The application should be made to the court or judge most convenient in point of distance to the applicant, unless a sufficient reason be given in the petition for not applying to such court or judge.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-105
Place of application for writ
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Terrance N. CARTER v. Rickey BELL (2009)
Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. James D. Wooden (December 2015)
Code 1858, § 3724; Shan., § 5504; Code 1932, § 9675; C
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