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Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys

What is criminal law? Learn about criminal law, and the issues involved with criminal defense. If you have been arrested and now proceeding through the criminal justice system you need a criminal law defense attorney. Purple law firm attorneys in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee TN are ready to defend you and protect your rights.

Chattanooga Criminal Defense: Plea or Trial

2013-04-25
By: Todd Couvillon
On: April 25, 2013
In: Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminal Law

Chattanooga Criminal Defense: Plea Bargain or Trial Understanding Plea Bargaining When a person is charged with a crime, the choice must be made, plead guilty or go to trial. Plea bargains resolve the the majority of criminal cases. Making an informed decision requires the expertise of a seasoned legal professional. Of course there are times when the criminal defense attorney can manage to get the charges dismissed, but that is a rare result. The process of plea bargaining involves negotiations between the State of Tennessee and the criminal defendant, through the prosecutor and the defense lawyer. The goal for the defendant is obviously to get the leastRead More →

Bail in Tennessee – Revocation

2012-01-14
By: Todd Couvillon
On: January 14, 2012
In: Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminal Law

Bail in Tennessee – Revocation Changes in Tennessee Law Regarding Release on Bail It has long been held by the law and the courts that when a person is charged with a crime that he or she is entitled to bail – to be released from jail until and pending trial.  In setting the amount of bail the courts must consider several factors including the safety of the public. The courts and the public must keep in mind that bail is not to be used as punishment but is to guarantee the defendant’s appearance in court to answer the charge. Otherwise, the presumption of innocenceRead More →

Should Police Be Able to Track you Electronically?

2011-11-13
By: Todd Couvillon
On: November 13, 2011
In: Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys, General Legal Issues, law firm

Should Police Be Able to Track you Electronically? Will the Requirement to Obtain a warrant Survive in the Supreme Court The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the US v.s. Jones case last week and according a Washington Post Op-ed the “Court has a chance to keep big brother at bay.”    The  Supreme Court had recently granted the US Department of Justice’s petition to review the decision of the US Court of Appeals which struck down the conviction of a man based in large part upon the use of GPS tracking without a warrant. The ustices are tasked to review and toRead More →

Hamilton County Jail Recordings Used Against Defendant

2011-09-23
By: Todd Couvillon
On: September 23, 2011
In: Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminal Law

Will criminal defendants ever learn: Your jailhouse telephone conversations ARE BEING RECORDED! An Atlanta man being tried in Hamilton County, Tennessee has learned this lesson first-hand – just as James “Bob” Ward the Florida millionaire and Casey Anthony

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Is the Death Penalty on “Death Row”?

2011-09-21
By: Todd Couvillon
On: September 21, 2011
In: Chattanooga Criminal Defense Attorneys, Criminal Law, Off Beat

The US Supreme Court has now granted three stays of execution in one week. Troy Davis in Georgia was just granted a stay from his execution scheduled for later tonight. Is the Supreme Court likely to end the death penalty like it did briefly in the 1970s?Read More →

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