Tennessee § 40-26-103 - Admission to bail by appellate court.
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§ 40-26-103. Admission to bail by appellate court.
In case the appropriate appellate court or any appellate court judge shall be of the opinion that under the circumstances stated by the trial judge the trial judge abused discretion in so denying bail, the appellate court or any appellate court judge may admit the person so convicted to bail pending the disposition of the appeal by the appellate court. Acts 1951, ch. 7, § 1 (Williams, § 11651.1); 1976, ch. 774, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3407. Cross-References. Authority to release defendant, bail, § 40-11-104 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 33.104. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, §§ 4, 5. Law Reviews. A Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, IX. Miscellaneous (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 405.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-26-103 ("Admission to bail by appellate court.") 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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