An indictment must contain in the caption or body of the indictment, the name of the state, county and court; the term in and at which the indictment is preferred; and must conclude “against the peace and dignity of the state of Tennessee.”
Code 1932, § 11623; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1801.
Cross-References. Similar provision in Tenn. Const., art. VI, § 12.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 16.11, 16.12.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.