Tennessee Statutes

§ 39-11-109 — Prosecution under more than one statute

Tennessee·Title 39
(a)When the same conduct may be defined under both a specific statute and a general statute, the person may be prosecuted under either statute, unless the specific statute precludes prosecution under the general statute.
(b)When the same conduct may be defined under two (2) or more specific statutes, the person may be prosecuted under either statute unless one (1) specific statute precludes prosecution under another.

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State v. Denton
938 S.W.2d 373 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1996)
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953 S.W.2d 216 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
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State of Tennessee v. Anthony Leon Moore
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2017)
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(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2003)
State v. Beauregard
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State v. James Transou
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
Anthony Leon Moore v. Joe Easterling, Warden
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2011)

Legislative History

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

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