Discretion as to Fine or Imprisonment

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In all prosecutions for misdemeanors where the punishment prescribed is a fine or imprisonment, or both, the discretion as to the punishment shall be in the court unless otherwise provided.

Code 1932, § 10757; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2702.

Cross-References. Assessment of fine by jury, §40-18-114.

Criminal Sentencing Reform Act, title 40, ch. 35.

Fine accompanying sentence to workhouse, §41-2-112.


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