Tennessee § 17-1-305 - New trial in event of vacancy in office.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 17-1-305 — New trial in event of vacancy in office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-1-305. New trial in event of vacancy in office.
When a vacancy in the office of trial judge exists by reason of death, permanent insanity as evidenced by adjudication, impeachment and conviction under Tenn. Const. art. V, or removal under Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 6, after verdict, but before the hearing of the motion for new trial, the trial judge's successor shall rule on the defendant's motion for new trial after the successor judge has reviewed the transcript and entire record of the trial. Acts 1945, ch. 21, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 9949.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-117; Acts 1994, ch. 833, § 1; 1996, ch. 926, § 1. Attorney General Opinions. Grounds for impeachment of a United States District Court Judge, OAG 97-080 (5/21/97). Law Reviews. Procedure and Evidence — 1960 Tennessee Survey (Edmund M. Morgan), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 1197.
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