Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-22-101 — Postponement of execution of sentence pending application for clemency
Tennessee § 40-22-101
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-22-101 (2026).
Text
In case of the conviction and sentence of a defendant to imprisonment, the presiding judge may, in all proper cases, postpone the execution of the sentence for the amount of time as may be necessary to make application to the executive for a pardon or commutation of punishment.
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Legislative History
Code 1858, §5255; Shan., § 7230; Code 1932, § 11821; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3001.
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-22-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-22-101.