The following persons are incompetent to act as jurors:

(1) Persons convicted of a felony or any other infamous offense in a court of competent jurisdiction; or

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 22-1-102

  • 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.
(2) Persons convicted of perjury or subornation of perjury.