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2018 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 14 - Rights of Defendants
Part 2 - Counsel for Indigents
§ 40-14-201. Part definitions.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-14-201 (2018)
- As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) "Indigent person" means any person who does not possess sufficient means to pay reasonable compensation for the services of a competent attorney; and
(2) "Public defender" means any attorney appointed or elected under any act of the general assembly or any provision of a metropolitan charter to represent indigent persons accused of crime.
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