Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts

Rules of Criminal Procedure

I. SCOPE—PURPOSE—CONSTRUCTION.
1: Scope and Definitions.
2: Purpose and Construction.
II. PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS
3: The Affidavit of Complaint.
3.1: [RESERVED]
3.2: [RESERVED]
3.3: [RESERVED]
3.4: [RESERVED]
3.5: Criminal Citation.
4: Arrest Warrant or Summons upon Complaint.
5: Initial Appearance Before Magistrate.
5.1: Preliminary Examination.
III. INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION.
6: The Grand Jury.
7: Indictments, Presentments and Information.
8: Joinder of Offenses and Defendants.
9: Capias or Summons upon Indictment or Presentment.
IV. ARRAIGNMENT AND PRETRIAL
10: Arraignment.
11: Pleas.
12: Pleadings and Motions Before Trial; Defenses and Objections.
12.1: Notice of Alibi.
12.2: Notice of Insanity Defense or Expert Testimony of Defendant's Mental Condition.
12.3: Notice of Intent to Seek Increased Sentence.
13: Consolidation or Severance.
14: Severance of Offenses and Defendants.
15: Depositions.
16: Discovery and Inspection.
17: Subpoenas.
17.1: Pretrial Conference.
V. VENUE
18: Venue.
19: [RESERVED]
20: [RESERVED]
21: Change of Venue.
22: [RESERVED]
VI. TRIAL
23: Trial By Jury.
24: Trial Jurors.
24.1: Juror Information.
25: Disability of Judge.
26: [RESERVED]
26.1: [RESERVED]
26.2: Production of Statements of Witnesses.
26.3: Order of Expert Testimony.
27: [RESERVED]
28: Interpreters.
29: Motion for Judgment of Acquittal.
29.1: Closing Argument.
29.2: Interim Commentary.
30: Instructions.
30.1: Exhibits in Jury Room.
31: Verdict.
VII. JUDGMENT
32: Sentence and Judgment.
33: New Trial.
34: Arrest of Judgment.
35: Reduction of Sentence.
36: Clerical Mistakes.
VIII. APPEAL
37: Appeal.
38: Appeal of Denial of Pretrial Diversion.
39: [RESERVED]
IX. SUPPLEMENTAL AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
40: [RESERVED]
41: Search and Seizure.
42: Criminal Contempt.
X. GENERAL PROVISIONS
43: Presence of the Defendant.
44: Right to and Assignment of Counsel.
45: Computing and Extending Time.
46: [RESERVED]
47: Motions.
48: Dismissal.
49: Service and Filing of Pleadings and Other Papers.
49.1: Facsimile Filing of Papers.
50: Scheduling Cases.
51: Exceptions Unnecessary.
52: [RESERVED]
53: [RESERVED]
54: [RESERVED]
55: Records.
56: [RESERVED]
57: [RESERVED]
58: [RESERVED]
59: Effective Date.
60: Title.