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Home » US Law » 2021 Tennessee Code » Title 16 - Courts » Chapter 3 - Supreme Court » Part 2 - Powers and Duties » § 16-3-212. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases

The supreme court is authorized to employ, reassign or contract with individuals utilizing special funds appropriated solely for the purpose of providing prompt and fair adjudication of post-conviction proceedings in capital sentence cases, including authority to assign the additional personnel the duties of personnel reassigned to the post-conviction cases. In no event shall the employment, contract or expenditures under this authority extend beyond a two-year period.