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Someone who has been arrested for DUI in Tennessee can anticipate having to go through several steps while their criminal case is pending. Following arrest, the individual will first have a bond hearing with a magistrate or judicial commissioner while still in jail. In most cases, the person will not be able to have an […]

David Raybin was quoted in a USA Today article called “Let them out: Advocates want inmates granted parole freed as COVID-19 stalks prisons.” David has been a leading voice in Tennessee seeking to reduce the inmate population by expediting the release of inmates who have already been granted parole, but have not yet had the […]

Case:  State of Tennessee v. Terrell Lamont Reid Facts:  Defendant pled guilty in 2015 and received a sentence that was enhanced by the “criminal gang enhancement statute.” The following year, the enhancement was held to be unconstitutional in State v. Bonds, 502 S.W.3d 118 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). In 2019, Defendant filed a motion under […]

Case:  Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. City of Memphis, et al. Facts:  The City of Memphis entered into an agreement with the now-Memphis Grizzlies basketball team to build an arena, which included a provision that the city would not fund or benefit “any new competing facility.” Years later, Elvis Presley Enterprises was granted […]

Facts:  In this declaratory judgment action involving neighboring landowners in a residential development, the trial court determined that the restrictive covenants applicable to the development would prevent the defendant from constructing a commercial business on his property. The trial court accordingly entered an injunction preventing the defendant from constructing a business on his real property. […]