Any person convicted of the offense of manslaughter and pardoned by the governor is thereby restored to all the rights of citizenship to which the person was entitled previous to conviction.
Code 1858, § 5260 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 13); Shan., § 7235; Code 1932, § 11841; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-3508.
Cross-References. Restoration of citizenship generally, title 40, ch. 29.
Law Reviews.
Adjudicating Claims of Innocence for the Capitally Condemned in Tennessee: Embracing a Truth Forum (Dwight Aarons), 76 Tenn. L. Rev. 511 (2009).
Tennessee Civil Disabilities: A Systemic Approach (Neil P. Cohen), 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 253 (1974).