Part definitions
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Owens v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in Owens v. State (October 1995)
Acts 1965, ch. 217, § 1; T.C.A., § 40-2014.
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.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.