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Tennessee Statutes, Title 40

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Title 40, Criminal Procedure

39 chapters · 917 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 40917 Ch 11, Bail99 Ch 35, Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform…72 Ch 30, Post-Conviction Procedure59 Ch 38, Victims' Rights56 Ch 28, Probation, Paroles and Pardons50 Ch 25, Fees of Officers44 Ch 6, Warrants39 Ch 13, Indictments37 Ch 14, Rights of Defendants36 Ch 17, Evidence and Witnesses36 Ch 7, Arrest31 Ch 9, Uniform Criminal Extradition Act30 Ch 39, Offender Registration and Monitoring30 Ch 20, Judgment and Sentence28

10 sections·Filtered byTitle 40✕Ch 27✕

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-101 Power of governor
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The governor has power to grant reprieves, commutations and pardons in all criminal cases after conviction, except impeachment, subject to the regulations provided in this chapter.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-102 Conditions and restrictions — Warrants
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The governor may grant pardons upon such conditions and with such restrictions and limitations as the governor may deem proper, and may issue warrants to all proper officers to carry into effect a conditional pardon.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-103 Return of governor's warrant
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The governor's warrant should be returned by the officer after its execution, with the officer's endorsement of the action, to the secretary of state, to be filed by the secretary of state with the other papers.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-104 Remission of imprisonment
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The governor has the discretion to remit a portion of the imprisonment of a convict in the penitentiary upon the written recommendation of the board of parole.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-105 Commutation of death penalty on application for pardon

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Upon application for a pardon by a person sentenced to capital punishment, if the governor is of opinion that the facts and circumstances adduced are not sufficient to warrant a total pardon, the governor may commute the punishment of death to imprisonment for life in the peniten…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-106 Commutation on certificate of supreme court

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The governor may, likewise, commute the punishment from death to imprisonment for life, upon the certificate of the supreme court, entered on the minutes of the court, that in its opinion, there were extenuating circumstances attending the case, and that the punishment ought to b…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-107 Record of reasons for clemency

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The governor shall cause to be entered, in a book kept for that purpose, any reasons for granting pardons or commuting punishment, and preserve on file all documents on which the governor acted, and submit the same to the general assembly when requested.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-108 Restoration of citizenship on pardon of manslaughter

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Any person convicted of the offense of manslaughter and pardoned by the governor is thereby restored to all the rights of citizenship to which the person was entitled previous to conviction.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-109 Exoneration

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(a) After consideration of the facts, circumstances and any newly discovered evidence in a particular case, the governor may grant exoneration to any person whom the governor finds did not commit the crime for which the person was convicted. No person may apply for nor may the go…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-110 Victims of Crime Executive Clemency Notification Act

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(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Victims of Crime Executive Clemency Notification Act.” (b) Prior to any reprieve, commutation, pardon, exoneration, or any other form of executive clemency being made public, the governor shall notify or cause to be notifie…