This part shall be known and may be referred to as the “Post-Conviction Procedure Act.”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-101
Short title
Known as the Post-Conviction Procedure Act
Applied in 30 court decisions — leading case Owens v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in Rashe Moore v. State of Tennessee (March 2016)
Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-201.
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