(a) When the defendant is discharged upon the examination, or acquitted in any criminal prosecution for a public offense, and the court is of opinion that the prosecution was malicious or frivolous, the prosecutor may be taxed with all the costs.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-25-126

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
(b) This section extend to trials before judges of general sessions courts, by whom the prosecutor may, in like manner and under like circumstances, be taxed with all the costs.
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