Posts by Bryan E. Delius
Public Safety Act of 2016: What You Should Know
Public safety, justice, crime deterrence, criminal rehabilitation and prison overpopulation: these are important components of many laws in Tennessee. However, despite the intent of these laws, Tennessee has seen a rise in domestic violence, prison overpopulation, repeat offenders, and the like. Therefore, a new law, the Public Safety Act (PSA) of 2016 recently was passed…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions about DUI in Tennessee
So you were out drinking with your friends and you were fairly confident that you were sober enough to get home and get yourself into the bed, but then you saw the flashing blue lights in your rear-view mirror and you knew it was over. If you have been charged with a DUI in Tennessee,…
Read MoreIf You Text a Person Who is Driving, Can You Be Held Responsible if The Drivers Causes an Auto accident?
It might seem strange to think that you might be held liable for a traffic accident just because you sent the driver a text message, but the issue is currently being litigated in a Pennsylvania court room. There is a story in the Washington Post about Daniel E. Gallatin, who was killed in a motorcycle…
Read MoreFederal Guidelines for Driverless Vehicles
Move over, George Jetson: the days of driverless cars will soon be here. Ride-sharing giant Uber had a fleet of driverless cars puttering around Pittsburgh this summer, and companies around the globe have been working on perfecting autonomous vehicles. The federal government recently provided some guidelines on how driverless cars are to be regulated. Although…
Read MoreA Conviction Can Cost You: Tennessee’s Supreme Court Says That a Criminal Conviction Cannot Be Re-litigated in Civil Suits
The Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned long-standing precedent and ruled that, in a civil case dealing with the same issues as a criminal case where the defendant has been convicted, the defendant cannot argue his innocence in the civil case. Ms. Bowen ex rel. John Doe, “N” v. William E. Arnold, Jr. et al., No.…
Read MoreSamsung’s Exploding Batteries and Your Rights as a Consumer
Let’s say you buy a new phone, like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7. You use the phone to talk or to text, or to play games and look up the news, and the battery runs down – so you plug it into the wall to charge it. Then your new phone explodes, sending shrapnel everywhere,…
Read MoreTennessee Repeals Underage DUI Laws Affecting Federal Highway Funding
In all U.S. jurisdictions, it is illegal to drive while you are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. In order to receive federal funding for highways, all fifty states have passed zero tolerance Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws for underage drunk drivers. Tennessee recently attempted changes to its DUI laws, which violated federal…
Read MoreSupreme Court Ruling on Implied Consent Laws Will Affect Tennessee’s Laws, Too
Every state in the country has their own laws when it comes to DUI. All states also have some form of “implied consent” laws that require drivers to submit to blood alcohol tests. The U.S. Supreme Court in the recent case of Birchfield v. North Dakota has weighed in on these laws, causing uncertainty for…
Read MoreThe Role of the Criminal Defense Attorney
Although America is a free country, it has laws that all U.S. citizens and residents should obey. Lawbreaking has consequences, and those consequences are not clear to everyone. Fortunately, there are criminal defense attorneys, to whom the consequences of lawbreaking are clear, and who can help uphold your rights in court. Criminal defense attorneys are…
Read MoreIs Playing Pokémon Go Really That Dangerous?
These days, we spend a lot of our time on our cell phones, computers, televisions, etc. for both business and pleasure. Often, we are stationary, but fortunately there are some electronic activities we can do that can get us moving around. One activity that has kept a lot of people up and moving is playing…
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