Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-1-107 — Courts vested with original jurisdiction
Tennessee § 40-1-107
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-1-107 (2026).
Text
Original jurisdiction of criminal actions is committed to the courts of general sessions, city judges of certain towns and cities, the circuit courts, the criminal courts and the court for the trial of impeachments.
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Related
State v. Booher
978 S.W.2d 953 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State of Tennessee v. Elke Babette Paster
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
Jerry L. Johns v. State
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1046, s 3, eff. 7/1/2018. Code 1858, §4965; Shan., § 6926; Code 1932, §11466; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-115; Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 4.
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