Period of Concealment of Crime or Absence From State

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  5. Period of Concealment of Crime or Absence From State

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No period during which the party charged conceals the fact of the crime, or during which the party charged was not usually and publicly resident within the state, is included in the period of limitation.

Code 1858, § 4988; Shan., § 6947; mod. Code 1932, § 11488; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-205.

Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 16.17, 16.85.

Tennessee Jurisprudence, 18 Tenn. Juris., Limitations of Actions, §§ 18, 42.

Law Reviews.

The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.


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