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Bill Title: As enacted, enacts the "Sergeant Daniel Baker Act," which removes the appeal to the court of criminal appeals in death penalty cases; provides for automatic direct review by the Tennessee supreme court for convictions for which a sentence of death is imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 21-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-04-15 - Pub. Ch. 140 [HB0258 Detail]

Download: Tennessee-2019-HB0258-Chaptered.pdf

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