Tennessee § 38-5-112 - Form of inquisition.
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§ 38-5-112. Form of inquisition.
The inquisition shall be as follows: State of Tennessee, County. An inquisition held at , in the county and state aforementioned, on the day of , 20 , before , coroner of such county, upon the body of (or a person unknown), there lying dead, by the jurors whose names are hereto subscribed, who upon their oaths do say: (here state, when, how, by what person, means, weapon, or accident the person died, and whether feloniously, as near as may be according to the requirements of § 38-5-111 ). In testimony whereof, the jurors have hereunto set their hands the day and date above. Code 1858, § 5308; Shan., § 7286; Code 1932, § 11887; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-412.
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Section 38-5-112 ("Form of inquisition.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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