Donald Franklin Paine was born in Knoxville, Tennessee in 1939. He earned his B.A. (1961), M.A. (1963), and LL.B. (1963) from the University of Tennessee. Immediately after graduation, Paine served in the Army as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General's Corps. He was discharged in 1966 and returned to Tennessee, where he authored the Tennessee Law of Evidence (1974). Currently, Paine practices law with Paine, Tarwater, and Bickers in addition to researching Tennessee's legal history. He is a Reporter to the Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Rules of Practice and Procedure, writes a monthly column for the Tennessee Bar Journal, and lectures for the Tennessee Law Institute, the University of Tennessee College of Law, and the Tennessee Judicial Conference. Paine has also served as President of the Knoxville Bar Association (1983) and of the Tennessee Bar Association (1986-1987).
This collection consists of Donald Paine's research (including transcripts, newspaper clippings, photographs, VHS tapes, and other items) documenting the 1985 murder trials of Roger Dale Epperson and Benny Lee Hodge.
This collection consists of two boxes divided into four series:
Collections are stored offsite, and a minimum of 24 hours is needed to retrieve these items for use. Researchers interested in consulting any of the collections are advised to contact Special Collections.
The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.
[Identification of Item], Donald Paine Collection of State of Kentucky v. Epperson and Hodge, MS.2807. University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Special Collections.
These materials were donated to Special Collections on April 4, 2006.
| Series I: Investigation Papers, 1985-2006 | |||||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, Notes and Correspondence, 2003-2006 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Epperson and Hodge, Chronology, undated | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Chris Cawood, 1998-2003 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Darcy O'Brien Notes, 1991 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Dockets 1998-2003 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Morris Murders: Opinions re June 16, 1985 in Gray Hawk, 1989-2003 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Acker Murder: Opinions re August 8, 1985 in Flemming-Neon, 1991-2000 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Acker Murder: Newspapers 1986 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Map undated | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Photographs/ Exhibits, 1985-1986 | |||||||||||
| Series II: Trial Transcript, 1986 | |||||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (1 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (2 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (3 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (4 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (5 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (6 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Trial Transcript: Kentucky vs: Epperson and Hodge, 1986 (7 of 7) | |||||||||||
| Series III: Derivative Publications, 1993-2001 | |||||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Dark and Bloody Ground by O'Brien, Darcy, 1993 | |||||||||||
| Box | 1 | Night Comes to the Cumberlands by Caudill, Harry M., 2001 | |||||||||||
| Series IV: VHS Trial Tapes, 1996-2003 | |||||||||||||
| Box | 2 | 15, Benny Lee Hodge Trial Tapes, 1996 November | |||||||||||
| Box | 2 | 7, Commonwealth of Kentucky vs: Roger Epperson Jury Selection, 2003 June 30 | |||||||||||