Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-311 (2026)

Orders in discretion of court

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The court may, in its discretion, make such other orders as may be appropriate.

Acts 2001, ch. 444, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-411.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1997–2011 · leading case: Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36 (Tenn. 2011).
Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36 (Tenn. 2011). · cites it 4× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-311 . The pertinent provision for purposes of this appeal, however, is section 40-30-302, which defines “DNA analysis” as “the process through which deoxyribo-nucleic acid (DNA) in a human biological specimen is analyzed and compared with DNA from…”
Sedley Alley v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “See T.C.A. § 40-30-311 (court may enter orders as may be appropriate).”
State of Tennessee v. Marshall Ward Howell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “The affidavit accompanying the drug test report in this case appears to satisfy each of the requirements set forth in section 40-30-311(c)(1). The laboratory that performed the testing first analyzed the defendant's urine sample with a technique called immunoassay, a procedure…”
Martucci v. State (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 2× “DENIAL OF SENTENCING HEARING The petitioner contends that his constitutional rights were violated by the trial court’s failure to hold a sentencing hearing. This court ruled against the petitioner on this issue during his direct appeal.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-311(c)(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Marshall Ward Howell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). “The affidavit accompanying the drug test report in this case appears to satisfy each of the requirements set forth in section 40-30-311(c)(1). The laboratory that performed the testing first analyzed the defendant's urine sample with a technique called immunoassay, a procedure…”
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