An indictment must contain in the caption or body of the indictment, the name of the state, county and court; the term in and at which the indictment is preferred; and must conclude “against the peace and dignity of the state of Tennessee.”
Code 1932, § 11623; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1801.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
§ 40-13-202. Statement of Offense
§ 40-13-203. Certainty as to Person Charged
§ 40-13-204. Presumptions and Matters of Judicial Notice
§ 40-13-205. Description of Common Law Crimes
§ 40-13-206. Alternative Allegations
§ 40-13-209. Allegation of Ownership of Property
§ 40-13-210. Jurisdiction to Support Alleged Judgment
§ 40-13-211. Description of Instrument Destroyed or Withheld
§ 40-13-215. Alleging Possession of Counterfeit Money
§ 40-13-216. Alleging Conspiracy
§ 40-13-218. Alleging Dealing in Futures