Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-17-105 — Meeting witnesses face to face - Compulsory process
Tennessee § 40-17-105
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-17-105 (2026).
Text
As provided by the Constitution of Tennessee, the accused, in all criminal prosecutions, has a right to meet the witnesses face to face, and to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in the accused's favor.
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Related
State v. Hester
324 S.W.3d 1 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2010)
State v. Johnson
673 S.W.2d 877 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1984)
State of Tennessee v. Alexander Johnson and Michael F. Williams
538 S.W.3d 32 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
State of Tennessee v. Montgomery Koons
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
State of Tennessee v. Jennifer Hannah
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2014)
State of Tennessee v. Thomas Dee Huskey
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
Leroy Sexton v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2018)
State of Tennessee v. Paul Graham Manning
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
State of Tennessee v. Paul Hayes
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
State of Tennessee v. Frank Lee Tate
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)
State of Tennessee v. Connie Easterly
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2000)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5377; Shan., § 7355; Code 1932, § 11959; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2405.
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Tennessee § 40-17-105, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-17-105.