-Aug-2012

  Some Criminal Records Don't Have To Last A Lifetime

  The best answer for keeping your record "clean" of criminal convictions is to avoid getting convicted of a crime. However, that is not always an option for people. Up until July of this year Tennessee allowed for certain misdemeanor ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 15-Aug-2012

  When Seatbelt Violations Lead To Serious Criminal Charges

  In recent weeks a Hawkins County traffic stop for a seatbelt violation led to the discovery of seven "one pot" meth labs. This type of arrest is becoming all too common in East Tennessee as police stop more and more motorists for seatbelt ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 8-Aug-2012

  Local Judge Grants Search Warrant for Blood Under "No Refusal" Law

  In recent weeks a Hamblen County single car accident caused a local Hamblen County Judge to sign a search warrant which allowed the Tennessee Highway Patrol to take the drivers blood despite the driver's refusal to give the sample. This result ...

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• Posted By Hamblen County Personal Injury Attorney 31-Jul-2012

  Welcome to our Hamblen Personal Injury Blog

  Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our Hamblen County Personal Injury blog with an RSS feed available here.

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