Tennessee § 20-9-303 - Demonstrative evidence permitted in argument.
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§ 20-9-303. Demonstrative evidence permitted in argument.
In the trial of any civil suit, counsel for either party shall be permitted to use a blackboard, models or similar devices, also any picture, plat or exhibit introduced in evidence, in connection with the counsel's argument to the jury for the purpose of illustrating the counsel's contentions with respect to the issues that are to be decided by the jury; provided, that counsel shall not, in writing, present any argument that could not properly be made orally. Acts 1963, ch. 79, § 1; T.C.A., § 20-1326. Textbooks. Tennessee Law of Evidence (2nd ed., Cohen, Paine and Sheppeard), § 401.13. Law Reviews. Counting Angels and Weighing Anchors: Per Diem Arguments for Noneconomic Personal Injury Tort Damages (Joseph H. King, Jr.), 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 1 (2003). Tangible Evidence in Tennessee (Ronald L. Gilman), 22 No. 3, Tenn. B.J. 19 (1986). Cited: State v. Wiseman, 643 S.W.2d 354, 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 468 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1982); Chapman v. Lewis, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 479 (Tenn. Ct. App. July 28, 2010).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 20-9-303 ("Demonstrative evidence permitted in argument.") 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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