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One of the potential issues with the varying marijuana laws in different states is that someone could inadvertently break the law on a road trip. According to World Population Review, 33 states allow residents to use marijuana in some form—most for medical purposes. Eleven states and Washington, D.C., allow residents to use marijuana medically and recreationally, and […]

If you have a criminal conviction in Tennessee, then you probably understand the repercussions of such a conviction. It can make your life more difficult. Everything from getting a job to finding a place to live is made a little more difficult when you have a criminal record. That is why the state does allow […]

There are limitations put on your ability to request an appeal of a criminal conviction in Tennessee. One of those is that you have to have a compelling legal reason to request an appeal. One common reason is ineffective assistance of counsel, which, according to Jurist, is your assertion that your attorney did not adequately represent […]

If you have a criminal conviction that you simply do not agree with, then you may want to consider asking for a pardon. A pardon comes from the governor of Tennessee. It removes the criminal charge from your record so it is as if it never happened. This is the highest level of removing a […]

You have a criminal record in Tennessee, but you know all too well that it does not make you a criminal. You also know how much your record can hamper your life’s progress. Have you looked into expungement? The Marshall Project aims to help people like you understand the expungement legal process. Learn more about what […]

Tennessee’s Sergeant Daniel Baker Act sheds some light on the appeal process for defendants who are convicted of an offense that results in capital punishment. I am attorney Patrick T. McNally, and I understand how this Act, which went into effect on August 1, 2019, may help speed up the appeals process in certain death […]