Vehicular Homicide

One of the most serious and emotionally devastating offenses for which a person can be accused is the crime alleging drug or drinking impaired driving when a death or serious injury has occurred.  A conviction of one of these offenses has extremely severe financial, punitive, and personal penalties which result in emotional and problematic burdens.  

A conviction of vehicular homicide by reckless conduct has serious consequences as a Class C felony.  The citizen accused of this crime will face possible imprisonment from three years to fifteen years and can also be fined up to $10,000.00.  Further punitive measures include prohibition from driving a vehicle in the State of Tennessee for at least three years and up to a maximum of ten years.  Frequently the charges are the product of accidents that resulted in the death or injury to friends and family, which only heightens the emotional burden of the citizen accused. 

Frank Lannom and Melanie Bean have extensive trial experience in defending these complicated crimes. From not guilty verdicts, probation after convictions and the avoidance of penitentiary sentences in these cases, we have made our firm a recognized expert in our unique and successful defenses against these specific types of accusations.

In addition to our extensive trial experience with these crimes, our firm has also developed unique and original defenses which have heretofore never been enacted.  Clients charged with vehicular homicide in boating accidents have been defended successfully with a defense which uncovered flaws in the State laws.  This intensive investigation personally undergone by Frank Lannom which revealed these flawed State laws served to greatly benefit clients charged with homicide, resulting in no jail sentences and no permanent criminal record.  Our experience in defending citizens accused of these difficult charges as well as an attention to detail and custom of thorough investigation make us the prominent choice for representation with offenses involving vehicular homicide.