{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-103","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-17-103","heading":"Failure of defendant to testify","body":"The failure of the party defendant to make a request to testify and to testify in the defendant's own behalf shall not create any presumption against the defendant.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"f0c91124e364a91d494031aa812171a7387dfda6e69f6928cf46b5c60b6e2956","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-102","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-17-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}