A magistrate is an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.
Code 1858, § 5015; Shan., § 6974; Code 1932, § 11513; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-602.
Cross-References. Officials designated as magistrates, §40-1-106.
Power to issue warrants of arrest, §40-6-202.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 1.6.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.