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2019 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 22 - Judicial Recommendation of Clemency
§ 40-22-101. Postponement of execution of sentence pending application for clemency.
Universal Citation: TN Code § 40-22-101 (2019)
In case of the conviction and sentence of a defendant to imprisonment, the presiding judge may, in all proper cases, postpone the execution of the sentence for the amount of time as may be necessary to make application to the executive for a pardon or commutation of punishment.
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