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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-407 (2026)

Appointment of counsel for indigents

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The court may, at any time during proceedings instituted under this part, appoint counsel for an indigent petitioner.

Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 355, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2003 · leading case: Danny R. King v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
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Danny R. King v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). · cites it 3× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-407 (emphasis added).”
Willie Tom Ensley v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “He submits that trial courts must order DNA testing when the results of the analysis would have precluded prosecution or conviction.”
Hugh Peter Bondurant v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). “§ 40-30-407. In this case, the trial court treated the Appellant’s petition as a second petition for post- conviction relief and therefore summarily dismissed the petition.”
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