Blog Posts in 2013

• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 18-Dec-2013

  Heroin Bust in Hamblen and Jefferson Counties

  The Hamblen County Sheriff's office has indicated that two search warrants were executed on two different residences in Jefferson County and Hamblen County where Confidential Informants had recently purchased narcotics from the suspected Drug ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 3-Oct-2013

  Early Reports Point to Tire Malfunction in Tragic Bus Accident

  In the aftermath of the tragic bus crash which happened on Interstate 40 Wednesday afternoon, investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Transportation are focusing on the cause of the accident. Early indications ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 2-Oct-2013

  Church Bus Crash Leads to Fatalities and Injuries

  After a church bus crashed into an SUV and a tractor-trailer this afternoon on Interstate 40 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, at least eight people were killed and 14 people were injured, according to an article in the Knoxville News Sentinel. The ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 30-Sep-2013

  Understanding the Fines and Sentencing of a First Offense DUI in Tennessee

  Tennessee Code Annotated §55-10-402 and Tennessee Code Annotated §55-10-403 prescribes the term and means of the sentences and fines related to a DUI offense. If you are charged with DUI, First Offense, you are subjected to a sentence of ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 26-Jul-2013

  Troy L. Bowlin Succeeds in Getting Client's Charge Dismissed

  In a recent case, a customer of a local tire dealer had driven up to get his tires replaced. The tire dealer believed our client to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They called law enforcement and the client was charged with driving on a ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 23-Jul-2013

  The Bowlin Law Firm to Host First CLASS Event to Benefit Underprivileged Children

  In Church Hill, Tennessee the very first CLASS event will take place, hosted by The Bowlin Law Firm. Children's Learning and Academic Supplies for Success (CLASS) will help to bring school materials to children in need throughout Church Hill. ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 22-Jul-2013

  Attorney Bowlin Successfully Brokered Dismissal for Client Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder

  In a recent criminal case, Attorney Troy Bowlin represented a client originally investigated on the charges of Attempted First Degree Murder. The client was being accused of shooting at their spouse in the aftermath of an argument the two were ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 11-Jul-2013

  Troy L. Bowlin Defends Client from Serving Lengthy Prison Sentence

  Morristown criminal defense attorney, Troy L. Bowlin, kept his client out of prison as the court found the defendant to be Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. Just one of the client's felony charges could have meant as much as 8 years in prison. ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 9-Jul-2013

  DUI Checkpoints and the Fourth Amendment

  An encounter at a DUI checkpoint between a college student and a police officer in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is gaining national attention and sparking much conversation around water coolers about the constitutional validity of DUI checkpoints ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 25-Jun-2013

  Troy L. Bowlin, II Represents West Virginia Man in $1.5 Million Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit

  On June, 24th, the Times-News published an article on one of attorney Bowlin's court cases regarding a wrongful arrest that took place last year during the Rainbow Family Gathering in Cherokee National Forest. Last June, our client, a 60-year-old ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 15-Jan-2013

  Tennessee's Supply of Death Penalty Drug Cut Off

  On January 3, 2012, the Tennessean released an article regarding the state's entire stock of a key lethal injection drug. Since the state is completely out of the critical component of a series of three drugs used humanely kill death row inmates, ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 14-Jan-2013

  Tennessee Supreme Court Interprets Statute of Limitations in Rape Cases

  In December of 2012 the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jason Burdick who was convicted of the attempted rape of a Davidson County attorney despite the fact that the applicable statute of limitations had expired. The attempted rape ...

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• Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 10-Jan-2013

  Bean Station Police Chief Resigns After Son Impersonates a Police Officer

  The Bean Station Police Department Chief Phillip Robinette resigned from his position after his 21-year-old son was taken into custody after allegedly impersonating a police officer. On Friday, January 4, 2013, the police chief's son was ...

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