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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-12-149

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

The trial in the circuit court shall be with or without a jury, as the court may deem the right of the parties to be, under the particular issues to be tried, the right to a jury being accorded wherever the parties have the right under the law of the land.