Tennessee Statutes
§ 37-1-305 — Grounds for relief
Tennessee § 37-1-305
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-305 (2026).
Text
Relief under this part shall be granted when petitioner's commitment is void or voidable because of the abridgement in any way of any right guaranteed by the laws or constitution of this state, or the Constitution of the United States, including a right that was not recognized as existing at the time of the trial if either constitution requires retrospective application of that right.
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Related
State v. Rodgers
235 S.W.3d 92 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2007)
State v. Ewing
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2001)
Legislative History
Acts 1978, ch. 750, § 5; T.C.A., § 37-1705.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 37-1-102
Chapter and part definitions§ 37-1-103
Exclusive original jurisdiction§ 37-1-104
Concurrent jurisdiction§ 37-1-105
Probation officers§ 37-1-106
Youth services officer§ 37-1-107
Magistrates§ 37-1-108
Commencement of proceedings§ 37-1-111
Venue§ 37-1-113
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 37-1-305, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/37-1-305.