Tennessee § 40-22-102 - Suspension of execution to permit application for pardon.
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§ 40-22-102. Suspension of execution to permit application for pardon.
Whenever a plea of guilty is entered by the defendant to an indictment charging a felony, and it appears to the circuit or criminal court judge receiving the plea that the prisoner is only technically guilty, or that there are circumstances or conditions connected with the alleged crime or in the defendant's life and surroundings tending to mitigate the offense, or if it is the prisoner's first offense, and it is not likely that the prisoner will again engage in an offensive and criminal course of conduct if released, and in the opinion of the presiding judge the public good does not require that the defendant suffer the disgrace of imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary, the execution of sentence and judgment may, in the discretion of the judge, be suspended until the next term of the court, so as to enable application to be made to the governor for a pardon. Acts 1915, ch. 135, § 1; Shan., § 7230a1; Code 1932, § 11822; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3002.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-22-102 ("Suspension of execution to permit application for pardon.") 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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