State of Tennessee v. Randy Bernard Braswell - Concurring

Case Number
E2008-01392-CCA-R3-CD

I concur in the majority opinion but write separately to express the views (1) that the statutes proscribing child abuse and child neglect are needlessly complex and (2) that our controlling case law does not invite helpful application of the child abuse statute by applying the “knowing” scienter to “treating a child in an abusive manner.” (Emphasis added.)

Authoring Judge
Judge James Curwood Witt, Jr.
Originating Judge
Judge Jon Kerry Blackwood
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Randy Bernard Braswell - Concurring
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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