Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-30-409 — Preservation of evidence during pendency of proceeding - Sanctions
Tennessee·Title 40
When the petition is not summarily dismissed, the court shall order that all evidence in the possession of the prosecution, law enforcement, laboratory, or the court that could be subjected to fingerprint analysis must be preserved during the pendency of the proceeding. The intentional destruction of evidence after such an order may result in appropriate sanctions, including criminal contempt for a knowing violation of the court's order.
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Related
Willie Tom Ensley v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
Legislative History
Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 355, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
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