A West Tennessee theater audience had a shocking fright Tuesday when a loaded gun fell out of a man’s pocket and discharged a live round while watching a movie. 63-year-old George Gholson entered the Malco Movie Theatre in Memphis Tuesday afternoon with a .38 caliber two-shot Deringer pistol in his pocket, disobeying the theater’s posted […]
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This past week, a juvenile court judge in Dickson, TN blocked the attempt of Middle Tennessee foster parents to regain custody of a child they had raised for 8 years. 9-year-old Sonya McCaul has lived with foster parents David and Kimberly Hodgin for the past 8 years, up until January 29, when she was returned […]
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The federal government’s investigation into illegal drug importations through what officials call the “grey market” has led to the arrest of many doctors, including two East Tennessee cancer doctors. The doctors, authorities find, would obtain unauthorized drugs through sources outside of the U.S., many of which were manufactured without oversight from the U.S. Food and […]
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West Tennessee Traffic Stops Leads to Seizure of Largest Synthetic Marijuana Laboratory This Year May 9, 2014 Authorities reported the seizure of the largest synthetic marijuana laboratory in the state so far this year in West Tennessee. On Monday, a traffic stop, conducted by Tennessee Highway Patrol officers, halted a pickup truck on Interstate 40 […]
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Conservatorship: Where is Casey Kasem? Casey Kasem, well known American Top 40 radio and television personality, now has a temporary conservator. A California judge issued a temporary conservatorship order appointing Casey Kasem’s daughter as the temporary conservator of her father until June 20th, when the Court will consider making the temporary conservatorship permanent. Having found […]
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With all Tennessee Family law cases, the outcomes are dependent on the specific facts of the case. In Tennessee Child support cases the following factors can and will be used to determine the child support obligation of both Parents after a divorce case. Father’s gross income Mother’s gross income Income total amount as it appears […]
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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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