Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-23-103 — Sheriff to commit defendant
Tennessee § 40-23-103
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-103 (2026).
Text
It is the duty of the sheriff in whose custody the defendant is at the rendition of the judgment, or afterwards legally comes, to execute the judgment of imprisonment by committing the defendant, as soon as possible, to jail, or to the warden of the penitentiary, according to the exigency of the writ.
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Related
State v. Walker
905 S.W.2d 554 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)
State v. Chapman
977 S.W.2d 122 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
Wilson v. State
882 S.W.2d 361 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1994)
Jason Ray v. Madison County, Tennessee
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2017)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §5275; Shan., § 7251; Code 1932, § 11857; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3103.
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Tennessee § 40-23-103, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-23-103.