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Have you heard that holding a penny in your mouth when you take a Breathalyzer can “fool” the machine into a negative result? Supposedly, the copper in the penny creates a chemical reaction with the alcohol in your mouth and neutralizes it. It’s a surprisingly common...
Many DUI arrests simply start as a traffic stop. There are certainly cases in which the police believe someone is intoxicated in advance. But a lot of these stops happen when the police don’t know why the driver made a mistake, but they simply want to pull them over...
Most adults are acutely aware of the fact that possession and use of prohibited substances can lead to criminal charges. However, not as many adults in Tennessee understand controlled substances, like prescription medication. There are numerous useful drugs, ranging...
Situations can become quite tense at the end of interpersonal relationships. Intimate partners may become more emotional and aggressive toward one another, which may increase the frequency and intensity of altercations. If one partner wants the relationship to...
If you are accused with assault or battery, you need to understand what that means and how those accusations could affect you. Violent crimes can lead to serious punishments, which is why you need to have a strong defense to protect yourself. In the scenario in which...
Many people treat breath testing and field sobriety tests as infallible means of gauging someone's chemical intoxication. However, chemical breath tests and field sobriety tests can provide misleading or inaccurate results. Sometimes, the person administering the test...
Under both Tennessee and federal law, it is illegal to commit an act of physical violence against another person. A physical altercation could lead to allegations of assault, while an incident involving a weapon might result in homicide charges. Those accused of...
A little over a decade ago, politicians could run for office with very few official policy stances. Just claiming to be tough on drugs was enough to get voters to back someone. Social attitudes about drug use have changed drastically in recent years. Between an...
There are all kinds of reasons that a person may want to challenge DUI charges lodged against them. They may think that the police officer was targeting them or that they failed the Breathalyzer test because it was not given appropriately. DUI charges can be extremely...
Your neighbors probably mean well, even if they cause legal problems for you. Maybe you know them closely, so they worry about you when something sounds wrong at your house. Maybe you only ever see them to wave in passing as you roll out your trash canisters for...
