Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-10-108

  • 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.
  • 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

The undertaking entered into pursuant to § 40-10-107 may be in substance as follows:

State of Tennessee,

County of ______________

We, A. B., C. D., and E. F., witnesses against G. H., charged with a public offense, do each bind ourselves to appear at the next term of the (circuit) court of ______________ County, on the second day of the term, to give evidence against G. H., and, in case of failure, to pay the state of Tennessee two hundred fifty dollars ($250).

This ______________ day of ______________, 20____________________.

______________A. B.,

______________C.D.,

______________E.F.