In Tennessee divorce cases, lawyers are tasked with determining the divisible assets in a professional corporation. The first step n the process is to determine the individuals interest and then the value of that interest. Many times a Certified CPA is required to assist in the determination of value for the division of assets. A […]
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The deaths of two teenagers in a small town in Minnesota raises questions of how far a person may go in defense of themselves and their homes. April 29, 2014 Byron Smith, a 65-year-old veteran, is accused of shooting and killing 17-year-old Nick Brady and 18-year-old Haile Kifer in his home on Thanksgiving Day 2012. […]
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Jodi Arias is facing the ultimate decision: life or death. The death penalty is reserved for the most heinous first degree murderers. Death penalty cases are bifurcated into two separate and distinct phases: 1) the guilt phase and 2) the penalty phase. The first phase, the guilt phase, determines the guilt or innocence of the […]
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December 31, 2011 is the deadline for songwriters and performers to exercise their right to take back their copyright. Previous changes in Federal Copyright Law set this deadline to retain their copyrights. The change set a thirty-five year limit on copyright protection for music ownership. The battle lines have been drawn between the record labels and the […]
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NOT GUILTY Not Guilty was the Right Decision. The legal standard in a criminal trial is proof beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty. This is just shy of absolute certainty, but much higher than “she is probably” guilty. This legal standard prevents innocent persons from being imprisoned for crimes that they did […]
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