Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-14-203 — Scope of representation
Tennessee·Title 40
Any attorney appointed to represent any person under this part shall proceed to counsel with and represent the person at all stages of the proceedings before the court which appointed the attorney and also upon any appeal from the judgment of the court which imposes a prison sentence. Appointed counsel is required to represent the defendant only through the initial appellate review and is not required to pursue the matter through a second tier discretionary appeal by applying to the supreme court for writ of certiorari.
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Related
McBee v. State
655 S.W.2d 191 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1983)
Guadalupe Arroyo v. State of Tennessee
434 S.W.3d 555 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2014)
Lovin v. State
286 S.W.3d 275 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2009)
State v. Gillespie
898 S.W.2d 738 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1994)
State v. Brown
653 S.W.2d 765 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1983)
Allen v. McWilliams
715 S.W.2d 28 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1986)
State v. Maurice Purdy
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Howard Hawk Willis v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2016)
Courtney Anderson v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Acts 1965, ch. 217, § 5; 1976, ch. 645, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-2018.
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