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Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-14-101: Indigent person - Defined

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  1. TN Code
  2. Title 8
  3. Chapter 14

For the purposes of this part, an "indigent person" is one who does not possess sufficient means to pay reasonable compensation for the services of a competent attorney:

(1) In any criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency proceeding involving a possible deprivation of liberty; or

(2) In any habeas corpus or other post-conviction proceeding.

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