Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-208 (2026)
Record of proceedings
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) All proceedings, except when the investigative grand jury is deliberating or voting, shall be recorded stenographically.
- (b) Any unintentional failure of any recording to reproduce all or any portion of a proceeding shall not affect the validity of the prosecution.
- (c) The recording, the reporter's notes or any transcript prepared from the recording or notes shall remain in the custody or control of the district attorney general unless otherwise ordered by the court in a particular case.
Acts 1990, ch. 1051, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2013–2023 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Robert Eugene Crawford, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Robert Eugene Crawford, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “” The Defendant infers that the trial court should have inquired of the State whether any “materials” were presented to the grand jury before denying the Defendant’s motion. Tennessee grand juries do not normally record the testimony of witnesses.”
Curtis Keller v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “§ 40-12-208(a). Because no record is kept of grand jury deliberations, it is unclear what materials the petitioner believes would reveal the intention of the grand jury to charge the petitioner in the original indictment.”
State v. Ponzo (Del. Super. Ct. 2023). “1; Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-208 (a) (West); Utah Code Ann.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-208(a) — 1 case
Curtis Keller v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021). “§ 40-12-208(a). Because no record is kept of grand jury deliberations, it is unclear what materials the petitioner believes would reveal the intention of the grand jury to charge the petitioner in the original indictment.”
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