Upon return of the scire facias issued for the penalty, the witness may be relieved by showing sufficient cause for failing to attend; otherwise, on motion, judgment will be given against the witness and execution issue accordingly.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 24-2-106
Proceedings against witness on scire facias
Code 1858, § 3822 (deriv
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