The circuit and criminal courts have original jurisdiction of all criminal matters not exclusively conferred by law on some other tribunal.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-1-108
Original jurisdiction of circuit and criminal courts
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Booher (1997)
Most recently applied in Thomas v. Haslam (July 2018)
Code 1858, § 4967; Shan., § 6928; Code 1932, § 11467; T.C.A
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