Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-13-216

  • 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.

Indictments for conspiracy framed under any of the provisions of title 39, chapter 12, part 1 shall not be held insufficient by reason of the general nature of the charges preferred or for embracing more than one (1) of the offenses in the same indictment.