Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-9-114 — Guilt or innocence not inquired into
Tennessee § 40-9-114
JurisdictionTennessee
Title40
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-9-114 (2026).
Text
The guilt or innocence of the accused as to the crime of which the accused is charged may not be inquired into by the governor or in any proceeding after the demand for extradition accompanied by a charge of crime in legal form as provided in this chapter shall have been presented to the governor, except as it may be involved in identifying the person held as the person charged with the crime.
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Related
Elliott v. Johnson
816 S.W.2d 332 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1991)
State v. Herndon
704 S.W.2d 728 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1985)
Edward Rabie v. Hank Hillin, Sheriff
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
Legislative History
Acts 1951, ch. 240, § 20 (Williams, § 11935.20); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-1014.
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Tennessee § 40-9-114, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-9-114.