HB0908 - Tennessee - Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill SB0289. Criminal Procedure - Requires certain criminal cases to be tried jointly when victims are from the same family or household, including cases involving rape of a child or aggravated child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 40. Fiscal Summary for HB0908 / *SB0289Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0908 / *SB0289 Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 8, authorizes joinder of offenses for criminal prosecution if the offenses are parts of the same scheme or the offenses are of similar character. This bill requires joinder of the following offenses when the offenses involve multiple victims from the same family or household and when the offenses occur within the same time period: (1) Aggravated child abuse; (2) Aggravated sexual battery; (3) Rape of a child; (4) Aggravated [...]

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