27-3-131 - Appeals in misdemeanor cases Trial de novo Jury trial. - Tennessee Statutes

27-3-131. Appeals in misdemeanor cases Trial de novo Jury trial.

(a)  Notwithstanding Rule 5(c)(2) of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure to the contrary, the defendant may in any case covered by such rule appeal a verdict of guilty or the sentence imposed or both to the circuit or criminal court for a trial de novo with or without a jury.

(b)  Demand for a jury trial shall be made at the time of filing an appeal under § 27-5-108, to the circuit or criminal court. If such demand is not made at the time of filing the appeal, the right to a trial by jury is waived.

[Acts 1984, ch. 879, §§ 1, 2; 1985, ch. 397, § 1.]