Tennessee § 40-18-116 - Sequestration of jurors.
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§ 40-18-116. Sequestration of jurors.
In all criminal prosecutions, except those in which a death sentence may be rendered, jurors shall only be sequestered at the sound discretion of the trial judge, which shall prohibit the jurors from separating at times when they are not engaged upon actual trial or deliberation of the case. Acts 1965, ch. 47, § 1; 1975, ch. 49, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-2528; Acts 1995, ch. 43, § 1; 2002, ch. 741, § 1. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 25.80. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 17 Tenn. Juris., Jury, §§ 38, 42. Law Reviews. Criminal Procedure—Juror Misconduct and Bias—Assessing the Prejudicial Effect of Extra-Judicial Communications by Jurors in a Technologically Advanced Society, 82 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (2014). Recent Developments — Criminal Law and Procedure — Jury Separation — Burden of Proof of Prejudice to Defendant, 48 Tenn. L. Rev. 146 (1980).
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Section 40-18-116 ("Sequestration of jurors.") 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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