Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-202 — Exception
Tennessee·Title 39
(a)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.
(b)(1) 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.
(2)An exception to be relied upon by a person must be proven by a preponderance of the evidence.
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Related
State v. Dominy
6 S.W.3d 472 (Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999)
State of Tennessee v. Terry Allen Dominy
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 1999)
State of Tennessee v. Timothy Wayne Grimes
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2002)
State of Tennessee v. Tarik Thompson
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2012)
State v. Cecil U. Cobb
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2010)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 4.
Nearby Sections
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§ 39-11-101
Objectives of criminal code§ 39-11-102
Effect of criminal code§ 39-11-103
Territorial jurisdiction§ 39-11-104
Construction of criminal code§ 39-11-105
Computation of age§ 39-11-106
Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished§ 39-11-115
Determination of value§ 39-11-117
Classification of first degree murder§ 39-11-118
Restitution to victims of crime