Terms Used In Tennessee Code 11-6-117

  • 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.
  • Human remains: means the bodies of deceased persons, in whatever stage of decomposition, including, but not limited to, skeletal remains, mummies, or body parts. See Tennessee Code 11-6-102

There shall be no public exhibition or display of Native American Indian human remains, except as evidence in a judicial proceeding.