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Is the criminal justice system really broken? Hamilton County, Tennessee: Opinion of A Grand Jury Foreperson V.S.  Criminal Court Hamilton County, Tennessee: One of the two Grand Jury Forepersons serving in Hamilton County, Tennessee was recently replaced after twenty (20) years of devoted service.  According to the article posted by chattanoogan.com, one of the major reasons that Marsha Crabtree was not reappointed was due to increasing negativity and impartiality in the reports from her Grand Jurors.  The three Hamilton County, Tennessee criminal court Judges sent written notification to Ms. Crabtree that she would not be reappointed in January 2011. The Public is Frustrated with theRead More →

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Marriage, Annulment or Divorce in Tennessee The marriage didn’t work out, and now is time to end it.  In very short term marriages it is common for a person to ask if the marriage can be annulled or if it must be dissolved by divorce.  Is there a difference between an annulment and a divorce? This is an issue that requires the legal advice of a divorce attorney.  In basic terms a divorce is a dissolution of an otherwise valid marriage.  An annulment is typically a declaration that a marriage is void, and not valid, and never was valid. Purely in legal terms in theRead More →

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The criminal law sets the acceptable limits of conduct in society. Everyone is expected to obey the criminal law under the penalty of punishment. The criminal law generally does not require you to perform an action, rather, it forbids an unlawful action. For instance you are forbidden to take property that does not belong to you, or hitting someone, etc. The State of Tennessee, and the federal government have their own set of criminal laws. Criminal law consists of the criminal laws themselves and the rules of criminal procedure. The criminal law consists of the legal rules defining criminal conduct and how it is punished.Read More →