Time Allowed to Procure Counsel

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The magistrate shall allow the defendant a reasonable time to send for counsel, and, if necessary, shall adjourn the examination for that purpose.

Code 1858, § 5049; Shan., § 7009; Code 1932, § 11548; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1102.

Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 7.29, 24.84.

Tennessee Jurisprudence, 11 Tenn. Juris., Evidence, § 180.

Law Reviews.

The Right to Counsel in Criminal Prosecutions (Stephen M. Worsham), 30 Tenn. L. Rev. 420.


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