The governor has the discretion to remit a portion of the imprisonment of a convict in the penitentiary upon the written recommendation of the board of parole.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-27-104
Remission of imprisonment
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Ricks v. State (1994)
Most recently applied in Ricks v. State (March 1994)
Code 1858, § 5254; impl. am
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