Tennessee § 40-20-101 Judgment after verdict - Modification of verdict

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§ 40-20-101 — Judgment after verdict - Modification of verdict

Tennessee § 40-20-101

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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-20-101 (2026).

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(a)After a verdict against the defendant, if the judgment is not arrested or a new trial granted, the court shall pronounce judgment.

(b)If, in the pronouncement of a judgment where a defendant has been retried either following an order granting a retrial by a court of this state or in obedience to a decision of a court of the United States, it becomes necessary that the jury's verdict be modified to prevent a sentence on the second trial being greater than the verdict pronounced at the first trial, then the trial court is authorized to modify the jury's verdict and pronounce judgment accordingly.

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(a) After a verdict against the defendant, if the judgment is not arrested or a new trial granted, the court shall pronounce judgment. (b) If, in the pronouncement of a judgment where a defendant has been retried either following an order granting a retrial by a court of this state or in obedience to a decision of a court of the United States, it becomes necessary that the jury's verdict be modified to prevent a sentence on the second trial being greater than the verdict pronounced at the first trial, then the trial court is authorized to modify the jury's verdict and pronounce judgment accordingly.