Legal Lens: Viewing Law Through Ingrum Expertise A lot of clients don't understand what the discovery process is. Discovery describes legal processes available to everyone in litigation. Discovery is a right and the law allows people to try to find out the information needed to prosecute or defend lawsuits. Many clients do not understand or appreciate that they have the legal right to attempt to obtain all of the requested information and documents needed for the lawsuit, and

Legal Lens: Viewing Law Through Ingrum Expertise What is a preliminary hearing? A preliminary hearing is a probable cause hearing in General Sessions Court. The purpose of a preliminary hearing is to determine whether or not a crime occurred in Sumner County and whether or not the person charged with the crime probably or maybe committed the crime. One must remember that probable cause is a much lower burden of proof than the one required to prove someone's guilt, which is t

Legal Lens: Viewing Law Through Ingrum Expertise In the criminal realm, defendants can be charged with a misdemeanor crime or a felony crime. What is the difference? According to the Black's Law Dictionary, a misdemeanor is an offense lower than a felony and generally those offenses punishable by a fine, penalty, forfeiture or imprisonment otherwise than in the penitentiary for less than one year. Under federal law, and most state laws, including those in Tennessee, any offen

Legal Lens: Viewing Law Through Ingrum Expertise Oftentimes Ingrum Law receives calls from someone that wants to get their criminal...