It is the duty of the sheriff in whose custody the defendant is at the rendition of the judgment, or afterwards legally comes, to execute the judgment of imprisonment by committing the defendant, as soon as possible, to jail, or to the warden of the penitentiary, according to the exigency of the writ.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-23-103
Sheriff to commit defendant
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case State v. Walker (1995)
Most recently applied in State v. Walker (August 1995)
Code 1858, § 5275; Shan., § 7251; Code 1932, § 11857; T.C.A
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