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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 15 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State v. Perkinson.

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1 State v. Perkinson Anchor
tenncrimapp · 1992
green “when the indictment or presentment fails to fully state the crime, all subsequent proceedings are void.” 8
2 State v. Trusty
tenn · 1996
red “fair and reasonable notice of the charges against an accused is a fundamental constitutional requirement.” 7

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