Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-7-112 — Arrest by private person - Notice of intention to make arrest - Use of force to enter dwelling house
Tennessee·Title 40
If the person to be arrested has committed a felony, and a private person, after notice of the person's intention to make the arrest, is refused admittance, the arresting person may break open an outer or inner door or window of a dwelling house to make the arrest.
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Related
State v. Smith
695 S.W.2d 954 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1985)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 5044; Shan., § 7004; Code 1932, § 11543; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-819.
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