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COVID-19 Crime Trend

As our nation comes to grip with a new way of life under COVID-19 stay at home, stay safe policies, a disturbing trend has begun to emerge. Law enforcement agencies across the nation are reporting a spike in domestic violence cases along with disturbing the peace, public intoxication, DUI, disorderly conduct, burglary, and theft of property. One would assume that now that the majority of the ...

Continued Social Distancing

The Tennessee Supreme Court has changed a number of critical court rules to accommodate the federal mandate of continued social distancing in response to COVID-19. Here is a brief summary: Most in-court appearances have been suspended until April 30, 2020. Exceptions (where court hearings must take place) include: Criminal proceedings of a constitutional nature like bond hearings and preliminary ...

COVID-19 Update To Our Clients

Good Morning, Over the past few weeks, it has become clear that the world is facing an unprecedented challenge. Like you, we are deeply concerned and want to do what we can to help keep our communities and our families safe and healthy. We want to pass along that Law Office of Stephen R. Leffler, P.C. and Leffler Renfroe remains open and will remain open even under the strictest of government ...

DUI Update

There have two remarkable events in DUI law in recent days. In the first, legislators asked the State Attorney General for an opinion on the constitutionality of a proposed law to prohibit alcohol sales to individuals who have been convicted of DUI. The other involved a ruling by the Tennessee Court of Appeals. It declared that it is unconstitutional for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to ...