by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 8, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan On TV you will occasionally hear law enforcement discussing a suspect’s criminal history and they will say something like, “well, he had a breaking and entering charge when he was 18.” If the cop saying this is hip, they will shorten breaking and...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Sep 1, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan During your life you may have been participating in a healthy eating diet with your spouse and you snuck out and had ice cream without telling them. And then, when they ask you about the ice cream stain on your shirt you blurt out, “I plead the...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 24, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan Occasionally I will talk with a potential client on the phone and they will tell me they would like to hire me to represent them in regard to their criminal charges. One of my first questions is, “What are your charges?” More often than you would...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 17, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan When I speak to personal injury clients about their cases, they will occasionally tell me something like, “well, this should be an easy case, but I saw them out there fixing the broken step I fell on the very next step.” Why would this be...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 10, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah McKeehan A recent trend in America is the use of animals in a medically prescribed way for emotional purposes. Medical research has determined that animals can provide a calming effect on individuals. True, these animals (usually dogs, but I suppose it...
by Jedidiah McKeehan | Aug 3, 2020 | Columnist, McKeehan
By Jedidiah Mckeehan Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-16-792 defines perjury as occurring when, (a) A person commits an offense who, with intent to deceive: (1) Makes a false statement, under oath; (2) Makes a statement, under oath, that confirms the truth of a...
