§ 40-15-101 Default of defendant
§ 40-15-102 Pretrial diversion meetings
§ 40-15-103 Deferring pending proceedings
§ 40-15-104 Pretrial investigation
§ 40-15-105 Memorandum of understanding – Suspended prosecution
§ 40-15-106 Certification that defendant not disqualified by prior conviction, pretrial diversion or expunged offense
§ 40-15-107 Uniform application for pretrial diversion

Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 40 > Chapter 15 - Pretrial Diversion

  • Acquittal:
    1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
    2. A verdict of "not guilty."
     
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Records: as used in this part , shall be construed to mean any records of the county legislative body and common law, circuit, criminal, or chancery court, the register's books, the surveyor's and entry taker's book, and all other public records, required by law to be kept in the several courts of this state. See Tennessee Code 10-7-101