No person shall be put to answer any criminal charge, but by presentment, indictment or impeachment; provided, that, in accordance with this chapter, an accused represented by an attorney may waive the right to be tried upon presentment or indictment and consent to prosecution by information. Code 1858, § 4989; Shan., § 6948; mod. Code […]
All violations of the criminal laws may be prosecuted by indictment or presentment of a grand jury, and a presentment may be made upon the information of any one (1) of the grand jury. Code 1858, § 4990 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 141, § 4); Shan., § 6949; Code 1932, § 11490; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), […]
All violations of the criminal laws may, with the consent of the accused and the accused’s attorney and of the court, be prosecuted upon the filing of an information. “Information” means a written statement by a district attorney general charging a person with the commission of a criminal offense. It is the mandatory duty of […]
All criminal actions are prosecuted in the name of the state of Tennessee against the party charged with the offense. Code 1858, § 4991; Shan., § 6950; Code 1932, § 11491; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-303.
Whenever the commission of any act or the omission to act under certain circumstances constitutes both a violation of state law and a violation of municipal law, notwithstanding the fact that different penalties are provided, no person shall be prosecuted in both a state court and a municipal court for the same offense. A dismissal […]
