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TN Code § 39-11-114 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Construction|§ 39-11-114. Penalty for Misdemeanor Where Punishment Not Prescribed

 Every person who is convicted of a misdemeanor, the punishment for which is not otherwise prescribed by a statute of this state, shall be sentenced as for a Class A misdemeanor.
TN Code § 39-11-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Construction|§ 39-11-115. Determination of Value

 Whenever a determination of value is necessary to assess the class of an offense in this code or the level of punishment, the determination of value shall be made by the trier of fact beyond a reasonable doubt.
TN Code § 39-11-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Construction|§ 39-11-117. Classification of First Degree Murder

   For the purposes of classification of other offenses, first degree murder is one (1) class above Class A.   Attempted first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder are Class A felonies.   Solicitation to commit first degree murder is a Class B felony.     For the sole and exclusive purpose of determining the classification of prior offenses under sentencing guidelines, first degree murder is considered a Class A offense.
TN Code § 39-11-118 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Construction|§ 39-11-118. Restitution to Victims of Crime

  In addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, it is a part of the punishment for any offense committed in this state that the person committing the offense may be sentenced by the court to pay restitution to the victim or victims of the offense in accordance with §§ 40-35-104(c)(2) and 40-35-304.   In addition to the punishment authorized by the specific statute prohibiting the conduct, it is a part of the punishment for the offenses named in this subsection (b) that the defendant be sentenced by the court to pay restitution to the victim or victims of §§ 39-13-309, 39-13-514, 39-17-1005(a), 39-13-528(a), and 39-13-529(a) in accordance with §§ 40-35-104(c)(2) and 40-35-304.
TN Code § 39-11-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Burden of Proof|§ 39-11-201. Burden of Proof

  No person may be convicted of an offense unless each of the following is proven beyond a reasonable doubt:  The conduct, circumstances surrounding the conduct, or a result of the conduct described in the definition of the offense;   The culpable mental state required;   The negation of any defense to an offense defined in this title if admissible evidence is introduced supporting the defense; and   The offense was committed prior to the return of the formal charge.     In the absence of the proof required by subsection (a), the innocence of the person is presumed.   A person charged with an offense has no burden to prove innocence.   Evidence produced at trial, whether presented on direct or cross-examination of state or defense witnesses, may be utilized by either party.   No person may be convicted of an offense unless venue is proven by a preponderance of the evidence.   If the issue is raised in defense, no person shall be convicted of an offense unless jurisdiction and the commission of the offense within the time period specified in title 40, chapter 2 are proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
TN Code § 39-11-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Burden of Proof|§ 39-11-202. Exception

  An exception to an offense in this title is so labeled by the phrase: “It is an exception to the application of …,” or words of similar import.    Unless the statute defining an offense states to the contrary, the state need not negate the existence of an exception in the charge alleging commission of the offense.   An exception to be relied upon by a person must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
TN Code § 39-11-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Burden of Proof|§ 39-11-203. Defense

  A defense to prosecution for an offense in this title is so labeled by the phrase: “It is a defense to prosecution under … that …”   The state is not required to negate the existence of a defense in the charge alleging commission of the offense.   The issue of the existence of a defense is not submitted to the jury unless it is fairly raised by the proof.   If the issue of the existence of a defense is submitted to the jury, the court shall instruct the jury that any reasonable doubt on the issue requires the defendant to be acquitted.    A ground of defense, other than one (1) negating an element of the offense or an affirmative defense, that is not plainly labeled in accordance with this part has the procedural and evidentiary consequences of a defense.   Defenses available under common law are hereby abolished.
TN Code § 39-11-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Burden of Proof|§ 39-11-204. Affirmative Defense

  An affirmative defense in this title is so labeled by the phrase: “It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under …, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that …” or words of similar import.   The state is not required to negate the existence of an affirmative defense in the charge alleging commission of the offense.    If a person intends to rely upon an affirmative defense, the person shall, no later than ten (10) days before trial, notify the district attorney general in writing of the intention, or at such time as the court may direct naming the affirmative defense or defenses to be asserted, and file a copy of the notice with the clerk.   Except as provided in this title, if there is a failure to comply with this subsection (c), the affirmative defense may not be raised; provided, that this shall not limit the right of the person to testify on the person's own behalf.   The court may, for cause shown, allow late filing of the notice or grant additional time to the parties to prepare for trial or make other orders as may be appropriate.   Evidence of an intention to raise an affirmative defense, which is later withdrawn, is not admissible in any civil or criminal proceeding against the person who gave the notice of the intention.   This subsection (c) shall only apply in courts of record.     The issue of the existence of an affirmative defense may not be submitted to the jury unless it is fairly raised by the proof and notice has been provided according to subsection (c).   If the issue of the existence of an affirmative defense is submitted to the jury, the court shall instruct the jury that the affirmative defense must be established by a preponderance of the evidence.
TN Code § 39-11-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Culpability|§ 39-11-301. Requirement of Culpable Mental State

   A person commits an offense who acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence, as the definition of the offense requires, with respect to each element of the offense.   When the law provides that criminal negligence suffices to establish an element of an offense, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally, knowingly or recklessly. When recklessness suffices to establish an element, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally or knowingly. When acting knowingly suffices to establish an element, that element is also established if a person acts intentionally.     A culpable mental state is required within this title unless the definition of an offense plainly dispenses with a mental element.   If the definition of an offense within this title does not plainly dispense with a mental element, intent, knowledge or recklessness suffices to establish the culpable mental state.
TN Code § 39-11-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Culpability|§ 39-11-302. Definitions of Culpable Mental State

  “Intentional” refers to a person who acts intentionally with respect to the nature of the conduct or to a result of the conduct when it is the person's conscious objective or desire to engage in the conduct or cause the result.   “Knowing” refers to a person who acts knowingly with respect to the conduct or to circumstances surrounding the conduct when the person is aware of the nature of the conduct or that the circumstances exist. A person acts knowingly with respect to a result of the person's conduct when the person is aware that the conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result.   “Reckless” refers to a person who acts recklessly with respect to circumstances surrounding the conduct or the result of the conduct when the person is aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that its disregard constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the accused person's standpoint.   “Criminal negligence” refers to a person who acts with criminal negligence with respect to the circumstances surrounding that person's conduct or the result of that conduct when the person ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result will occur. The risk must be of such a nature and degree that the failure to perceive it constitutes a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise under all the circumstances as viewed from the accused person's standpoint.
TN Code § 39-11-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-401. Parties to Offenses

  A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense, if the offense is committed by the person's own conduct, by the conduct of another for which the person is criminally responsible, or by both.   Each party to an offense may be charged with commission of the offense.
TN Code § 39-11-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-402. Criminal Responsibility for Conduct of Another

 A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another, if:   Acting with the culpability required for the offense, the person causes or aids an innocent or irresponsible person to engage in conduct prohibited by the definition of the offense;   Acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, or to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense, the person solicits, directs, aids, or attempts to aid another person to commit the offense; or   Having a duty imposed by law or voluntarily undertaken to prevent commission of the offense and acting with intent to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense, or to promote or assist its commission, the person fails to make a reasonable effort to prevent commission of the offense.
TN Code § 39-11-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-403. Criminal Responsibility for Facilitation of Felony

  A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony, if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-402(2), the person knowingly furnishes substantial assistance in the commission of the felony.   The facilitation of the commission of a felony is an offense of the class next below the felony facilitated by the person so charged.
TN Code § 39-11-404 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-404. Corporate Liability

  A corporation commits an offense when:  The conduct constituting the offense consists of an intentional failure to discharge a specific duty imposed upon corporations by criminal law;   The conduct constituting the offense is engaged in, authorized, commanded or knowingly tolerated by the board of directors or by a high managerial agent acting within the scope of the agent's employment on behalf of the corporation; or   The conduct constituting the offense is engaged in by an agent of the corporation acting within the scope of the agent's employment and on behalf of the corporation, and:  The offense is a misdemeanor; or   The offense is one defined by statute which indicates a legislative intent to impose criminal liability on a corporation.       The following definitions apply in this part, unless the context requires otherwise:  “Agent” means any officer, director, servant or employee of the corporation or any other person authorized to act on behalf of the corporation; and   “High managerial agent” means an officer of a corporation or any other agent of a corporation who has duties or such responsibility that the agent's conduct reasonably may be inferred to represent the policy of the corporation.
TN Code § 39-11-405 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-405. Individual Liability for Corporate Conduct

 A person is criminally liable for conduct constituting an offense that the person performs or causes to be performed in the name of or on behalf of a corporation to the same extent as if the conduct were performed in the person's own name or behalf.
TN Code § 39-11-406 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-406. Affirmative Defense to Criminal Responsibility of a Corporation

  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of a corporation under § 39-11-404(a)(1) or (3) or § 39-11-405, which must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence, that the high managerial agent having supervisory responsibility over the subject matter of the offense employed due diligence to prevent its commission.   Subsection (a) does not apply if it is plainly inconsistent with the legislative purpose expressed in the law defining the particular offense.
TN Code § 39-11-407 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-407. Defenses Excluded

 In a prosecution in which a person's criminal responsibility is based upon the conduct of another, the person may be convicted on proof of commission of the offense and that the person was a party to or facilitated its commission, and it is no defense that:   The other belongs to a class of persons who by definition of the offense is legally incapable of committing the offense in an individual capacity; or   The person for whose conduct the defendant is criminally responsible has been acquitted, has not been prosecuted or convicted, has been convicted of a different offense or different type or class of offense, or is immune from prosecution.
TN Code § 39-11-501 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 5 - General Defenses|§ 39-11-501. Insanity

  It is an affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the commission of the acts constituting the offense, the defendant, as a result of a severe mental disease or defect, was unable to appreciate the nature or wrongfulness of the defendant's acts. Mental disease or defect does not otherwise constitute a defense. The defendant has the burden of proving the defense of insanity by clear and convincing evidence.   As used in this section, “mental disease or defect” does not include any abnormality manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct.   No expert witness may testify as to whether the defendant was or was not insane as set forth in subsection (a). Such ultimate issue is a matter for the trier of fact alone.
TN Code § 39-11-502 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 5 - General Defenses|§ 39-11-502. Ignorance or Mistake of Fact

  Except in prosecutions for violations of §§ 39-13-504(a)(4) and 39-13-522, ignorance or mistake of fact is a defense to prosecution if the ignorance or mistake negates the culpable mental state of the charged offense.   Although a person's ignorance or mistake of fact may constitute a defense to the offense charged, the person may be convicted of the offense for which the person would be guilty if the fact were as the person believed.   It shall not be a defense to prosecution for a violation of § 39-13-514 or § 39-13-529(a), (b)(1) or (b)(2) that the person charged was ignorant or mistaken as to the age of a minor.
TN Code § 39-11-503 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 5 - General Defenses|§ 39-11-503. Intoxication

  Except as provided in subsection (c), intoxication itself is not a defense to prosecution for an offense. However, intoxication, whether voluntary or involuntary, is admissible in evidence, if it is relevant to negate a culpable mental state.   If recklessness establishes an element of an offense and the person is unaware of a risk because of voluntary intoxication, the person's unawareness is immaterial in a prosecution for that offense.   Intoxication itself does not constitute a mental disease or defect within the meaning of § 39-11-501. However, involuntary intoxication is a defense to prosecution, if, as a result of the involuntary intoxication, the person lacked substantial capacity either to appreciate the wrongfulness of the person's conduct or to conform that conduct to the requirements of the law allegedly violated.   The following definitions apply in this part, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:  “Intoxication” means disturbance of mental or physical capacity resulting from the introduction of any substance into the body;   “Involuntary intoxication” means intoxication that is not voluntary; and   “Voluntary intoxication” means intoxication caused by a substance that the person knowingly introduced into the person's body, the tendency of which to cause intoxication was known or ought to have been known.
TN Code § 39-11-504 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 5 - General Defenses|§ 39-11-504. Duress

  Duress is a defense to prosecution where the person or a third person is threatened with harm that is present, imminent, impending and of such a nature to induce a well-grounded apprehension of death or serious bodily injury if the act is not done. The threatened harm must be continuous throughout the time the act is being committed, and must be one from which the person cannot withdraw in safety. Further, the desirability and urgency of avoiding the harm must clearly outweigh the harm sought to be prevented by the law proscribing the conduct, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness.   This defense is unavailable to a person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly becomes involved in a situation in which it was probable that the person would be subjected to compulsion.
TN Code § 39-11-505 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 5 - General Defenses|§ 39-11-505. Entrapment

 It is a defense to prosecution that law enforcement officials, acting either directly or through an agent, induced or persuaded an otherwise unwilling person to commit an unlawful act when the person was not predisposed to do so. If a defendant intends to rely on the defense of entrapment, the defendant shall give to the district attorney general a notice comparable to that required for an insanity defense under Rule 12.2 of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure.
TN Code § 39-11-601 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-601. Justification a Defense

 It is a defense to prosecution that the conduct of the person is justified under this part.
TN Code § 39-11-602 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-602. Justification Definitions

 As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Custody” means under arrest by a law enforcement officer, or under restraint by an officer, employee or agent of government pursuant to an order of a court;   “Deadly force” means force that is intended or known by the defendant to cause or, in the manner of its use or intended use, is capable of causing death or serious bodily injury; and   “Escape” means unauthorized departure from custody or failure to return to custody following temporary leave for a specific purpose of limited period, but does not include a violation of conditions of probation or parole.
TN Code § 39-11-603 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-603. Confinement as Justifiable Force

 Confinement is justified when force is justified by this part, if the person takes reasonable measures to terminate the confinement as soon as the person knows it can be done safely, unless the individual confined has been arrested for an offense.
TN Code § 39-11-604 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-604. Reckless Injury of Innocent Third Person

 Even though a person is justified under this part in threatening or using force or deadly force against another, the justification afforded by this part is unavailable in a prosecution for harm to an innocent third person who is recklessly injured or recklessly killed by the use of such force.
TN Code § 39-11-605 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-605. Civil Remedies Unaffected

 The fact that conduct is justified under this part does not abolish or impair any remedy for the conduct that is or may be available in a civil suit.
TN Code § 39-11-610 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 39 - Criminal Offenses|Chapter 11 - General Provisions|Part 6 - Justification Excluding Criminal Responsibility|§ 39-11-610. Public Duty

  Except as qualified by subsections (b) and (c), conduct is justified if the person reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized by law, by the judgment or order of a competent court or other tribunal, or in the execution of legal process.   The following sections of this part control:  When force is threatened or used against a person to protect persons, pursuant to §§ 39-11-611 — 39-11-613;   To protect property, pursuant to §§ 39-11-614 — 39-11-616; or   For law enforcement, pursuant to § 39-11-620.     The justification afforded by this section is available if:  The person reasonably believes the court or tribunal has jurisdiction or the process is lawful, even though the court or tribunal lacks jurisdiction or the process is unlawful; or   The person reasonably believes the conduct is required or authorized to assist a public servant in the performance of the public servant's official duty, even though the public servant exceeds the public servant's lawful authority.