Terms Used In Tennessee Code 16-3-308

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

The judges of the supreme court have the power to appoint and hold a special term, upon giving twenty (20) days’ notice of the time in some newspaper in the division in which the court is held, for the trial of causes that they deem essential to the public interest.