Tennessee § 24-2-106 - Proceedings against witness on scire facias.
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§ 24-2-106. Proceedings against witness on scire facias.
Upon return of the scire facias issued for the penalty, the witness may be relieved by showing sufficient cause for failing to attend; otherwise, on motion, judgment will be given against the witness and execution issue accordingly. Code 1858, § 3822 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5611; Code 1932, § 9793; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-209; T.C.A., § 24-2-103 . Compiler's Notes. Former § 24-2-106 , concerning privilege against process, was transferred to § 24-2-105 in 2000. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Process, § 3; 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 4.
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