Criminal Defense Case Results in Sumner, TN

Charge

False Report

Location

Sumner County, C. Ron Blanton

Allegations

Police charged our client with making a false report after a chaotic domestic incident. We reconstructed the timeline by organizing the client’s communications, messages, and prior contacts with dispatch to verify what was actually said and when. Lining that up against the incident report, we demonstrated that key statements were mischaracterized and that the client’s report was made in good faith, not knowingly false. We presented this to the prosecutor and signaled readiness to litigate the elements. The state dismissed the case.

Charge

Harassment

Location

Sumner County, C. Ron Blanton

Allegations

The harassment allegation arose from a string of text messages exchanged during a heated personal dispute. Police relied on select screenshots to claim repeated, unwanted contact. We obtained the complete message threads, call logs, and a detailed timeline, showing several messages were responsive to communications initiated by the complainant and lacked any threat or intent to harass. We exposed contradictions between the report and the records and noted the same communications were already used in another matter. The state dismissed the case.

Charge

Possession or Casual Exchange

Location

Sumner County, Judge Kee Bryant-McCormick

Allegations

Police stopped the client for equipment and registration issues and, after a consent search, claimed a rolled dollar bill held cocaine residue. The state filed a simple possession charge under the casual exchange statute. We obtained discovery and demanded lab proof of the substance and a quantifiable amount. We also scrutinized the basis for the stop, the scope of the search, and the length of the detention. Confronted with these evidentiary problems and our intent to litigate them, the prosecution dismissed the case.