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§ 40-20-112. Felony convictions; voting rights; testimony
TN ST § 40-20-112West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 40. Criminal Procedure (Approx. 2 pages)
§ 40-20-112. Felony convictions; voting rights; testimony
TN ST § 40-20-112West's Tennessee Code AnnotatedTitle 40. Criminal Procedure (Approx. 2 pages)
T. C. A. § 40-20-112
§ 40-20-112. Felony convictions; voting rights; testimony
Upon conviction for any felony, it shall be the judgment of the court that the defendant be infamous and be immediately disqualified from exercising the right of suffrage. No person so convicted shall be disqualified to testify in any action, civil or criminal, by reason of having been convicted of any felony, and the fact of conviction for any felony may only be used as a reflection upon the person's credibility as a witness.
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1829 Acts, c. 23, § 71; 1941 Pub.Acts, c. 64, § 1; 1953 Pub.Acts, c. 194, § 1; 1972 Pub.Acts, c. 740, § 4(70); 1981 Pub.Acts, c. 342, § 1; 1996 Pub.Acts, c. 675, § 33, eff. March 28, 1996.
Formerly 1858 Code, § 5226; Shannon's Code, § 7199; mod. 1932 Code, § 11762; 1950 Code Supp., § 11762; § 40-2712.
T. C. A. § 40-20-112, TN ST § 40-20-112
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