Federal Prisoners

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Persons committed or detained by virtue of process issued by a court of the United States, or a judge thereof, in cases where such judges or courts have exclusive jurisdiction under the laws of the United States, or have acquired exclusive jurisdiction by the commencement of suits in such courts, are not entitled to the benefits of this writ.

Code 1858, § 3721; Shan., § 5501; Code 1932, § 9672; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1802.

Cross-References. Federal prisoner as witness in state criminal proceedings, §40-17-212.

Cited: Leonard v. Criminal Court of Davidson County, 804 S.W.2d 891, 1990 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 719 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990); Lewis v. Metropolitan Gen. Sessions Court, 949 S.W.2d 696, 1996 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 83 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996); Hickman v. State, 153 S.W.3d 16, 2004 Tenn. LEXIS 828 (Tenn. 2004); Tucker v. Morrow, 335 S.W.3d 116, 2009 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 975 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 1, 2009); Thornton v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 580 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 15, 2010); Bankston v. Parker, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 722 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 2, 2010); Cantrell v. Easterling, 346 S.W.3d 445, 2011 Tenn. LEXIS 746 (Tenn. Aug. 1, 2011); Watkins v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 314 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 4, 2011); Allen v. Carlton, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 698 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 5, 2012).


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