The warrant of a coroner in the cases covered by this chapter shall be of equal authority with that of a court of general sessions, and, when the person charged is brought before the court, the person shall be dealt with as a person held under complaint in the usual form.
Effect of coroner's warrant
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-5-117, under Inquests.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 38-5-117