Tennessee § 16-5-108 - Jurisdiction.
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§ 16-5-108. Jurisdiction.
The jurisdiction of the court of criminal appeals shall be appellate only, and shall extend to review of the final judgments of trial courts in: Criminal cases, both felony and misdemeanor; Habeas corpus and Post-Conviction Procedure Act proceedings attacking the validity of a final judgment of conviction or the sentence in a criminal case, and other cases or proceedings instituted with reference to or arising out of a criminal case; Civil or criminal contempt arising out of a criminal matter; and Extradition cases. The court or any judge of the court shall also have jurisdiction to grant petitions for certiorari and supersedeas in proper cases within its jurisdiction as provided by law. Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 8; 1971, ch. 156, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-448; Acts 1989, ch. 40, § 1; 1994, ch. 609, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 1989, ch. 40, § 4 provided that any action pending on July 1, 1989, shall be maintained under law prior to the 1989 amendment by that act until its final disposition. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 12.48, 33.100. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, §§ 16, 30; 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, § 11; 17 Tenn. Juris., Jurisdiction, § 21. Law Reviews. Appellate and Post Conviction Relief in Tennessee (Ronald W. Eades), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1. Criminal Appeals as of Right in Tennessee (W. Mark Ward), 31 No. 6 Tenn. B.J. 19 (1995). “Seeking Justice on Appeal,” 27 No. 4 Tenn. B.J. 28 (1991). The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals: A Study and Analysis (Daniel J. Foley), 66 Tenn. L. Rev. 427 (1999). The Tennessee Court System — Court of Criminal Appeals (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 231.
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