Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-5-103 — Examination required before commitment
Tennessee § 40-5-103
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-5-103 (2026).
Text
No person can be committed to prison for any criminal matter until examination thereof is first had before some magistrate.
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Related
State v. Duncan
698 S.W.2d 63 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1985)
Gary Fields v. Henry County, Tennessee
701 F.3d 180 (Sixth Circuit, 2012)
State v. Readus
764 S.W.2d 770 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5017 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 6976; Code 1932, § 11515; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-604.
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Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-5-103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-5-103.