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41-4-118. Employment of guard.

In all cases where a defendant charged with the commission of a felony is committed to jail, either before or after trial, and the safety of the defendant, or the defendant's safekeeping, requires a guard, it is the duty of the sheriff to employ a sufficient guard to protect the defendant from violence, and to prevent the defendant's escape or rescue. Nothing in §§ 41-4-118 41-4-120 shall authorize the employment of a guard in cases of insufficient jails, but in such cases the defendants shall be sent to adjoining counties, as required by law.

[Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 1; Shan., § 7377; Code 1932, § 11986; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1120.]

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41-4-118. Employment of guard.

In all cases where a defendant charged with the commission of a felony is committed to jail, either before or after trial, and the safety of the defendant, or the defendant's safekeeping, requires a guard, it is the duty of the sheriff to employ a sufficient guard to protect the defendant from violence, and to prevent the defendant's escape or rescue. Nothing in §§ 41-4-118 41-4-120 shall authorize the employment of a guard in cases of insufficient jails, but in such cases the defendants shall be sent to adjoining counties, as required by law.

[Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 1; Shan., § 7377; Code 1932, § 11986; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1120.]

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41-4-118. Employment of guard.

In all cases where a defendant charged with the commission of a felony is committed to jail, either before or after trial, and the safety of the defendant, or the defendant's safekeeping, requires a guard, it is the duty of the sheriff to employ a sufficient guard to protect the defendant from violence, and to prevent the defendant's escape or rescue. Nothing in §§ 41-4-118 41-4-120 shall authorize the employment of a guard in cases of insufficient jails, but in such cases the defendants shall be sent to adjoining counties, as required by law.

[Acts 1859-1860, ch. 28, § 1; Shan., § 7377; Code 1932, § 11986; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 41-1120.]