§ 40-30-201 Short title
§ 40-30-202 Commission created – Role
§ 40-30-203 Establishment – Composition
§ 40-30-204 Chair – Meetings – Duties
§ 40-30-205 Post-conviction defender
§ 40-30-206 Duties
§ 40-30-207 Conflict of interest and substitute counsel
§ 40-30-208 Appointment of assistants and other staff – Method of payments
§ 40-30-209 Salary
§ 40-30-210 Records and reports

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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 40 > Chapter 30 > Part 2 - Post-Conviction Defender Oversight Commission Act of 2011

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Code: includes the Tennessee Code and all amendments and revisions to the code and all additions and supplements to the code. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105