Tenn. Code § 40-23-117

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 963

Section 40-23-117 - Death sentence stands if not carried out at scheduled time

When, from any cause, an inmate sentenced to death has not been executed pursuant to the sentence, the sentence stands in full force, and shall be carried into execution by the court in which the inmate was tried.

T.C.A. § 40-23-117

Code 1858, §5279; Shan., § 7259; Code 1932, § 11861; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3121.