Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-13-202 — Statement of offense
Tennessee § 40-13-202
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-13-202 (2026).
Text
The indictment must state the facts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, without prolixity or repetition, in a manner so as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended and with that degree of certainty which will enable the court, on conviction, to pronounce the proper judgment. In no case are the words "force and arms" or "contrary to the form of the statute" necessary.
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Related
State v. Marshall
870 S.W.2d 532 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
State v. Hammonds
30 S.W.3d 294 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2000)
State v. Cutshaw
967 S.W.2d 332 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin
505 S.W.3d 492 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2016)
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Devall Davidson
509 S.W.3d 156 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2016)
State v. Haynes
720 S.W.2d 76 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
State v. Blackmon
78 S.W.3d 322 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
VanArsdall v. State
919 S.W.2d 626 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
State v. Levitt
73 S.W.3d 159 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
State v. Jones
953 S.W.2d 695 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1996)
Carino v. Tennessee State of
(M.D. Tennessee, 2019)
Carter v. Slatery
(M.D. Tennessee, 2024)
Gary W. Phelps v. David Mills
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Verlin Ralph Durham v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2013)
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
Shadeed Rasta aka Robert Williams v. Michael Donahue, Warden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
State of Tennessee v. Alvin Brewer and Patrick Boyland
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
State of Tennessee v. George Washington Matthews
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Timothy Lee Armstrong v. Tammy Ford, Warden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Roosevelt Bigbee v. Jonathan Lebo, Warden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §§ 5114, 5115; Shan., §§ 7077, 7078; mod. Code 1932, § 11624; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1802.
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Courts vested with original jurisdiction§ 40-1-109
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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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