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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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Plea Bargain in Tennessee Criminal Law When a person is charged with a crime and arrested or indicted the criminal case moves through the court system in a multiple step process.  The goal of the prosecutor, the defense attorney, the defendant and the court is the same in one respect- reach finality the disposition phase of the case.  The State of Tennessee’s goal is to get a conviction.  The criminal defendant of course would like to walk away without a conviction.  An alternate goal of the defendant is to spend as little time in jail as possible. Agreement Between Criminal Defendant and The State ofRead 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 →