§ 40-27-105. Commutation of death penalty on application for pardon.

TN Code § 40-27-105 (2019) (N/A)
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Upon application for a pardon by a person sentenced to capital punishment, if the governor is of opinion that the facts and circumstances adduced are not sufficient to warrant a total pardon, the governor may commute the punishment of death to imprisonment for life in the penitentiary.