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2020 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 20 - Judgment and Sentence
Part 1 - General Provisions
§ 40-20-102. Discretion as to Fine or Imprisonment
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-20-102 (2020)
In all prosecutions for misdemeanors where the punishment prescribed is a fine or imprisonment, or both, the discretion as to the punishment shall be in the court unless otherwise provided.
Code 1932, § 10757; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-2702.
Cross-References. Assessment of fine by jury, §40-18-114.
Criminal Sentencing Reform Act, title 40, ch. 35.
Fine accompanying sentence to workhouse, §41-2-112.
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