Violent Crimes

Violent crimes include assault and battery, rape and homicide. If you are charged with a violent crime, your reputation, future, freedom, and even your life may be on the line. You face the possibility of years in prison and other potential punishment, including steep fines and loss of certain rights.

About Our Johnson City Violent Crime Defense Attorney Nikki Himebaugh, will always take an aggressive approach to building a strong defense for her clients. She will explore every angle of our clients’ case so that she can develop aggressive defense strategies.

Nikki will make use of every tool and resource at her disposal to disprove the accusations and evidence against her client. Negotiations to have charges dropped or reduced will be thoughtful and aggressive. Nikki won’t back down from a fight if going to trial is our client’s best option.

If you or a loved one has been arrested on violent crime charges, you need to speak with an experienced violent crime defense attorney as soon as possible.

Schedule a free consultation now with to discuss your case. The charges against you will be thoroughly reviewed and she you ensure that you understand what to expect. As always, everything you tell us is confidential.

In Tennessee, prosecutors are required to prove each element of the alleged crime(s) in order to convict you. Nikki Himebaugh is the violent crime defense attorney you will need to thoroughly examine and challenge the prosecution’s theory of the case, as well as any evidence the state has against you.

A defense may be based on a variety of factors, such as:

• False witness testimony
• False accusations
• Self-defense
• Mistaken identity or a faulty suspect lineup
• An alibi, i.e., your ability to establish that you were somewhere else at the time of the alleged crime
• Faulty forensic testing methods and conclusions (particularly with DNA evidence or rape kits)
• Witness, police, or prosecution bias, e.g., racial, socio-economic, gender, sexual orientation, etc.