Indigent person — Defined

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-14-101, under District Public Defenders and Investigators.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-14-101

(1) For the purposes of this part, an “indigent person” is one who does not possess sufficient means to pay reasonable compensation for the services of a competent attorney:(1) In any criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency proceeding involving a possible deprivation of liberty; or(2) In any habeas corpus or other post-conviction proceeding.

(1) In any criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency proceeding involving a possible deprivation of liberty; or

(2) In any habeas corpus or other post-conviction proceeding.