Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-1-108 — Original jurisdiction of circuit and criminal courts
Tennessee § 40-1-108
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-1-108 (2026).
Text
The circuit and criminal courts have original jurisdiction of all criminal matters not exclusively conferred by law on some other tribunal.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, §4967; Shan., § 6928; Code 1932, § 11467; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-116.
Nearby Sections
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Judicial acts of general sessions judges§ 40-10-101
Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
Time allowed to procure counsel§ 40-10-103
Separation and exclusion of witnesses§ 40-10-104
Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
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