Tennessee Supreme Court· 2/23/2009

State v. Hanson

Citations

279 S.W.3d 265
2009 WL 10670525
2009 Tenn. LEXIS 91

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noting that expert testimony that a child’s injuries were -25- inconsistent with the factual scenario advanced by defendant was admissible to establish intentional injury as opposed to accidental injury
explaining that the “knowing” mens rea is applied to the statutorily-defined conduct
reinstating conviction for aggravated child abuse when medical experts determined that victim’s injuries were non-accidental and victim was in sole custody of defendant at the time of injury
“In the absence of direct evidence, a criminal offense may be established exclusively by circumstantial evidence.”

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Judges: Justice Gary R. Wade

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