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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 39 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. Sledge.

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1 State v. Sledge Anchor
tenn · 2000
green “specific reference to a statute within the indictment may be sufficient to place the accused on notice of the charged offense.” 15
2 State v. Hammonds
tenn · 2000
green “overriding purpose of notice to the accused will be considered sufficient to satisfy both constitutional and statutory requirements.” 12
3 State v. Hammonds
tenn · 2000
green “indictments which achieve the overriding purpose of notice to the accused will be considered sufficient to satisfy both constitutional and statutory requirements.” 12

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