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Tennessee Statutes, Title 16

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Title 16, Courts

16 chapters · 353 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 16353 Ch 15, Courts of General Sessions78 Ch 3, Supreme Court72 Ch 2, Judicial Divisions and Districts28 Ch 16, County Courts23 Ch 10, Circuit and Criminal Courts22 Ch 18, Municipal Courts — Judges22 Ch 1, General Provisions21 Ch 11, Chancery Courts20 Ch 4, Court of Appeals15 Ch 22, Drug Court Treatment Act of 200314 Ch 5, Court of Criminal Appeals12 Ch 19, Mental Health Treatment Act of 20228 Ch 6, Criminal Justice Veterans Compensati…7 Ch 20, The Victim-Offender Mediation Center6

12 sections·Filtered byTitle 16✕Ch 5✕

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-101 Court of criminal appeals established
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There is created and established an appellate court in this state to be designated and styled the court of criminal appeals of Tennessee.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-102 Judges — Qualifications
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The court of criminal appeals shall be composed of twelve (12) judges, of whom no more than four (4) shall reside in any grand division of the state. Immediately preceding appointment, each judge shall be at least thirty (30) years of age, shall have been a resident of the state …
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-103 Election of judges — Oath
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(a) The judges of the court of criminal appeals shall be elected by the qualified voters of the state in a statewide retention election conducted in accordance with title 17, chapter 4, part 1. Vacancies on the court of criminal appeals shall be filled by the governor in accordan…
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-104 Limitation of requirements for office
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A judge of the court of criminal appeals shall only be required to qualify as a candidate and be elected by the qualified voters of the state.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-105 Compensation and expenses — Inability of judge to serve — Replacement

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(a) The compensation of the judges of the court of criminal appeals shall be the same as that received by the judges of the court of appeals. (b) The necessary travel expense and per diem allowance incurred by the judges in the performance of their official duties under this part…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-106 Election of presiding judge — Rules of practice — Special meetings

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(a) The members of the court at the first meeting of the court, after each judicial election, shall choose one (1) of its members as presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals. (b) The court at its first meeting under this section shall have the authority to adopt and promu…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-107 Places of sitting — Terms — Out of term sittings — Panels and en banc sessions — Majority required for decisions

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(a) The court of criminal appeals shall sit at Knoxville, Nashville, Jackson and such other places as the presiding judge may from time to time designate for the purpose of hearing and deciding cases and such other matters as may come before it for its consideration and determina…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-108 Jurisdiction

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(a) The jurisdiction of the court of criminal appeals shall be appellate only, and shall extend to review of the final judgments of trial courts in:(1) Criminal cases, both felony and misdemeanor;(2) Habeas corpus and Post-Conviction Procedure Act proceedings attacking the validi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-109 Clerks and marshals — Appeal fees and court costs

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The clerks and marshals of the supreme court shall also act and be the clerks and marshals of the court of criminal appeals. They shall perform the same duties and functions with respect to the court of criminal appeals and be subject to the same liabilities as may be prescribed …

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-110 Transfer and docketing of cases

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(a) All cases appealed to the court of criminal appeals for the purpose of review shall be filed and docketed with the clerk of the court of criminal appeals for the grand division within which the case arose. All appeal cases originating in the western grand division shall be fi…

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-111 Effect of judgments

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The court of criminal appeals is a court of record, and its judgment shall be executed as provided in the Tennessee rules of appellate procedure.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-5-113 Office space for judges — Rental allowance — Secretaries — Salaries and travel expense

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Each judge of the court of criminal appeals shall be furnished office space in the county of the judge's residence by the state. In the event no office space is available either from the state or county, then each judge shall receive the same monthly allowance from the state as a…