Accused - sustany/dvg GitHub Wiki

"Accused" is a person who has been arrested for or formally charged with a crime. It is a�generic�name�for�the�defendant�in�a�criminal�case.

This case from Tennessee, explains that a person becomes "accused"�for purposes of speedy trial guarantees of Tennessee and United States Constitutions, when an arrest warrant is issued, a person has been arrested and held to answer a criminal charge, or a grand jury has returned indictment or presentment charging the person with commission of a crime.