2020 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 27 - Executive Clemency
§ 40-27-101. Power of Governor
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.
Code 1858, § 5252; Shan., § 7227; Code 1932, § 11814; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3501.
Cross-References. Board of paroles to advise as to pardons and commutations, §40-28-126.
Executive pardoning power unabridged by parole laws, §40-28-128.
Pardoning power of governor, Tenn. Const., art. III, § 6.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 20 Tenn. Juris., Pardon and Parole, § 7.
Law Reviews.
Adjudicating Claims of Innocence for the Capitally Condemned in Tennessee: Embracing a Truth Forum (Dwight Aarons), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 511 (2009).
Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).
