One of the hardest of most misunderstood roles of the Attorney General in Tennessee  involves defending death penalty judgments in the State’s appellate courts.

 Solicitor General Amy Tarkington takes us through the history of death penalty cases in Tennessee starting with the significance of the 1971 Supreme Court decision , Furman v. Georgia.

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For more information on the Tennessee Appeals Process, click here: Tennessee Appeals Process (tn.gov)