The inmates in the penitentiary shall be competent witnesses against each other in all prosecutions under §§ 39-12-101, 39-13-304, 39-16-201, 39-16-402, 39-16-403, 39-16-605 — 39-16-607, 39-17-302, 39-17-303, chapter 1, part 1 of this title, parts 1-4 of this chapter and chapter 22, parts 1 and 2 of this title.
Code 1858, § 5559 (deriv. Acts 1829, ch. 38, § 32); Shan., § 7581; Code 1932, § 12179; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-717; Acts 1996, ch. 675, § 42.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 41 - Correctional Institutions and Inmates
Part 4 - Punishment of Inmates
§ 41-21-401. Defense Against Violence or Attempt to Escape
§ 41-21-402. Solitary Confinement
§ 41-21-403. Report of Inmates in Solitary
§ 41-21-404. Unauthorized Means of Punishment
§ 41-21-405. Self-Inflicted Wounds by Inmate to Escape Labor — Punishment