38-5-115 - Arrest of person if present.
38-5-115. Arrest of person if present.
If the jury finds that the deceased died by the act of another by unlawful means, the coroner may arrest the person implicated, if present, and may make out a warrant requiring an officer, or other person authorized by the officer, to take such person before a magistrate, or may commit the person until the person can be carried before a magistrate.
[Code 1858, § 5311; Shan., § 7289; Code 1932, § 11890; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 38-415.]