HB601 — Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40.

HB601 — Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40. · Informed CitizenryThis bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated Section 40-26-105 to provide convicted defendants in criminal cases with a proceeding in the nature of a writ of error coram nobis. This proceeding follows…Open in Informed Citizenry