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Rules of Criminal Procedure

The Tennessee Rules of Court are provided to the
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
for use on their web site by Lexis Law Publishing.

These rules are current as of   Last updated 7/21/2008 7:45:31 AM

Article I. Scope — Purpose — Construction

  1. Scope
  2. Purpose and Construction

Article II. Preliminary Proceedings

  1. The Affidavit of Complaint
    3.1 — 3.4 [Reserved]
    3.5 Criminal Citations
  2. Arrest Warrant or Summons upon Complaint
  3. Initial Appearance Before Magistrate
    5.1     Preliminary Examination

Article III. Indictment and Information

  1. The Grand Jury
  2. Indictments, Presentments and Informations
  3. Joinder of Offenses and Defendents
  4. Capias or Summons upon Indictment or Presentment

Article IV. Arraignment and Pretrial

  1. Arraignment
  2. Pleas
  3. Pleadings and Motions Before trial; Defenses and Objections
    12.1     Notice of Alibi
    12.2     Notice of Insanity Defense or Expert testimony of Defendents mental Condition
    12.3 Notice of Intent to Seek Increased Sentence
  4. Consolidation or Severance
  5. Severance of Offenses and Defendants
  6. Depositions
  7. Discovery and Inspection
  8. Subpoenas
    17.1 Pretrial Conference

Article V. Venue

  1. Venue
  2. [Reserved]
  3. [Reserved]
  4. Change of Venue
  5. Time of Motion for Change of Venue

Article VI. Trial

  1. Trial by Jury
  2. Trial Jurors
  3. Disability of a Judge
  4. [Reserved]
    26.1 [Reserved]
    26.2 Production of Statements of Witnesses
    26.3 Order of Expert Testimony
  5. [Reserved]
  6. Interpreters
  7. Motion for Judgment of Acquittal
    29.1 Jury Argument
  8. Instructions
    30.1 Taking of Exhibits to Jury Room
  9. Verdict

Article VII. Judgment

  1. Sentence and Judgment
  2. New Trial
  3. Arrest of Judgment
  4. Correction or Reduction of Sentence
  5. Clerical Mistakes

Article VIII. Appeal

  1. Appeal
  2. Appeal of Denial of Pretrial Diversion
  3. [Reserved]

Article IX. Supplementary and Special Proceedings

  1. [Reserved]
  2. Search and Seizure
  3. Criminal Contempt

Article X. General Provisions

  1. Presence of the Defendant
  2. Right to and Assignment of Counsel
  3. Time
  4. [Reserved]
  5. Motions
  6. Dismissal
  7. Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers
    49.1 Facsimile Filing of Papers
  8. Setting of Cases
  9. Exceptions Unnecessary
  10. Harmless Error and Plain Error
  11. [Reserved]
  12. Application and Exception
  13. Records
  14. [Reserved]
  15. Rules of Court
  16. [Reserved]
  17. Effective date
  18. Title