Criminal Defense Case Results in Nashville, TN

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Domestic Assault - Bodily Injury

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions- Birch Bldg, Court Room 4C

Allegations

Police were called after a domestic dispute at a residence. The complainant alleged our client hit and spit on them, threatened to kill them, and briefly blocked them in a bathroom, though no weapon was involved. Our client denied the claims. We obtained the arrest reports, recorded statements, and body camera video, then mapped the timeline using phone records and other data the client provided. We pressed the prosecutor on proof issues and made clear we were ready for a contested hearing. The prosecution dismissed the case.

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Domestic Assault - Offensive or Provocative Contact

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions

Allegations

During a domestic argument at a residence, the complainant alleged the client made offensive, provocative contact. Police arrested him on the spot based primarily on that statement. He maintained he had been away for part of the evening and denied any physical misconduct. We pulled the arrest paperwork and aligned it with phone messages and other timestamps the client preserved, exposing gaps in the timeline and elements the State had to prove. After we pressed those issues and prepared for a hearing, the prosecution dismissed the charge in General Sessions.

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False Imprisonment (Class A Misdemeanor)

Location

Davidson County, General Sessions

Allegations

After a domestic dispute, the client was accused of preventing a partner from leaving and allegedly taking keys. The client denied any confinement and said he left to work shortly after the argument. We obtained the complainant’s statement, police bodycam, and built a minute‑by‑minute timeline from phone records, texts, and rideshare trip logs. Those records conflicted with the alleged timeframe and showed no period of restraint. We presented the inconsistencies to the prosecutor, and the false imprisonment charge was dismissed.

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DUI - First Offense

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Bennett

Allegations

Police approached our client while parked in a private lot for a welfare check, then claimed an odor of alcohol and turned it into a DUI investigation. The officer pressed for a vehicle search even though consent was unclear. The client declined field sobriety tests and a breath test, and a blood draw was obtained hours later by warrant. We obtained the videos, reports, and toxicology, and challenged the escalation, the search basis, and the delay before the draw. Faced with those issues, the prosecution reduced the charge and accepted straight probation.

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Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Bennett

Allegations

The client was approached in a parked vehicle during a welfare check in a private lot. Additional officers arrived, claimed to smell alcohol or marijuana, ordered the client out, and searched the car. They reported finding a small item they labeled as drug paraphernalia. We pulled the bodycam and reports, pinpointing the absence of clear consent and the thin basis for expanding a welfare check into a search. After we pressed those suppression issues and signaled we were prepared to litigate, the state dismissed the paraphernalia charge.

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Leaving the Scene of an Accident (Class A Misdemeanor)

Location

Williamson County, Special Judge

Allegations

In a parking lot, the client thought they might have grazed a parked car, checked, saw no new damage, went inside, and later left. When police reached out, the client immediately cooperated, provided insurance details, filed a report, and was booked then released. We obtained the state's file and checked insurance records, finding no claim and minimal proof of damage. We pressed the prosecutor on evidentiary gaps and witness availability, and prepared to litigate. At the next setting, the state dismissed the case.

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Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic

Location

Sumner County, Judge Kee Bryant-McCormick

Allegations

The client was cited for Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic after an incident where damage to a wall and the vehicle was noted. Officers made contact only after the car was parked, not while it was in motion. We scrutinized the incident report and available video evidence, emphasizing that no officer actually observed a marked-lanes violation and the narrative depended on after-the-fact assumptions. We challenged the sufficiency of the proof on each element and signaled readiness to litigate. The prosecution dismissed the citation.

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Assault - Misdemeanor

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Chancellor Howard Wilson

Allegations

At a loading dock, a man yanked open our client’s truck door, shouted threats, and was struck when the client reflexively pushed the door. Police responded but did not arrest, and the charge was filed later by the complainant. We stepped in close to trial, secured a continuance, reviewed reports and photos showing a linear injury consistent with a door strike, visited the site, and used an investigator to track down former employees. We pressed these issues with the prosecution. Weighing trial risks, the client accepted probation with monthly check-ins.

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Driving Under the Influence

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Bennett

Allegations

Police arrested our client for DUI after a two-car collision, administering roadside tests and later securing a warrant for a hospital blood draw. From day one we documented the client's account that wet roads, a damaged tire, and fatigue played a major role in the crash. We demanded the body camera footage, the warrant and medical records, and full lab data. We challenged the reliability of the field testing and insisted on strict proof of the blood's handling and analysis. Facing those evidentiary issues and without definitive lab results, the state dismissed the case.

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Possession or Distribution of Alcohol by a Person Under 21

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Bennett

Allegations

The case stemmed from a traffic stop where officers questioned our client about alcohol in the vehicle. He acknowledged purchasing it earlier, the officers poured it out and released him. The next day a separate charge was filed alleging possession or distribution of alcohol by a person under 21. We moved quickly, obtained the police report, and focused on the lack of preserved evidence and any proof he furnished alcohol to anyone. After pressing these issues with the prosecutor and preparing to litigate them, the state dismissed the case.

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Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Hall McFarlin III

Allegations

A traffic unit stopped our client after alleging the vehicle failed to maintain a single lane. The citation was filed as Driving on Roadways Laned for Traffic alongside a related investigation. We examined the report language and the officer's description of any lane drift against what the statute actually requires. We pressed the state on whether the brief deviation described created a safety risk and whether the stop observations were consistent. With those weaknesses on the table and our readiness to litigate, the prosecutor agreed to reduce the charge.

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DUI - First Offense

Location

Rutherford County, Judge Ben Hall McFarlin III

Allegations

Stopped after driving on a blown tire from a minor collision, our client was arrested for DUI. They admitted to drinking, completed field sobriety tests, and consented to a blood draw, with no other substances reported. We secured the body and dash camera footage and the lab records, and handled bond compliance by arranging alcohol monitoring while the vehicle was in the shop. Armed with the evidence and mitigation showing immediate sobriety efforts and full compliance, we pressed the prosecution in negotiations. The state reduced the charge and the client received straight probation.