Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-30-121 — Priority
Tennessee § 40-30-121
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-121 (2026).
Text
Post-conviction cases where the petitioner is under the death sentence shall be given priority over all other matters in docketing by the courts having trial and appellate jurisdiction of the cases.
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Related
Owens v. State
908 S.W.2d 923 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1995)
Johnny Lee Kirby v. Michael Dutton, Warden William Leech, Attorney General
794 F.2d 245 (Sixth Circuit, 1986)
Teague v. State
772 S.W.2d 915 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1988)
Cole v. State
798 S.W.2d 261 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1990)
Legislative History
Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-221.
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Reports on elections to perform hard labor§ 40-10-107
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 40-30-121, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-30-121.