§ 40-17-101 Voice stress analysis inadmissible in criminal proceedings
§ 40-17-102 Remote testimony by forensic analyst
§ 40-17-103 Failure of defendant to testify
§ 40-17-104 Petition for protective order prohibiting the defendant and defendant’s counsel from publishing victim, informant, or witness’s name, contact information, or statements at any time prior to or during trial – Issuance of protective order – Violation
§ 40-17-105 Meeting witnesses face to face – Compulsory process
§ 40-17-106 Endorsement of names of witnesses
§ 40-17-107 Issuance of subpoenas by clerk
§ 40-17-108 Date of attendance of witnesses
§ 40-17-109 Service of subpoena
§ 40-17-110 Duration of attendance
§ 40-17-111 Forfeiture of recognizance on default
§ 40-17-112 Fees for state witnesses
§ 40-17-113 Fees allowed for days fixed by court – Maximum number of days
§ 40-17-114 Proof of attendance
§ 40-17-115 Certification of fees to designated witnesses
§ 40-17-116 Certificate required for payment of witness fees
§ 40-17-117 Proof of incorporation
§ 40-17-118 Confiscated stolen property
§ 40-17-120 Prior statements of witnesses – Requiring production
§ 40-17-121 Sexual penetration or contact – Victim under 13 years of age
§ 40-17-122 Subpoenas – Rules of Criminal Procedure
§ 40-17-123 Obtaining subpoena for production of documents or information – Required findings and duties – Self incrimination – Contempt
§ 40-17-124 Sex offenses where victim is less than thirteen (13) years of age
§ 40-17-125 Subpoena requiring production of documentation and testimony in investigations of offenses of sexual exploitation of a minor

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 40 > Chapter 17 > Part 1 - General Provisions

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Minor: means any person who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Mistrial: An invalid trial, caused by fundamental error. When a mistrial is declared, the trial must start again from the selection of the jury.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • sex: means a person's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth and evidence of a person's biological sex. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • signed: includes a mark, the name being written near the mark and witnessed, or any other symbol or methodology executed or adopted by a party with intention to authenticate a writing or record, regardless of being witnessed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105