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Death Penalty Case Reversed
Years ago, in Akey v Oklahoma, the Supreme Court established that when a poor defendant demonstrates that his sanity at the time of the offense will be a significant factor...
Sex Offender Internet Restrictions
The United States Supreme Court today (June 2017) in Packingham v North Carolina addressed a North Carolina law which makes it a felony for a registered sex offender to access...
Prohibitively Priced Inmate Calls
Inmate telephone calls in jails and prisons have become prohibitively high in cost in most institutions. Because of this issue, the Federal Communications Commission placed a cap on inmate placed...
Marital Privilege
Can your spouse testify against you?. The answer is sometimes, yes. The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Tennessee's circuit) has decided that one cannot invoke marital...
Juvenile Sentencing Continues to Develop
The United States Supreme Court decided in the 2017 matter of Virginia v. LeBlanc that the law is still unsettled as to whether a Virginia geriatric statute is enough to...
One phone call
Tennessee law provides that one who is arrested shall not be booked until he has been allowed one completed telephone call to a person of his choice without undue delay....
Supreme Court decision regarding Forfeiture
The United States Supreme Court decided an important forfeiture case that originated in Chattanooga. Judge Sandy Mattice, a Chattanooga district judge, decided that in Honeycutt v United States that Honeycutt's...
The Last Meal
The last meal for the condemned has long been a tradition in this country and in many countries across the globe. Most prisons refer to it as a "special meal"....
Is Monetary Punishment for Someone Found Not Guilty of a Crime Constitutional?
The United States Supreme Court held in 2017 that the institution of monetary punishments is not constitutional if an accused person is found not guilty. In an opinion authored by...
Exploring the Warrior Gene: Scientific Insights and Legal Defense
At Knox Defense, we stay abreast of scientific developments that may help our clients. One such development is the exploration of the Warrior Gene, scientifically known as the MAOA gene....
Juvenile Sentencing Relief
The United States Supreme Court has been developing a body of law to give relief to juveniles who were transferred, tried, and convicted in adult court and who were sentenced...
Executing the Mentally Disabled
The United States Supreme Court held in 2002 that it was cruel and unusual punishment and, therefore, a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution to execute...
Case Against Coaches Dismissed
Congratulations to one of our partners, Jeff Whitt, on his successful outcome of this case! Please see the article below by Troy Provost-Heron for more information about the case. "Hardin...
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