{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-104","heading":"Issuance of writ without application","body":"Whenever any court or judge, authorized to grant this writ, has evidence, from a judicial proceeding, that any person within the jurisdiction of such court or officer is illegally imprisoned or restrained of liberty, it is the duty of such court or judge to issue, or cause to be issued, the writ as aforementioned, although no application be made therefor.","path":["TN Code","Title 29","Chapter 21"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"7f6ca5c70635a4a3f57dc64f3b150c629ee748ffeb3264af4b83c3813bf3fa1e","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-29-21-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}