Tennessee § 40-12-103 - Reconvening to consider felony.
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§ 40-12-103. Reconvening to consider felony.
The judges of the circuit and criminal courts are authorized at any time during the same term of court to reconvene the grand jurors when, during the same term of court and after the jurors have been discharged, a criminal offense which is a felony has been committed in the jurisdiction. Acts 1899, ch. 324, § 1; Shan., § 5836a1; Code 1932, § 10035; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1515. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 9.17.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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