Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-13-201 — Form generally
Tennessee § 40-13-201
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-13-201 (2026).
Text
An indictment must contain in the caption or body of the indictment, the name of the state, county and court; the term in and at which the indictment is preferred; and must conclude "against the peace and dignity of the state of Tennessee."
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Related
State v. Holloman
835 S.W.2d 42 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1992)
State v. Booher
978 S.W.2d 953 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State v. Sowder
826 S.W.2d 924 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
State v. Mingledorff
713 S.W.2d 88 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
Legislative History
Code 1932, § 11623; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1801.
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Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
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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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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-13-201, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-13-201.