TCA 37-1-322
Promulgation of rules by supreme court – Release of petitioner on bail or temporary custody
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The state Supreme Court can create rules for how these petitions work, including forms and procedures. When a delayed appeal is granted, the circuit court judge can decide whether to release the person on bail while the appeal is pending; otherwise, the person is not entitled to bail.
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(a) The supreme court may promulgate rules of practice and procedure consistent with this part, including rules prescribing the form and contents of the petition, the preparation and filing of the record and assignments of error for simple appeal and for delayed appeal in the nature of a writ of error and may make petition forms available for use by petitioners. (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.(b) When an appeal to the circuit court or a delayed appeal in the nature of a writ of error from the judgment of such court is granted pursuant to § 37-1-319, release on bail or temporary custody placement within the jurisdiction shall be discretionary with the circuit court judge pending further proceedings. In all other cases, the petitioner shall not be entitled to bail.
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TCA Section37-1-322