Tennessee § 40-13-218 - Alleging dealing in futures.
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§ 40-13-218. Alleging dealing in futures.
In all prosecutions for dealing in futures, no prosecutor shall be required and it is sufficient to charge that the defendant did game, wager or deal in futures, without setting forth with whom the defendant dealt, but the indictment or presentment shall charge a violation of some of the provisions of the section, either in terms or substance. Acts 1883, ch. 251, § 4; Shan., § 3169; Code 1932, § 7822; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1822; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 28. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 16.19. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.
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