Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-14-309

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Court: means any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary. See Tennessee Code 40-14-301
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.

Upon the direction of the court in the case of an indigent defendant or at the request of any party who has agreed to pay the fee for a transcript, a court reporter designated by the court shall transcribe from the original records the parts of the proceedings as are requested in the manner prescribed in the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.