Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-12-104 — Renunciation defense
Tennessee § 39-12-104
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-12-104 (2026).
Text
It is an affirmative defense to a charge of criminal attempt, solicitation or conspiracy that the person, after committing the criminal attempt, solicitation or conspiracy, prevented the successful commission of the offense attempted, solicited or conspired, under circumstances manifesting a complete and voluntary renunciation of the person's criminal purpose.
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Related
United States v. Mack J. Shelton
30 F.3d 702 (Sixth Circuit, 1994)
State v. Jackson
946 S.W.2d 329 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1996)
State of Tennessee v. Michael Baker aka Michael Simmons
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
State of Tennessee v. Michael Lambdin
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2015)
State v. William Jordan
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 1998)
State of Tennessee v. Alisha J. Glisson
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2009)
Legislative History
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 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 § 39-12-104, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/39-12-104.