{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-312","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 37-1-312","heading":"Grounds for relief \"previously determined\" or \"waived\" defined","body":"(a) A ground for relief is \"previously determined\" if a court of competent jurisdiction has ruled on the merits after a full hearing.\n(b) A ground for relief is \"waived\" if the petitioner knowingly and understandingly fails to present it for determination in any proceeding before a court of competent jurisdiction in which the ground could have been presented. There is a rebuttable presumption that a ground for relief not raised in any such proceeding that was held was waived.","path":["TN Code","Title 37","Chapter 1"],"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":"f6c5fa27a1bf2b20ea9e91ee8b84366b8c6261534056f941f6184bf9ff739b1a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-311","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-37-1-313"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}