Tennessee Code 8-14-109 – Immunity of state and personnel of public defender’s office
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 8-14-109
- Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
- State: means the state of Tennessee. See Tennessee Code 8-34-101
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
No court in this state has any power, jurisdiction or authority to entertain any suit against the state or against any public defender or any employees thereof acting in their official capacity with a view to reach the state, its treasury, funds or property, or the funds or property of any public defender or its employees for any act of negligence arising from the execution of the employee’s official duties as an employee of the district public defenders conference; provided, that this shall not be construed to bar any suit against the state or an official of the state alleging any ground or seeking any relief which could be sought under a writ of habeas corpus or petition for post-conviction relief.