TCA 40-23-103
Sheriff to commit defendant
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What does this charge mean?
After sentencing, the sheriff is responsible for committing (delivering) the defendant to the appropriate correctional facility to begin serving their sentence.
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It is the duty of the sheriff in whose custody the defendant is at the rendition of the judgment, or afterwards legally comes, to execute the judgment of imprisonment by committing the defendant, as soon as possible, to jail, or to the warden of the penitentiary, according to the exigency of the writ.
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TCA Section40-23-103