Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-11-604 — Reckless injury of innocent third person
Tennessee § 39-11-604
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-604 (2026).
Text
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.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier
(Tennessee Supreme Court, 2017)
State of Tennessee v. Mohamed A. Almahmmody
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2019)
Timothy McKinney v. State of Tennessee
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2025)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
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
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 39-11-604, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-11-604.