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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-101 Commencement of sentence — Credit for pretrial detention and jail time pending appeal
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(a) When a person is sentenced to imprisonment, the judgment of the court shall be rendered so that the sentence shall commence on the day on which the defendant legally comes into the custody of the sheriff for execution of the judgment of imprisonment. (b) (1) This section shal…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-102 Defendant in custody at time of judgment
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Where the judgment of the court is that the defendant be imprisoned, the time for confinement, if the defendant is in jail, shall begin to run from the day of final judgment.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-103 Sheriff to commit defendant
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It is the duty of the sheriff in whose custody the defendant is at the rendition of the judgment, or afterwards legally comes, to execute the judgment of imprisonment by committing the defendant, as soon as possible, to jail, or to the warden of the penitentiary, according to the…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-104 Sentence to workhouse for felony term — Removal by trial judge
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(a) In all cases where any person is convicted of a felony, and sentenced to six (6) years or less, the court, in its discretion, may order the person confined in the county workhouse for the term of the sentence. The trial judge shall have the power to order the removal of the p…
