40-13-101 -
40-13-101. Indictment defined.
(a) An indictment is an accusation in writing presented by the grand jury of the county charging a person with an indictable offense.
(b) Wherever in this code indictment is used, it shall be taken to include presentment whenever the context so requires or will permit.
[Code 1932, §§ 10750, 11622; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §§ 40-1701, 40-1702.]