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So they kept me for an extra 5 months which caused me to lose a bed at an inpatient rehab facility that I had gotten myself into, also losing the job I had lined up, and my living arrangements due to the fact I was anticipating being released on 5-24-2023 but I wasn't released until September... View More
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answered on Jul 8, 2024
To my knowledge there is no statutory max fee. Sometimes the County Commission will set towing fees paid out upon a County request. Call the Anderson County Mayor.
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answered on Jun 21, 2024
DOS issues TNDLs, so you have to do whatever they want to get a driving license.
I refused to take a breathalyzer as I was not driving
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answered on Jun 12, 2024
You do have some good defenses since you refused the test. And you might not even lose your TNDL administratively for 1 year since TN has to prove you were the driver or allowed an intoxicated person to drive. Hire a competent attorney to prepare for a rigorous Preliminary Hearing.... View More
And if a wreck occured would I be charged with a dui for that amount of Alcohol in my system
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answered on Apr 24, 2024
Any amount of alcohol or other drugs in your system can be used as evidence for DUI. .08 is only an evidentiary presumption. So never take an implied consent test.
I have had no previous record before
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answered on Apr 1, 2024
The short answer is "not yet." Any offense that was dismissed is immediately expungable. However, convictions are different.
This conviction will be expungable five years after you complete the sentence for it, provided you meet certain requirements. You must have no... View More
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answered on Mar 29, 2024
Consult with an attorney after you personally contact the DOS. You will probably need to do most of this yourself, but advice or representation to get paid in full receipts may be needed. There are alot of factors involved, especially completion of all Sentence requirements which you have... View More
Can I challenge proper use of Quantum Language Parse Syntax Grammar?
Can I challenge jurisdiction?
And should I appear as special witness for myself?
They found drugs in the car.
Amount unknown it wasn't my car or my drugs.
They also gave me a dui.... View More
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answered on Feb 23, 2024
Hire an attorney now to prepare for a preliminary hearing, and and motion to suppress evidence if indicted. If the stop and search are legal then your lack of admission is not needed. That is probably a felony besides the DUI which takes your TNDL. Work, stay out of trouble and probably time... View More
2013 I had DUI I plead guilty was sentenced and put on probation I violated probation for not going to probation and then was sentenced again and probation was terminated one yr later I caught a charge and was sentenced to 6 mo for vop that I was no longer on and was terminated court records have... View More
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answered on Feb 20, 2024
Why did your lawyer not move to dismiss the redundant conviction? Whether the convictions were in General Sessions or Criminal Court has some bearing on how to address it. But apparently you did nothing but go to jail. You might correct the record now and expunge the nonexistent conviction,... View More
I felt very manipulated and coerced and it felt like i was set up
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answered on Jan 13, 2024
In a case involving DUI, intent to distribute meth, and weapons charges, your best defense would typically depend on the specific circumstances surrounding your arrest. To strengthen your defense, consider the following:
1. Consult with an experienced criminal defense attorney in Nashville,... View More
He drug me out of the car and asked me to do a field sobriety test in which I passed with flying colors, and as soon as we got done, he arrested me and puts me in the back of cop car, and then takes me to get my blood drawn from hospital, but I wasn't intoxicated, I just had an open container
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answered on Jan 8, 2024
LEO apparently had probably cause to get the Warrant issued. You should not have consented to either a breath or blood test. Any amount of intoxicant will be used against you. And it is alot easier to get back a TNDL without a DUI conviction. Hire an attorney.
I went passed him and then he turned around and said I had my brights on but I did not and now got dui, drug, and weapons charges. All because he said my headlights were too bright but they are perfectly legal, I bought them from Amazon. I don't understand how I can be pulled over just because... View More
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answered on Jan 8, 2024
Hire an attorney to file a Motion To Suppress Evidence due to an illegal stop. You will need to question whether the lights broke a Rule of the Road Statute.
I've never been arrested for anything, now being charged with dui, intent to distribute, and I had my gun with me, and a pair of brass knuckles and am being charged with those too.
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answered on Jan 8, 2024
The circumstances give probable cause for a felony charge. Simple possession is almost never charged. Hire a competent attorney to prepare for a Preliminary Hearing. Time for a new phone and a steady job.
Then he cant be held as a credible witness??!! All testimonies sworn under oath are recorded right?
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answered on Dec 17, 2023
Any hearing in court should be either audio recorded and/or recorded by a court reporter. You could request a transcript of the hearing which could be used to impeach the witness at a later date. Impeaching is the fancy term for calling someone a liar in court by showing the inconsistency in their... View More
I was arrested in a Walmart parking lot after someone called 911 thinking I had overdosed. The ambulance came, and wanted to check me out so I let them. After I got out of vehicle the cops were there, and immediately took me to jail on DUI charges. I was given no field sobriety test or a... View More
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answered on Oct 11, 2023
Do not plead guilty to DUI as it is a decent case. The hospital blood test might help, but the prescribed drug in your system will be used by the DA. It is possible that an objection to its admissibility might be successful. I would be concerned about what you said to the LEOs, and whatever... View More
He was bonded out but given wrong court date. And arrested. He went to court and it was thrown out. He has been pulled over for driving on revoke license couple times since and even arrested but no warrent showed up . He in last month just went and got his license back. How is that possible... View More
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answered on Jul 24, 2023
He needs to hire a competent attorney to represent him on the DUI. And he probably needs to contact DOS and see what is going on with his TNDL. For some reason he does not appear to have a valid DL.
He was unable to make phone call in jail and when bail was made attorneys were unavailable. Court date I'm 9 Monday morning. Should he enter a plea of not guilty until counsel is avaiable
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answered on Jul 17, 2023
If asked for a plea, then plea not guilty. He needs to hire an attorney to represent him, not a PD.
My husband has been convicted of domestic violence and is serving 11 months and 29 days after failing to comply with an agreement he made with the court. The charges had been set in abeyance awaiting completion of the agreement. He chose not to complete the agreement. The judge has now sentenced... View More
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answered on Jun 8, 2023
If the Judge ordered a Sentence then there was a Conviction, and it was a Misdemeanor at General Sessions Court which was not bound over. Apparently he has one or more charges that were initiated by an Arrest Warrant at Sessions which were not disposed of, that is no conviction nor dismissal. DA... View More
Ignored my multiple requests, doesn’t that violate my rights?
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answered on Jun 3, 2023
Police only have to read you your rights (Miranda rights) if they intend on questioning you after your arrest. Once you are detained, the officers should mirandize you and only get a statement from you after you've waived your rights to an attorney and against self-incrimination. Anything you... View More
I was arrested for DUI in November of 2019, and have yet to be convicted. The case keeps getting reset due to Covid and other issues within the court. It’s now been almost 4 years since my arrest. Does this count as being past the 1 year statute of limitations?
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answered on May 31, 2023
If the warrant was issued within 1 year of the incident, then it is timely initiated. Your lawyer could make a speedy trial motion, but it might just get you convicted sooner. Talk to your lawyer.
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