Tennessee § 16-15-728 - Proceedings presumed valid.
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§ 16-15-728. Proceedings presumed valid.
Every intendment is in favor of the sufficiency and validity of proceedings before general sessions courts, when brought in question, either directly or collaterally, in any of the courts, where it appears on the face of the proceedings that the general sessions court had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties. Code 1858, § 4176 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 100, § 1); Shan., § 5988; Code 1932, § 10189; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 19-424; Acts 1993, ch. 241, § 45; T.C.A., § 19-1-117 . Compiler's Notes. References in some of the annotations for this section to “justices of the peace” are deemed references to “courts of general sessions” or “judges of courts of general sessions.” See Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 232; 17 Tenn. Juris., Justices of Peace and General Sessions Courts, §§ 13, 25, 27. Cited: State v. McClintock, 732 S.W.2d 268, 1987 Tenn. LEXIS 1063 (Tenn. 1987); State v. Cottrell, 868 S.W.2d 673, 1992 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 940 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1992).
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Section 16-15-728 ("Proceedings presumed valid.") 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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