Tennessee Statutes
§ 20-9-301 — Opening statements - Right of parties to make
Tennessee § 20-9-301
JurisdictionTennessee
Title20
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-9-301 (2026).
Text
In all actions of a civil or criminal nature tried before a jury, all parties to the action shall have the right prior to the presentation of any evidence in the case to make an opening statement to the court and jury setting forth their respective contentions, views of the facts and theories of the lawsuit.
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Related
State v. Harris
839 S.W.2d 54 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
State v. Taylor
968 S.W.2d 900 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State v. Van Tran
864 S.W.2d 465 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1993)
State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn Sexton
368 S.W.3d 371 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2012)
State v. Zimmerman
823 S.W.2d 220 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
State v. Strange
772 S.W.2d 440 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1989)
Byron Hartshaw v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
Kelley Elizabeth Cannon v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Vern Braswell v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
State of Tennessee v. Gaines Richardson
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
Alfred Whitehead v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
State of Tennessee v. Martell Smith
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2020)
State of Tennessee v. Charvaris Donte Newsom
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2021)
State of Tennessee v. Joseph Jordan
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
State of Tennessee v. Thomas L. Dowlen
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
State of Tennessee v. Tommy Gayden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
State of Tennessee v. Paul Hayes
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
Roger Lee Wilson v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
State of Tennessee v. Brian Caswell McGrowder
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
Clay Stuart Gregory v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2025)
Legislative History
Acts 1969, ch. 90, § 1; T.C.A., § 20-1329.
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Tennessee § 20-9-301, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/20-9-301.