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CREATIVE LITIGATION - THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
Robert Hutton
Glanker Brown, PLLC
1700 One Commerce Square
Memphis, TN 38103
E-mail: Rhutton@glankler.com
Telephone: (901) 576-1837
Facsimile: (901) 525-2389
I. McDaniel Challenges to scientific evidence
A. Challenge to fingerprints, hair analysis, voice identification
B. Compare Tennessee and Federal Law
1. TRE 701, 702, 703; FRE 701, 702, 703
2. McDaniel v. CSX Transportation, 955 S.W. 2d 257 (Tenn. 1997)
3. Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, 509 U.S. 579 (1993)
C. State v. Gilbert, (Motion in handout)
(Adapted for Tennessee from materials provided by Robert Epstein, Asst. Federal
Defender, Philadelphia, PA )
II. Conflicts (Due Process)
A. Tennessee Supreme Court Appointing Attorney General
1. State v. Austin (motion in handout)
B. Lawyers appointment by trial court
III. Interference with Counsel (Sixth Circuit)
A. Shelby County custom forbidding client sitting at counsel table
B. State v. Gilbert - Motion to sit at counsel table (in handout)
IV. Civil Litigation A. State v. Greer - slander suit (in handout) 1. Expedited discovery (in handout) B. Working with victim’s lawyers 1. Investigation resources 2. Letter from victim’s family 3. Often testimony needed for vicarious liability V. Coram Nobis A. Significance of Workman decision
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