The governor's warrant should be returned by the officer after its execution, with the officer's endorsement of the action, to the secretary of state, to be filed by the secretary of state with the other papers.
Code 1858, § 5262; Shan., § 7237; Code 1932, § 11843; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3503.
Law Reviews.
Adjudicating Claims of Innocence for the Capitally Condemned in Tennessee: Embracing a Truth Forum (Dwight Aarons), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 511 (2009).