by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) Noncapital Cases. If the district attorney general intends to seek an enhanced punishment as a multiple, persistent, or career offender, the district attorney general shall file notice of this intention not less than ten (10) days before trial. If the notice is...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) Defense of Insanity.(1)Notice of Insanity Defense. A defendant who intends to assert a defense of insanity at the time of the alleged crime shall so notify the district attorney general in writing and file a copy of the notice with the clerk.(2)Timing. Notice...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) State’s Request and Defendant’s Notice.(1)State’s Request for Notice of Alibi Defense. A district attorney general who desires disclosure of a potential alibi defense shall serve the defendant with a written request to be notified of an intention...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) Pleadings and Motions. Pleadings in criminal proceedings are the indictment, presentment, and information, and the pleas of not guilty, guilty, and nolo contendere. All other pleas, demurrers, and motions to quash are abolished; defenses and objections raised...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) Plea Alternatives.(1)In General. A defendant may plead not guilty, guilty, or nolo contendere. The court shall enter a plea of not guilty if a defendant refuses to plead or if a defendant corporation, limited liability company, or limited liability partnership...
by admin | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Tennessee
(a) General. Before any person is tried for the commission of an offense, the person shall be called into open court and arraigned, except as provided in Rule 43.(b) Procedure. The arraignment shall consist of the following: (1) ensuring that the defendant has a copy...
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