TCA 40-13-111
Inspection of indictment before arrest
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What does this charge mean?
This statute prohibits anyone except judges, clerks, and the prosecutor from looking at an indictment before the defendant is arrested or posts bail. This rule keeps the indictment secret until the defendant is in custody or has agreed to appear in court. There is no stated penalty in this section, but it establishes the confidentiality requirement that TCA 40-13-112 enforces.
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When an indictment is found against any person not in actual custody or who has not given bail to answer to the indictment, that indictment shall not be inspected by any person except the judge and clerk of the court and the district attorney general until the defendant has been arrested.
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TCA Section40-13-111