Article I. Declaration of Rights
Article I, Section 14
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
That no person shall be put to answer any criminal charge but by presentment, indictment or impeachment.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
In plain English
No one may be made to answer a criminal charge except through a presentment or an indictment (both returned by a grand jury) or an impeachment.
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