Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-3-203 — Powers over criminal defendants
Tennessee § 16-3-203
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-203 (2026).
Text
The court may recommit offenders in state cases, when it may appear necessary, and remand them to the inferior court from which their cases were brought to the supreme court, taking recognizances from the defendants, when the offense charged is bailable, with the security that the court judges proper.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, § 4498 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 17, § 3); Shan., § 6331; Code 1932, § 10632; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-306.
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Tennessee § 16-3-203, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/16-3-203.