Tennessee Code Annotated

Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-605 (2026)

Manner of service of sentence - Application to alter

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(a) Confinement in a regional workhouse shall be considered a sentence to the department; provided, that the court shall retain full jurisdiction over the defendant during the term of the sentence and may modify or reduce the sentence or may place the defendant on probation supervision where otherwise eligible.

(b) Following the first application, applications to alter the manner of the service of the sentence may be made at no less than three (3) month intervals.

Acts 1989, ch. 484, § 5; T.C.A. § 41-1-705.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2008–2012 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Thomas Jefferson Teague, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008).

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State of Tennessee v. Thomas Jefferson Teague, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). · cites it 47× “T.C.A. § 41-1-605 (2006). In the present case record, the defendant characterizes his placement in “C.”

State of Tennessee v. Lonnie Payne (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012). · cites it 6× “From our review, we agree with the State that the Defendant’s petition must have been brought under Tennessee Code Annotated section 41-1-605 (2006), as that statute provides the only apparent avenue for modification of the Defendant’s sentence.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-605(a) — 2 cases

State of Tennessee v. Thomas Jefferson Teague, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “T.C.A. § 41-1-605 (2006). In the present case record, the defendant characterizes his placement in “C.”

State of Tennessee v. Lonnie Payne (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012). “From our review, we agree with the State that the Defendant’s petition must have been brought under Tennessee Code Annotated section 41-1-605 (2006), as that statute provides the only apparent avenue for modification of the Defendant’s sentence.”

— Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-1-605(b) — 1 case

State of Tennessee v. Thomas Jefferson Teague, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008). “T.C.A. § 41-1-605 (2006). In the present case record, the defendant characterizes his placement in “C.”

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