Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-12-207

  • 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,
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

The district attorney general, the witness under examination, an interpreter when needed and, for the purpose of taking the evidence, a stenographer may be present while the investigative grand jury is in session, but no person other than jurors and alternates may be present while the grand jury is deliberating or voting.