Franklin Criminal Defense Legal Blog

If your child has been skipping school for a significant amount of time, it is likely that the school system has become involved with trying to address this issue. You may have previously been unaware that your child has been truant from school, and if this is the case, you will probably be upset and worried about what they have been doing during the time that they should have been in class.

As a parent, you will have a lot of questions about the consequences that your child might face as a result of their truancy. The law in Tennessee states that all children must be enrolled in education and attend school regularly until their 18th birthday. Some absences can be excused by the local school district, however, others might lead to the child attending juvenile court, or even legal action being made against the parent.

Even the most cautious and responsible driver can wind up making a mistake or bad decision behind the wheel. And no matter who you are, these missteps can lead to some surprisingly serious consequences.

Before you dismiss a misdemeanor traffic offense because you think it's not serious or because it was a one-time mistake, you should think about how it could affect your future. 

People make some bad decisions when they are in college, from getting drunk and doing something dangerous to assuming they don't have to study for an important final. These unwise decisions typically have a direct impact on the person making them. However, they can also affect others in some truly unfortunate ways.

For instance, three University of Tennessee students are accused of making some seriously bad decisions that resulted in felony vandalism charges for them and major damages for their school and many of their fellow students.

Last week, a Tennessee man stabbed his wife and her father in their Brentwood home. The wife died from injuries, and the father-in-law sustained critical stab wounds before grabbing a gun and fatally shooting the man.

This was not the first time the man had shown violence. In 2011, he attempted to strangle his ex-wife. As a result of the incident, his ex-wife sustained injuries to the neck and a broken arm. According to news reports, he pleaded guilty to domestic violence. He served one year under supervised probation and attended a court mandated program for domestic violence abusers. The two later divorced in 2014.