State of Tennessee v. Anderson Toliver - Concurring

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 7, 2003 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ANDERSON TOLIVER Appeal by permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Criminal Court for Hamilton County Nos. 223083 and 223085 Stephen M. Bevil, Judge No. E2001-00584-SC-R11-CD - Filed October 2, 2003 ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., concurring. Although I concur in the analysis and holding of the majority, I write to address an issue of concern: whether in today’s society a parent’s right to corporally chastise a refractory child survives, and, if so, how does one reconcile that right with the child…