Tenn. Code § 40-27-106

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 40-27-106 - Commutation on certificate of supreme court

The governor may, likewise, commute the punishment from death to imprisonment for life, upon the certificate of the supreme court, entered on the minutes of the court, that in its opinion, there were extenuating circumstances attending the case, and that the punishment ought to be commuted.

T.C.A. § 40-27-106

Code 1858, §5259; Shan., § 7234; Code 1932, § 11840; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3506.