Tennessee Criminal Law


Book Description

This casebook relies on Tennessee-specific statutes and cases to illustrate how abstract concepts of criminal law play out on the ground. The role of prosecutors in defining the law through their charging and plea bargaining decisions is emphasized throughout. The mental elements of crimes are analyzed in context, illustrating how the same mental element will be proven differently depending on whether the defendant knew, for instance, that he had stolen goods or illegal drugs. By mooring the discussion to the Tennessee Code, rather than the Model Penal Code, this book is a very practical text for law students in Tennessee without sacrificing any of the philosophical discussions that are central to criminal law.
















Electronic Discovery in Tennessee


Book Description

Now that virtually all information is created electronically, e-discovery has increasingly become critical in cases large or small in Tennessee state and federal courts. Citing more than 300 cases and numerous other resources, this book analyzes the law of e-discovery and digital evidence in Tennessee and how it compares with notable cases and authority in other jurisdictions. This book covers e-discovery issues at the various stages of a matter - from pre-litigation preparedness through admissibility at trial - and discusses the hottest topics in the field including preservation, predictive coding and social media, while also identifying ways to save costs and avoid pitfalls in e-discovery.Review in March 2013 Tennessee Bar Journal: "... Taber wrote this book to help those of us swimming (or drowning) in the high seas of data ... [T]he book goes well beyond litigation holds and metadata scrubbing ... It also tackles 'next step' topics like cloud computing, 'claw-back' agreements and non-waiver orders ... The book not only helps you stay out of trouble; it also helps you win ... More than anything else, I can say without pause that Taber has written quite a 'useful' book. It is also written and structured in a way that makes the book easy to navigate and even easier to read ..." Review in November 2012 Knoxville Bar Association's Dicta Magazine: "... This book is a valuable resource for every litigator that practices in Tennessee ... In sum, this book is a well-organized commentary and summary of the surprisingly vast Tennessee e-discovery law and is a useful resource for not only the litigator, but also the non-litigator business attorney ..."













Tennessee Jurisprudence


Book Description

Tennessee Jurisprudence is the most relied upon legal research tool in Tennessee next to the Tennessee Code Annotated. Completed in 1985 & supplemented annually since then, this 31-volume set has been received enthusiastically by the bench & bar.