Whenever the presiding judge of any court has reason to believe that the evidence of an inmate is necessary in any criminal proceedings and that other evidence cannot be obtained on behalf of the state or of the defendant, the presiding judge shall order a writ to be issued directing the warden of the penitentiary to bring the body of the inmate before the court, on a day to be named in the writ, to give testimony for the state or for the defendant in such case.
Code 1858, § 5554; Shan., § 7576; Code 1932, § 12174; Acts 1965, ch. 81, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-606.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
Part 3 - Service of Process on and Testimony of Inmates
§ 41-21-301. Process in Civil Actions
§ 41-21-303. Return on Failure to Answer
§ 41-21-305. Writ for Appearance to Testify in Criminal Case
§ 41-21-306. Warden's Duty to Produce Witness
§ 41-21-307. Warden's Powers in Removing Inmates to and From Court
§ 41-21-308. Keeping Prisoner in Jail en Route