Upon return of the scire facias issued for the penalty, the witness may be relieved by showing sufficient cause for failing to attend; otherwise, on motion, judgment will be given against the witness and execution issue accordingly.
Code 1858, § 3822 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 29); Shan., § 5611; Code 1932, § 9793; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 24-209; T.C.A., §24-2-103.
Compiler's Notes. Former §24-2-106, concerning privilege against process, was transferred to §24-2-105 in 2000.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 21 Tenn. Juris., Process, § 3; 25 Tenn. Juris., Witnesses, § 4.