Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-27-101 — Power of governor
Tennessee § 40-27-101
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-101 (2026).
Text
The governor has power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons in all criminal cases after conviction, except impeachment, subject to the regulations provided in this chapter.
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Related
State v. Mixon
983 S.W.2d 661 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999)
Newsome v. State
995 S.W.2d 129 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Payne v. Bell
89 F. Supp. 2d 967 (W.D. Tennessee, 2000)
Irick v. Bell
636 F.3d 289 (Sixth Circuit, 2011)
In Re: Philip R. Workman, Movant. Philip R. Workman v. Ricky Bell, Warden
245 F.3d 849 (Sixth Circuit, 2001)
Ricks v. State
882 S.W.2d 387 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1994)
Rowell v. Dutton
688 S.W.2d 474 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1985)
Carroll v. Raney
953 S.W.2d 657 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1997)
Workman v. Summers
136 F. Supp. 2d 896 (M.D. Tennessee, 2001)
Lemay v. State, Department of Correction
29 S.W.3d 483 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 2000)
Clinard v. Boyd
(M.D. Tennessee, 2020)
State v. James David Lamor Perry
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
LeMay v. TDOC
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2000)
State of Tennessee v. James Leon Parker
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2024)
Randy Hicks v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Legislative History
Code 1858, §5252; Shan., § 7227; Code 1932, § 11814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3501.
Nearby Sections
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Notice of charge and right to counsel§ 40-10-102
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Bail§ 40-10-105
Election by prisoner to perform hard labor§ 40-10-106
Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
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