Child Sex Crimes

Last Friday , I was in court in Marion County. Jasper is the county seat. I really enjoy cases outside of Nashville. I put some jazz on the CD and really think about the case while driving. The issue on Friday was my motion to sever counts. In child sex cases , the District Attorney usually tries tho add all the charges in one indictment. The theory is where there is smoke there is fire. Rule 14 of the Tennessee rules of criminal procedure sets forth the parameters of when charges can be separated. In most cases , it is critical to file a motion to sever in child sex cases.