Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-203 (2024)
Application for change
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The party applying for a change of venue shall make a statement of facts, in writing, under oath or affirmation, that the party verily believes that, owing to prejudice, or other causes then existing, the party cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the county, or before the general sessions judge, where the cause is pending, the truth of which statement shall, in a court of record, be verified and supported by the oath of at least three (3), and before a general sessions judge, of one (1) or more, respectable and disinterested persons.
Code 1858, § 2837 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 78, § 1); Acts 1870, ch. 5, § 3; Shan., § 4551; mod. Code 1932, § 8684; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-503.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1994–2019 · leading case: State v. Nichols, 877 S.W.2d 722 (Tenn. 1994).
State v. Nichols, 877 S.W.2d 722 (Tenn. 1994). “T.C.A. § 20-4-203 (1980). If, upon the application of the accused, the court finds that the accused cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the county where the charge is pending, T.”
Lester Eugene Siler v. Charles Scott, 591 S.W.3d 84 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019). “” The procedure for requesting a change of venue is set forth in Tenn. Code Ann. § 20-4-203 as follows: The party applying for a change of venue shall make a statement of facts, in writing, under oath or affirmation, that the party verily believes that, owing to prejudice, or…”
Barbara Cornett v. Deere & Co., No. 01A01-9808-CV-00405 (Tenn. Ct. App. Aug. 3, 1999). “where the cause is pending, the truth of which statement shall, in a court of record, be verified and supported by the oath of at least three (3), .”
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