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Absent litigation resulting in a stay or disputing the effective date, Tennessee’s trigger law, TCA 39-15-213, will likely go into effect thirty days after Dobbs judgement is issued, or sometime in mid-August of 2022. That law bans abortion in virtually all circumstances and punishes the violation of the statute as a C Felony, authorizing imprisonment for a term of three to six years. The defenses are extremely narrow.
Prepared by Ellen Yaroshefsky for for the NACDL Post-Dobbs Defender Skills Summit in July 2023
Public defense issues and developments in Tennessee
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Policies and rulings on lengthy imprisonment terms in Tennessee.
Information on the policy and history of recording custodial interrogations in Tennessee.
Attorney-client communications federal caselaw and state-specific anecdotal data in Tennessee
Brief of the National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers et al. as Amici Curiae in Support of Appellant.
Brief of Amicus Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of Appellee.
Joint Comment from TACDL and NACDL
TACDL-NACDL Joint Filing regarding Tennessee Assigned Counsel Rates
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Support of the Appellee.
Brief of Amici Curiae In Support of the Board of Professional Responsibility.
Brief of Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Filed In Support of the Defendant/Appellee
Public defense issues and developments in Tennessee