Middle Tennessee Federal Criminal Defense Law Blog

Any type of criminal charge associated with assault has the potential to impact your life in many ways, such as a restraining order from the victim or a prison sentence.

The way you defend yourself against charges of assault and battery depends largely on the circumstances of your case. Here are some of the defense strategies to consider:

• Self-defense: It's the most common defense used in assault cases, and is exactly what it sounds like. You must prove to the court that there was a threat of harm or unlawful force against you and that you had no choice but to use physical violence to protect yourself.
• Defense of others: Similar to a self-defense strategy, you must prove that your violence was necessary to defend another individual, such as a spouse or child.
• Defense of property: This comes into play if you can claim that you acted in defense of property that was illegally withheld or stolen. For example, if someone enters your home without permission and attempts to steal from you, it may be necessary to fight back in order to protect your property.
• Consent: It's not nearly as common as other assault defense strategies, but if the other individual voluntarily consented to the violence, it should not result in criminal charges.

The last thing you want to receive in the mail is a tax audit notice from the IRS. Even if you've done nothing wrong, you're likely to have concerns about what the IRS could dig up and if it will lead to additional trouble.

While not always the case, it's possible for a tax audit to result in criminal charges. For this reason, it's critical to understand the process the IRS uses to select tax returns for an audit, as well as the steps you can take to protect your legal rights.

When people hear the term "criminal," they often think of rough individuals who have been involved in noticeable illegal activities. However, even you can be at risk of becoming involved in crime even if you are a professional business person. At Bulloch, Fly, Hornsby & Evans PLLC, we are committed to helping convicted white-collar criminals in Tennessee to defend their case. 

White-collar crime can have many negative benefits for you and can impact your life for years to come. If you are found guilty of participating in criminal activity in a professional environment, you may be required to serve multiple legal consequences including fines and jail time. Depending on the consequences you face, you may be at risk of losing your job completely or suffering a significant blow to your reputation and the trust that others have placed in you. 

There are many reasons law enforcement and the general public stand against drug use and the illicit drug trade in Tennessee. Not only has drug overdose remained a serious epidemic in America for decades, but violent crimes are often associated with the illicit drug trade. For these and other reasons, the federal government began to focus its efforts on the drug trade from as early as the 1980s.

An article published by PBS states that the Democrats in Congress decided to get tough on drugs following the overdose of an athlete in an attempt to “outflank Republicans.” This led to reinstating minimum sentences in 1986, despite this being removed after careful consideration in 1970. Minimum sentences ranged from five to 10 years served in prison for drug crime convictions.