The senate of the general assembly is the court for the trial of impeachments, and has such jurisdiction as is conferred by the Constitution of Tennessee, Article V.
Code 1858, § 4968; Shan., § 6929; Code 1932, § 11468; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2605.
Cross-References. How impeachment prosecuted, Tenn. Const., art. V, § 3.
Judgment, penalty, and relief in impeachment, Tenn. Const., art. V, § 4.
Senators, expenses when sitting as court of impeachment, Tenn. Const., art. II, § 23.
Trial of impeachments, Tenn. Const., art. V, § 2.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191 (1978).