TN · rules
Tenn. R. Crim. P. 48
Dismissal
(a) By the State. With the court’s permission, the state may terminate a prosecution by filing a dismissal of an indictment, presentment, information, or complaint. A dismissal may not be filed during the trial without the defendant’s consent.
(b) By the Court for Unnecessary Delay. The court may dismiss an indictment, presentment, information, or complaint if unnecessary delay occurs in:
(1) presenting to a grand jury a charge against a defendant who has been held to answer to the trial court; or
(2) bringing a defendant to trial.
Provenance
- Source
- www.tncourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-17
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
3794240cb48037b42377ab9e34e61d67083fba873d5bd9c2a8a515ef7441f3d0
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