The warrant of arrest may be substantially as follows:
State of Tennessee,
County of .
To any lawful officer of the state:
Information on oath having been made to me that the offense of (designating or describing it) has been committed, and accusing C. D. thereof: You are, therefore, commanded, in the name of the state, forthwith to arrest C. D., and bring C. D. before me, or some other magistrate of the county, to answer the charge. E. F., Magistrate for County.
Code 1858, § 5025; Shan., § 6984; Code 1932, § 11523; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-707.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 1.10.
Attorney General Opinions. Multiple crimes in single warrant. OAG 15-20, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 20 (3/13/15).