Post-conviction cases where the petitioner is under the death sentence shall be given priority over all other matters in docketing by the courts having trial and appellate jurisdiction of the cases.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-121
Priority
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Owens v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in Owens v. State (October 1995)
Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-221.
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