The time at which the offense was committed need not be stated in the indictment, but the offense may be alleged to have been committed on any day before the finding of the indictment, or generally before the finding of the indictment, unless the time is a material ingredient in the offense.
Code 1858, § 5124; Shan., § 7087; Code 1932, § 11632; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1808.
Cross-References. Right to know nature and cause of accusation, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 9, U.S. Const., amend. 6, Tenn. R. Crim. P. 7(c).
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 16.17, 16.54.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Burglary and Housebreaking, § 7; 14 Tenn. Juris., Indictments, Informations, and Presentments, § 29.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.