Tennessee § 22-3-101 - Absolute right of parties to examine.
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§ 22-3-101. Absolute right of parties to examine.
Parties in civil and criminal cases or their attorneys shall have an absolute right to examine prospective jurors in such cases, notwithstanding any rule of procedure or practice of court to the contrary. Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 3, §§ 22-3-101 — 22-3-105 (Code 1858, §§ 4009 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 1, §§ 6, 9), 4010 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 134, § 3), 4012 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 60, § 1); Acts 1879, ch. 108; impl. am. Acts 1883, ch. 198, § 1; Shan., §§ 5820–5822, 5824; Code 1932, §§ 10015-10017, 10019; Acts 1955, ch. 281, § 1; 1965, ch. 31, §§ 1, 2; 1968, ch. 608, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 22-301 — 22-304; Acts 1977, ch. 100, § 1; T.C.A., § 22-501), concerning examination and challenge of furors, was repealed by Acts 2008, ch. 1159, § 1, effective January 1, 2009. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 25.47. Tennessee Forms (Robinson, Ramsey and Harwell), No. 1-47.01-1. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jury, §§ 2, 21, 30. Law Reviews. A Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, V. Trial Procedure (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 347. What Jurors Want to Know: Motivating Juror Cognition to Increase Legal Knowledge & Improve Decisionmaking, 81 Tenn. L. Rev. 752 (2014). Comparative Legislation. Examination of jurors: Ala. R.C.P. 47(a). Ark. Code § 16-33-101 et seq; § 16-33-201 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-131 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 29A.290. Miss. Code Ann. § 13-5-69 . Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 494.465 — 494.480. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 9-15. Va. Code § 8.01-358. Cited: State v. Odom, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 223 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 4, 2010); State v. Graves, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 91 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 8, 2011); Cole v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 186 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 8, 2011); State v. Climer, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 914 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 14, 2011).
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