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TCA 40-12-103

Reconvening to consider felony

FELONYFelony

What does this charge mean?

**Offense:** This is not a crime—it is a grant of authority allowing judges to call the grand jury back into session during the same court term if a serious felony crime has been committed in the county after the jurors were originally dismissed.

Penalty Details

ClassificationFelony
Penalty SummaryFelony
The judges of the circuit and criminal courts are authorized at any time during the same term of court to reconvene the grand jurors when, during the same term of court and after the jurors have been discharged, a criminal offense which is a felony has been committed in the jurisdiction.
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TCA Section40-12-103