Contents of Impeachment — Right to Counsel

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6. Contents of Impeachment — Right to Counsel

The impeachment shall specify the offenses charged with the same precision required in an indictment, and the accused shall be allowed counsel as in cases of other prosecutions.

Code 1858, § 5284; Shan., § 7264; Code 1932, § 11866; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2603.

Cross-References. Impeachments to be prosecuted by members of house of representatives, Tenn. Const., art. V, § 3.

Right to counsel, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 9.

Right to presentment, indictment or impeachment, Tenn. Const., art. I, § 14.

Law Reviews.

The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978).

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