Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-17-103 — Failure of defendant to testify
Tennessee·Title 40
The failure of the party defendant to make a request to testify and to testify in the defendant's own behalf shall not create any presumption against the defendant.
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Related
Coker v. State
911 S.W.2d 357 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
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444 S.W.3d 554 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2014)
State v. Thomas
818 S.W.2d 350 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
State of Tennessee v. Richard Lacardo Elliott
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
State of Tennessee v. Gavin Quaedlieg
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
State of Tennessee v. Byron Becton
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2013)
State of Tennessee v. Randall Lloyd Hill
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
State v. Calvin Branch
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Acts 1887, ch. 79, § 2; Shan., § 5601; Code 1932, § 9783; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2403.
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