Bail

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Criminal Procedure
  4. Indictments
  5. Capias
  6. Bail

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  1. Upon arrest made on a capias, if the offense is bailable, bail may be taken in the manner prescribed in chapter 11, part 1 of this title.
  2. After a defendant is committed to jail under a capias, if the offense is bailable, the defendant may be discharged upon giving bail as prescribed by chapter 11, part 1 of this title.

Code 1858, §§ 5105, 5106 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 37); Shan., §§ 7068, 7069; Code 1932, §§ 11612, 11613; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-1905, 40-1906.

Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 9.42.

Law Reviews.

The Right to a Preliminary Hearing and Effective Assistance of Counsel at a Preliminary Hearing in Tennessee, 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 635 (1976).


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