Designed to provide you with speedy answers during civil and criminal trials, Trial Handbook for Tennessee Lawyers covers Tennessee trial rules and procedures from the moment the case is called until final judgment is entered. The author, Honorable Robert Burch, presents succinct statements of the law, addressing such essential topics as: Opening statements Witnesses Cross-examination Presumptions Confessions Evidence Mistrial Verdicts He provides underlying authority for each statement, with citations to caselaw, statutes, or rules. Information is well-organized, and research aids include table of contents, table of laws and rules, table of cases, and a detailed index.