What rights do you have when the cops come knocking at your door?
We have all heard about, seen, thought about, or perhaps have even experienced it… the dreaded knock on your door accompanied by an echo of “police department!”
Criminal Practice
Legal Powers Criminal Law Practice Articles
Discover Ben Powers’ expertise on criminal practice topics like DUI law, white-collar crimes and more. Let Ben put his legal powers to work for you.
Do I Have To Let Police Search My Phone?
With so much personal, revealing information, in a single device any of us would not only feel uneasy with someone else having access to the information on our cell phone without our permission but also would feel deeply violated if that were to occur.
DUI & Minimums
One of the first questions I’m asked when I meet a client charged with a DUI is: “What’s the punishment in Tennessee for a DUI?” The short answer is, “It depends.” It depends on the facts and evidence of each case and it depends on a person’s criminal history; if any. Under Tennessee Driving Under … Read more