Proof when ground is conviction of crime

The proof that the defendant is a convict, or is sentenced to the penitentiary, if that is the cause relied upon for the divorce, shall be by the record of the conviction and sentence. Code 1858, § 2464 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., §4217; Code 1932, § 8442; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-816. The proof that the defendant is a convict, or is sentenced to the penitentiary, if that is the cause relied upon for the divorce, shall be by the record of the conviction and sentence. Code 1858, § 2464 (deriv. Acts 1841-1842, ch. 133, § 3); Shan., §4217; Code 1932, § 8442; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 36-816.