by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 16, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When you see someone get arrested in the movies or on TV, you will see them often yelling about getting their, “phone call.” Is that a real thing? Are you actually entitled to a phone call when you get arrested? The short answer is, “yes, you...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Jan 9, 2017 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan The United States Supreme Court is the highest body in the judicial system of the United States. It is made up of nine justices, or judges, who hear cases involving primarily constitutional issues, and often they decide cases that affect us in...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 27, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan In Tennessee, felonies are crimes punishable by one year or more in state prison. Lawmakers have designated felonies as class A, B, C, D, or E, with A being the most severe (for the most serious cases) and E being the least harsh. Class A felonies...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 19, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan Tennessee has the highest number of bankruptcies of any state in the country, so it might be useful to understand the differences between the two most common types of bankruptcies. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy, or a straight bankruptcy, is where you are...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 12, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jed McKeehan You’ve seen the dramatic car searches on the TV shows, and you might be wondering what you would do if you were asked to allow the police to search your vehicle without probable cause. First off, why are they searching your vehicle? They are looking...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Dec 5, 2016 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A large portion of Tennesseans do not have a will that dictates who gets what when they die, they simply have not gone to the trouble of ever making a will. When this happens, the state’s laws of intestate succession, aka who gets what when there...
