Tennessee Statutes
§ 16-5-108 — Jurisdiction
Tennessee § 16-5-108
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-108 (2026).
Text
(a)The jurisdiction of the court of criminal appeals shall be appellate only, and shall extend to review of the final judgments of trial courts in:
(1)Criminal cases, both felony and misdemeanor;
(2)Habeas corpus and Post-Conviction Procedure Act proceedings attacking the validity of a final judgment of conviction or the sentence in a criminal case, and other cases or proceedings instituted with reference to or arising out of a criminal case;
(3)Civil or criminal contempt arising out of a criminal matter; and (4) Extradition cases.
(b)The court or any judge of the court shall also have jurisdiction to grant petitions for certiorari and supersedeas in proper cases within its jurisdiction as provided by law.
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716 S.W.2d 923 (Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1986)
State v. Williams
52 S.W.3d 109 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
State v. Drake
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Slagle v. Reynolds
845 S.W.2d 167 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1992)
State v. McCary
815 S.W.2d 220 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
State v. Phillips
968 S.W.2d 874 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1996)
State v. Walker
893 S.W.2d 429 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)
State v. Bowlin
871 S.W.2d 170 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1993)
Sitton v. Finley
743 S.W.2d 933 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1987)
Andre Anthony v. Tony Parker
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City of Church Hill v. Roger Elliott
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Legislative History
Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 8; 1971, ch. 156, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-448; Acts 1989, ch. 40, § 1; 1994, ch. 609, § 1.
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