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Natalie Allison Nashville Tennessean 4.27.2021 A major criminal justice reform initiative pushed for years by advocates has finally passed a significant milestone in Tennessee. It’s a measure that would offer a life-altering second chance for inmates serving life in prison to prove they have been rehabilitated. Currently, a 1995 state law prohibits life-sentence inmates from having a […]

The Tennessee Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision today in favor of attorney Ben Raybin’s client, who had been charged with a drug offense. In the case, law enforcement surrounded Ben’s client home while looking for a wanted suspect. She finally came out at gunpoint and eventually agreed to let the officers search her home. […]

Adam Tamburin – Nashville Tennessean  2.18.2021 Tennessee’s criminal justice system increasingly relies on life sentences, a new analysis shows, a phenomenon straining the state’s prisons and budget. The population of so-called “lifers” in Tennessee prisons has grown by 87% since 1970, according to the report released Wednesday by Washington D.C. nonprofit The Sentencing Project. An expert on Tennessee’s sentencing laws […]

David Raybin speaks on self-defense laws in recent interviews with WKRN and WSMV. Read more about this fake robbery incident & David’s input: https://www.wkrn.com/news/crime-tracker/self-defense-laws-could-protect-man-who-killed-prankster-during-fake-robbery/ https://www.wsmv.com/news/fatal-youtube-prank-gone-wrong-would-have-violated-platforms-policies/article_40ac0806-6b57-11eb-ba93-db6704dbf84d.html  

David Raybin provides insight on a local case in which he is not representing. Read more about David Raybin’s input in this WZTV news article: https://fox17.com/news/local/violent-robbery-suspect-was-out-on-supervised-probation-based-off-of-judges-decision