Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-307 (2026)
Appointment of counsel for indigents
✓ current as of May 2026
The court may, at any time during proceedings instituted under this part, appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner.
Acts 2001, ch. 444, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-407.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 2004–2018 · leading case: Blake v. State, 909 A.2d 1020 (Md. 2006).
Blake v. State, 909 A.2d 1020 (Md. 2006). “§ 15A-269(c) (2005) (mandatory); Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-30-307 (2003) (discretionary); Tex.”
Tracy Lebron Vick v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018). “T.C.A. § 40-30-307 (2012); see Antonio Leonard Sweatt, at *4 (stating that no cognizable issue exists regarding a post-conviction court’s failure to appoint counsel in a petition for post-conviction DNA analysis).”
Jesse Haddox v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004). “The Petitioner also filed a request for counsel pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 40-30-307, which the trial court denied.”
Randall Turner v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-307 (“The court may, at any time during proceedings instituted under this part, appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner.”
Tommy Nunley v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “1 See T.C.A. § 40-30-307. The State filed a response on July 7, 2014, and the post-conviction court entered an order on July 17, 2014, denying the petition without a hearing.”
State of Tennessee v. Terrance Wilks (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “First, Tennessee Code -6- Annotated section 40-30-307 makes clear that the appointment of counsel is discretionary.”
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