The application should be made to the court or judge most convenient in point of distance to the applicant, unless a sufficient reason be given in the petition for not applying to such court or judge.
Code 1858, § 3724; Shan., § 5504; Code 1932, § 9675; C. Supp. 1950, § 9675; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 23-1805.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 14 Tenn. Juris., Habeas Corpus, § 9.
Law Reviews.
Appellate and Post-Conviction Relief in Tennessee (Ronald W. Eades), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1.
Cited: Beaty v. Neil, 4 Tenn. Crim. App. 86, 467 S.W.2d 844, 1971 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 487 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1971); 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); State v. Ritchie, 20 S.W.3d 624, 2000 Tenn. LEXIS 156 (Tenn. 2000); Edwards v. State, 269 S.W.3d 915, 2008 Tenn. LEXIS 611 (Tenn. Sept. 18, 2008); Middlebrook v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2009 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1012 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 11, 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); Henderson v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1092 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 30, 2010); Watkins v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 314 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 4, 2011); Benson v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 949 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 22, 2011); Panzini v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 453 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 28, 2012).