Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-10-101 — Notice of charge and right to counsel
Tennessee·Title 40
When the defendant is brought before a magistrate upon arrest, either with or without a warrant, on a charge of having committed a public offense, the magistrate shall immediately inform the defendant of the offense with which the defendant is charged, and of the defendant's right to aid of counsel in every stage of the proceedings.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier And Andrea Parks
558 S.W.3d 145 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2018)
State of Tennessee v. Carl Lee Bright
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)
State of Tennessee v. Harry M. Nimmons
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §5048; Shan., § 7008; Code 1932, § 11547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1101.
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