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Tennessee Code Title 40. Criminal Procedure § 40-30-403

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Notwithstanding part 1 of this chapter, or any other law governing post-conviction relief to the contrary, any appropriate party may, at any time, file a petition requesting the performance of fingerprint analysis of any evidence that is in the possession or control of the prosecution, law enforcement, laboratory, or court, and that is related to the investigation or prosecution that resulted in a judgment of conviction and that may contain fingerprint evidence.

(b) As used in this section, “any appropriate party” means:

(1) A court on its own motion;

(2) A district attorney general; or

(3) A person convicted of and sentenced for the commission or attempted commission of:

(A) First degree murder;

(B) A Class A felony;

(C) A Class B felony;

(D) Any lesser included offense of an offense in subdivisions (b)(3)(A)-(C); or

(E) Any other offense, at the direction of the court.

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