Whenever a sufficient number of the jurors of the original panel fail to attend before the grand jury is formed, the court may impanel the grand jury of so many of the original panel as may attend, and the rest of bystanders. If none of the original panel attend or no jurors have been appointed, the grand jury may consist entirely of bystanders.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-12-101
Impaneling bystanders
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 273 F. App'x 421 - Cook v. McPherson (2008)
Most recently applied in 273 F. App'x 421 - Cook v. McPherson (April 2008)
Code 1858, §§ 4016, 4017 (deriv
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