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2024 Tennessee Code
Title 39 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812)
Chapter 13 - OFFENSES AGAINST PERSON (§§ 39-13-101 — 39-13-1004)
Part 2 - CRIMINAL HOMICIDE (§§ 39-13-201 — 39-13-219)
Section 39-13-211 - Voluntary manslaughter
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TN Code § 39-13-211 (2024)
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- (a) Voluntary manslaughter is the intentional or knowing killing of another in a state of passion produced by adequate provocation sufficient to lead a reasonable person to act in an irrational manner.
- (b) Voluntary manslaughter is a Class B felony.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 308, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-207; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4.
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