Tennessee § 40-30-101 - Short title.

§ 40-30-101. Short title.

This part shall be known and may be referred to as the “Post-Conviction Procedure Act.” Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-201 . Compiler's Notes. Former chapter 30, §§ 40-30-101 — 40-30-124 (Acts 1967, ch. 310, §§ 1-23 and 27; 1969, ch. 242, § 1; 1971, ch. 96, §§ 1-6; 1972, ch. 792, § 1; modified; 1981, ch. 449, § 2; T.C.A. 40-3801 — 40-3824; Acts 1986, ch. 634, § 1; 1993, ch. 136, § 1), concerning post-conviction procedure, was repealed by Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1. Cross-References. Post-commitment relief, petition by juveniles, title 37, ch. 1, part 3. Tennessee Rules of Post-Conviction Procedure, Supreme Court Rule 28. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in Rule 28, § 1 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 33.1. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Criminal Procedure, § 39; 14 Tenn. Juris., Habeas Corpus, §§ 1, 8. Law Reviews. Appellate and Post Conviction Relief in Tennessee (Ronald W. Eades), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1. Kaleidoscopic Chaos: Understanding the Circuit Courts' Various Interpretations of § 2255's Savings Clause, 45 U. Mem. L. Rev. 1 (2014). Present Competency to be Executed — Van Tran v. State: Common Law and Constitutional Prohibitions Against Executing the Insane and the Inherent Authority of the Tennessee Supreme Court to Adopt and Enforce These Rights, 31 U. Mem. L. Rev. 973 (2001). The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals: A Study and Analysis (Daniel J. Foley), 66 Tenn. L. Rev. 427 (1999). Prisoners and Habeas Privileges under the Fourteenth Amendment, 67 Vand. L. Rev. 609 (2014). Due Process Tolling of the Post-Conviction Statute Of Limitations in Tennessee After Whitehead v. State, 10 Tenn. J. L. & Pol'y 8 (2014). Attorney General Opinions. Constitutionality of repeal of Post-Conviction Procedure Act. OAG 11-23, 2011 Tenn. AG LEXIS 25 (3/14/11).