Tennessee § 29-21-104 - Issuance of writ without application.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-21-104 — Issuance of writ without application., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 29-21-104. Issuance of writ without application.
Whenever any court or judge, authorized to grant this writ, has evidence, from a judicial proceeding, that any person within the jurisdiction of such court or officer is illegally imprisoned or restrained of liberty, it is the duty of such court or judge to issue, or cause to be issued, the writ as aforementioned, although no application be made therefor. Code 1858, § 3730; Shan., § 5510; Code 1932, § 9680; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1804. Cited: Brown v. Rose, 362 F. Supp. 1003, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15337 (D. Tenn. 1973); Brown v. Rose, 378 F. Supp. 902, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15336 (E.D. Tenn. 1973); Luttrell v. State, 644 S.W.2d 408, 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 472 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1982); Cox v. State, 53 S.W.3d 287, 2001 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 288 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 29-21-104 ("Issuance of writ without application.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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