If a bill or petition is filed against an inmate in any court having jurisdiction, or any interrogatories propounded to the inmate as a party to the suit, that require to be answered, the inmate may be allowed the aid of counsel to prepare an answer.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-21-302
Right to counsel
Code 1858, § 5550; Shan., § 7572; Code 1932, § 12170; T.C.A
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