{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-14-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-14-301","heading":"Part definitions","body":"As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Administrative director\" means the administrative director of the courts;\n(2) \"Court\" means any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary;\n(3) \"Criminal case\" means the trial of any criminal offense which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary and any proceeding for the writ of habeas corpus wherein the unlawful confinement is alleged to be in a state, county or municipal institution; and\n(4) \"Judge\" means the judge of any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 14"],"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":"e4693f20c783eaa81d510e93431128a3f450da07aba02aa20ead4c9dfbb5d80a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-14-210","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-14-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}