Tennessee Statutes

§ 40-17-207 — Certificate recommending summons of witness from another state

Tennessee § 40-17-207

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-17-207 (2026).

Text

If a person in any state, which by its laws has made provision for commanding persons within its borders to attend and testify in criminal prosecutions, or grand jury investigations commenced or about to commence in this state, is a material witness in a prosecution pending in a court of record in this state, or in a grand jury investigation which has commenced or is about to commence, a judge of the court may issue a certificate under the seal of the court stating these facts and specifying the number of days the witness will be required. The certificate may include a recommendation that the witness be taken into immediate custody and delivered to an officer of this state to assure the witness' attendance in this state. This certificate shall be presented to a judge of a court of record i

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Related

State v. Harris
839 S.W.2d 54 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
1,326 case citations
John Barlow v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
Trevor Ford v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Wayne Lydell Holt v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
State of Tennessee v. William Phillip Graham
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2007)

Legislative History

Acts 1939, ch. 148, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 11979.4; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2435.

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