"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
– Dr.Martin Luther King Jr
What we do
Our agency’s mission is to provide high quality, client-centered legal representation to indigent persons of all ages, accused of crimes or facing a deprivation of liberty throughout the State of Tennessee.
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Yelling and Cursing at a Cop, Even a Sergeant, Isn’t Disorderly Conduct
On October 9, 2022, Joshua Gibbons, who apparently maintains a media presence (or something) under the name “Big G Audits,” was unhappy when he saw
Possessing a Glass Pipe Does Not Violate the Law or Your Probation Unless You Intend to Smoke It
Michelle Ridgeway was doing great on probation for two full years– passing drug screens, paying toward her costs and fines in one of her cases
24-Hour Merger Rule for Prior Felonies Clarified
In State v. Jeremy Brian Poe, the Court of Criminal Appeals did not resolve an apparent split of authority among different panels of the Court