{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-4-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-4-101","heading":"Preliminary proceedings","body":"Judges of the courts of general sessions are authorized and empowered to:\n(1) Make the preliminary examination and bind over the reputed father in bastardy cases;\n(2) Summon a jury of inquest in cases of death by accident, as provided in § 38-5-103 ;\n(3) Issue a warrant for a prisoner escaped from jail;\n(4) Examine persons arrested for a crime;\n(5) Bind a defendant over to court if probable cause be found; and\n(6) Take bail in bailable offenses brought before the judges.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 4"],"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":"2265cb55cb0646ca1cd2eb89e26cbc6f7e3e7adc507c1b0a155cbec519b992fe","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-3-210","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-4-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}