Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-13-101 — "Indictment" defined
Tennessee § 40-13-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-13-101 (2026).
Text
(a)An indictment is an accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county charging a person with an indictable offense.
(b)Wherever in this code "indictment" is used, it shall be taken to include presentment whenever the context so requires or will permit.
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Related
State v. Street
768 S.W.2d 703 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Wine v. Wine
245 S.W.3d 389 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
State v. Brackett
869 S.W.2d 936 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
State v. Mingledorff
713 S.W.2d 88 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
State of Tennessee v. Missy Daniella Lane
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)
State of Tennessee v. Dexter Octavius Parker
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
State v. Jose Holmes
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State of Tennessee v. Wilbur Deck, Jr.
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2004)
State of Tennessee v. Clyde T. Smith
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Legislative History
Code 1932, §§ 10750, 11622; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-1701, 40-1702.
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Tennessee § 40-13-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-13-101.