Tennessee § 22-1-102 - Incompetent persons.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 22-1-102 — Incompetent persons., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 22-1-102. Incompetent persons.
The following persons are incompetent to act as jurors: Persons convicted of a felony or any other infamous offense in a court of competent jurisdiction; or Persons convicted of perjury or subornation of perjury. Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 1, §§ 22-1-101 — 22-1-107 (Code 1858, §§ 4002 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 119, § 2; 1835-1836, ch. 6, § 8), 4004, 4003 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 1), 4005 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 20, §§ 1, 2; 1831, ch. 103, § 10), 4006 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 107, § 1), 4007, 4008 (deriv. Acts 1779 (Oct.), ch. 6, § 11); impl. am. Acts 1867-1868, ch. 31, § 1; Acts 1877, ch. 52, § 1; 1887, ch. 211, § 1; 1897, ch. 112, § 5; 1903, ch. 38, § 1; 1909, ch. 400, § 125; Shan., §§ 5813-5819; Acts 1919, ch. 79, § 1; Code 1932, §§ 10006, 10007, 10009-10012, 10014; Acts 1951, ch. 71, § 4; 1973, ch. 76, § 1; Acts 1977, ch. 197, § 1; 1979, ch. 416, § 1, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 22-101 — 22-107; Code 1932, § 10007; Acts 1987, ch. 37, §§ 1-4; 1989, ch. 591, § 119; 1991, ch. 215, § 1; 1993, ch. 309, §§ 2-4; Acts 1994, ch. 785, § 1; 1996, ch. 690, § 1), concerning qualifications and exemptions, was repealed by Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1, effective January 1, 2009. Effective Dates. Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 9. January 1, 2009. Cross-References. Disqualifications of conspirators, § 40-12-102 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 25.45, 25.59. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jury, § 32. Law Reviews. Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253. The Tennessee Court Systems — The Jury System, 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 489.
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Section 22-1-102 ("Incompetent persons.") 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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