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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-22-114

  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.

In case the board of parole recommends to the governor that the prisoner be pardoned and finally discharged, it shall file the papers received from the trial judge, together with its recommendation attached thereto, with the governor, a sufficient time before the next term of court at which the prisoner is required to appear, to enable the governor to take action on the recommendation.