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STATE v. McLEOD

937 S.W.2d 867 (1996)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Carl Lee McLEOD, Appellant. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. James YOUNG, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 14, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Devasher, Senior Assistant Public Defender, Pat McNally, Assistant Public Defender, Nashville, for Appellant McLeod.

James Young, pro se.

Mark J. Fishburn, Nashville, for Appellant Young.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, Nicholas D. Bailey, Assistant District Attorney General, Nashille, T. Michael Bottoms, District Attorney General, Lawrenceburg, Robert C. Sanders, Assistant District Attorney General, Columbia, for State.

OPINION

BIRCH, Chief Justice.

This consolidated appeal centers our attention on the broad, growing problem in child abuse cases of the admissibility of statements made by children during the course of a medical examination. The precise difficulty arises in attempting to apply evidentiary rules drafted with adults in mind to cases involving children. Problems notwithstanding, we must achieve a balance that fosters the important governmental interest...

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