All violations of the criminal laws may be prosecuted by indictment or presentment of a grand jury, and a presentment may be made upon the information of any one (1) of the grand jury.
Code 1858, § 4990 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 141, § 4); Shan., § 6949; Code 1932, § 11490; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-302.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.