No person can be committed to prison for any criminal matter until examination thereof is first had before some magistrate.
Code 1858, § 5017 (deriv. Acts 1715, ch. 16, § 1); Shan., § 6976; Code 1932, § 11515; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-604.
Cross-References. Preliminary examination, title 40, ch. 10.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 19.63.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, §§ 3, 6; 8 Tenn. Juris., Criminal Procedure, § 19.
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).