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Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 47

RULE 47. MOTIONS

An application to the court for an order shall be by motion. A motion other than one made during a trial or hearing shall be in writing unless the court permits it to be made orally. It shall state with particularity the grounds upon which it is made and shall set forth the relief or order sought.

[Amended effective August 22, 1984.]

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Comment to 1984 Amendment

The amendment adds the word "particularity" to the required content of any motion. This is essentially the requirement of motions in civil practice. See Rule 7.02(1), Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure. The lack of particularity in criminal motions, especially those filed pretrial, have been a source of complaint by appellate courts which have imposed a practical requirement of some specificity. See State v. Davidson, 606 S.W.2d 293 (Tenn.Cr.App.1980).

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