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Monday, December 05, 2005

Law - Tennessee attorney allegedly advised client to lie, advice he sent via email

A reader has sent me this story, from TriCities, TN/VA Channel 11, dated Nov. 30. Some quotes:

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now investigating a Tri-Cities attorney for perjury, after he is accused of advising one of his clients to lie under oath.

The Washington County, Tennessee, Sheriff's Department arrested attorney Scott Pratt today on charges of contempt of court.

The arrest came after his client, a defendant in a DUI case, provided the judge with two emails from Pratt before her trial started today. * * *

One email says in part: "they won't have anyone there to testify how much you had to drink. You won't be charged with perjury. I've never seen them charge anyone with perjury, and everybody lies in criminal cases, including the cops. If you want to tell the truth, then we'll just plead guilty and you can get your jail time over with."

The story includes the text of three lengthly emails, allegedly communications between the attorney and the client.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on December 5, 2005 12:24 PM
Posted to General Law Related