§ 40-30-401 Short title
§ 40-30-402 Part definitions
§ 40-30-403 Petition requesting analysis
§ 40-30-404 Court order if probable that exculpatory results would not have resulted in prosecution or conviction
§ 40-30-405 Court order if probable that results would have resulted in a more favorable verdict or sentence
§ 40-30-406 Payment for analysis
§ 40-30-407 Appointment of counsel for indigents
§ 40-30-408 Court order for production of laboratory reports, underlying data, and notes
§ 40-30-409 Preservation of evidence during pendency of proceeding – Sanctions
§ 40-30-410 Laboratory selection
§ 40-30-411 Orders in discretion of court
§ 40-30-412 Analysis results – Dismissal of petition – Order for hearing
§ 40-30-413 Payment for analysis
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code > Title 40 > Chapter 30 > Part 4 - Post-Conviction Fingerprint Analysis Act

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • fingerprint analysis: means the processes through which fingerprints are analyzed and compared for identification purposes, including, but not limited to, latent print comparisons and searches in fingerprint databases. See Tennessee Code 40-30-402
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Verdict: The decision of a petit jury or a judge.