Post-Conviction Justice Reform in Tennessee: Who May Reopen Guilty Pleas Under the 2025 Law? The lifelong ramifications of a criminal conviction—particularly one entered through a guilty plea—can...
Understanding Tennessee’s 2025 Human Smuggling Law and Its Implications In 2025, Tennessee enacted a new criminal statute aimed at combating what lawmakers describe as “organized human smuggling.”...
New Misdemeanor Offenses Targeting Hate Crimes in Tennessee (2025) In 2025, Tennessee introduced a significant update to its criminal laws: the creation of new misdemeanor offenses specifically...
Death Penalty for Child Rape: What Tennessee’s 2025 Law Means for Defendants Tennessee’s criminal justice system is undergoing a seismic shift in 2025. A newly enacted law now permits the death...
Can a 16-Year-Old Be Sentenced to Life in Tennessee? What the New 2025 Law Means When a minor commits a serious crime, the consequences can be life-altering—not just for the victim, but for the...
Understanding Tennessee’s Legal Definition of Self-Defense When a confrontation escalates to violence, your actions can be the difference between freedom and a felony conviction. In Tennessee,...
Reckless driving isn’t just a traffic ticket—it’s a criminal offense in Tennessee. For many drivers, that fact alone comes as a surprise. But what’s more alarming is how fast a moment of poor...
Navigating the Legal System: Steps for Obtaining Restraining Orders and Ensuring Personal Safety When personal safety is at risk due to threats, harassment, or violence, obtaining a restraining...
The Tennessee State Legislature has wrapped up its 2022-2023 session. As expected, several new criminal laws are now in effect or will soon be in effect. This article will summarize some of these...
Tennessee Juvenile Law Update: Efforts to Treat More Juveniles Charged with Crimes as Adults A bill is working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly that would change the way the State of...