At Knoxville: September Term, 1858 Criminal Law. Continuance. Act of 1827, ch. 30, §2. The act of 1827, ch. 30, authorizing a continuance at the first term upon the affidavit of the prisoner, that he cannot go safely to trial … Continue reading →
At Knoxville Seduction. Evidence. The father’s claim for damages for the seduction of his daughter, and the allowance made under the bastardy laws to the daughter for the support of the bastard child, are separate and distinct things. The one … Continue reading →
The Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982, as amended, is codified in Tennessee Code Annotated §§37-1-201 through 37-1-214. Its purpose is to provide adequate juvenile court services in every county. Tennessee Code Annotated §37-1-203 provides that the general sessions courts … Continue reading →
The general statutes on courts of general sessions are found in title 16, chapter 15 of Tennessee Code Annotated. The purpose of this general law is to create a statewide system of general sessions courts, but T.C.A. §16-15-501(c) expressly provides … Continue reading →
The office of district attorney general, including assistant district attorneys and criminal investigators, is covered by title 8, chapter 7 of Tennessee Code Annotated. Section 16-2-506 of T.C.A. establishes the judicial districts of the trial courts and establishes the number … Continue reading →
In some counties of Tennessee, a separate criminal court has been established which has the criminal law jurisdiction of the circuit courts. The criminal court has appellate jurisdiction over criminal law matters decided in the general sessions courts. The criminal … Continue reading →
The chancery courts are the traditional trial level equity courts in Tennessee. Equity law deals with matters not traditionally addressed by the common law (case law) of the law courts or the statutory law. Equity acts when a traditional law … Continue reading →
All private acts creating county boards of jury commissioners were repealed by §22-2-201 of Tennessee Code Annotated, except in Davidson, Knox and Hamilton counties. The general statutes dealing with jurors and juries can be found in T.C.A. title 22. County … Continue reading →
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