TCA 39-13-217
Priority in case docketing
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What does this charge mean?
This statute does not describe a crime or offense. Instead, it requires Tennessee courts to give first priority in scheduling cases where the state has announced intent to seek the death penalty or where the defendant has already been sentenced to death.
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The trial courts of this state and the Tennessee supreme court shall give first priority in docketing to cases where the state has given notice of intent to seek the death penalty pursuant to Rule 12.3(b) of the Rules of Criminal Procedure, or the defendant has been sentenced to death.
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TCA Section39-13-217