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.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 27 - Executive Clemency
§ 40-27-101. Power of Governor
§ 40-27-102. Conditions and Restrictions — Warrants
§ 40-27-103. Return of Governor's Warrant
§ 40-27-104. Remission of Imprisonment
§ 40-27-105. Commutation of Death Penalty on Application for Pardon
§ 40-27-106. Commutation on Certificate of Supreme Court
§ 40-27-107. Record of Reasons for Clemency
§ 40-27-108. Restoration of Citizenship on Pardon of Manslaughter