Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-4-105

  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

If the charge is of violence to the person of another, the person on whom the violence has been committed shall be notified of the time and place of trial, so that such person may attend and be heard as a witness. Should the person conceal such person’s location so as to avoid the service of notice, or fail to attend after due notice, the trial may be proceeded with as in other cases.