Time before trial - Noncapital offenses
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TN Code › Title 40 › Chapter 14 › Section 40-14-105
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Every person accused of any crime or misdemeanor whatsoever shall be entitled to fourteen (14) full days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after arrest and the return of the indictment or presentment before being tried for the offense. Acts 1949, ch. 189, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 11736.1 (Williams, § 11760.2); Acts 1976, ch. 482, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2005.
Every person accused of any crime or misdemeanor whatsoever shall be entitled to fourteen (14) full days, Sundays and legal holidays excluded, after arrest and the return of the indictment or presentment before being tried for the offense.
Acts 1949, ch. 189, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 11736.1 (Williams, § 11760.2); Acts 1976, ch. 482, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2005.
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