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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 7 - Arrest
Part 2 - Uniform Law on Fresh Pursuit
§ 40-7-202. Part definitions.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-7-202 (2018)
- As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Fresh pursuit" includes fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony;
(A) It also includes the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed;
(B) "Fresh pursuit" does not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay; and
(2) "State" includes the District of Columbia.
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