When the defendant is brought before a magistrate upon arrest, either with or without a warrant, on a charge of having committed a public offense, the magistrate shall immediately inform the defendant of the offense with which the defendant is charged, and of the defendant's right to aid of counsel in every stage of the proceedings.
Code 1858, § 5048; Shan., § 7008; Code 1932, § 11547; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1101.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 10 - Preliminary Examination
§ 40-10-101. Notice of Charge and Right to Counsel
§ 40-10-102. Time Allowed to Procure Counsel
§ 40-10-103. Separation and Exclusion of Witnesses
§ 40-10-105. Election by Prisoner to Perform Hard Labor
§ 40-10-106. Reports on Elections to Perform Hard Labor
§ 40-10-107. Bond of Witnesses
§ 40-10-109. Increase of Bond — Surety
§ 40-10-110. Minors as Witnesses
§ 40-10-111. Commitment of Witnesses
§ 40-10-112. Bail of Witnesses
§ 40-10-113. Magistrates Acting in Association
§ 40-10-114. Waiver of Preliminary Hearing — Objection by State