2023 Tennessee Code
Title 40 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 40-1-101 — 40-39-306)
Chapter 35 - TENNESSEE CRIMINAL SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 1989 (§§ 40-35-NEW — 40-35-506)
Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 40-35-NEW — 40-35-123)
Section 40-35-105 - Standard offender

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 40-35-105 (2023)
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  • (a) A standard offender is a defendant not sentenced as:
    • (1) A multiple offender, as defined by § 40-35-106;
    • (2) A persistent offender, as defined by § 40-35-107;
    • (3) A career offender, as defined by § 40-35-108;
    • (4) An especially mitigated offender, as defined by § 40-35-109; or
    • (5) A repeat violent offender, as defined by § 40-35-120.
  • (b) The sentence for a standard offender is within Range I.
  • (c) If the judgment of conviction does not include a sentence range, it shall be returned to the sentencing court to be completed.

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1994, ch. 994, § 2.


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