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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 63 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Church v. State.

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1 Church v. State Anchor
tenncrimapp · 1998
green “any person imprisoned or restrained of his liberty, under any pretense whatsoever, except those held under federal authority, may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment and restraint.” 31
2 Dykes v. Compton
tenn · 1998
green “one in which the judgment is facially invalid because the court did not have the statutory authority to render such judgment.” 26
3 State v. McClintock
tenn · 1987
green “authorized avenue for attacking a voidable judgment is a petition for post-conviction relief.” 6

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