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TN Code › Title 40 › Chapter 30 › Section 40-30-103

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Relief under this part shall be granted when the conviction or sentence is void or voidable because of the abridgment of any right guaranteed by the Constitution of Tennessee or the Constitution of the United States. Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-203 .

Relief under this part shall be granted when the conviction or sentence is void or voidable because of the abridgment of any right guaranteed by the Constitution of Tennessee or the Constitution of the United States.

Acts 1995, ch. 207, § 1; T.C.A. § 40-30-203 .

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