The indictment must be certain as to the person charged; but when the person's name is unknown to the grand jury, it may be so alleged without further identification or the person may be indicted under any name by which the person is generally known.
Code 1858, § 5116; Shan., § 7079; mod. Code 1932, § 11625; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1803.
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