Tennessee has a few murder statutes. The first statute would be First Degree Murder (TCA Code 39-13-202). First Degree Murder is a premeditated and intentional killing of another; A killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any first degree murder, act of terrorism, arson, rape, robbery, burglary, theft, kidnapping, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child or aircraft piracy; or A killing of another committed as the result of the unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb (First Degree Murder, 2016). If a person is found guilty of first degree murder, then they can be sentenced to death or life in prison with parole or life in prison.
Another murder statute is Second Degree Murder (TCA Code 39-13-210). Second Degree Murder is a knowing killing of another or a killing of another that results from the unlawful distribution of any Schedule I or Schedule II drug, when the drug is the proximate cause of the death of the user (Second Degree Murder, 2016). If a person is…show more content… There technically isn’t a statute for involuntary manslaughter, but there are statutes for vehicular homicide, reckless homicide and criminally negligent homicide. The statute for vehicular homicide is (TCA Code 39-13-213). Vehicular homicide is the reckless killing of another by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motorboat or other motor vehicle, as the proximate result of conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a person; as the proximate result of conduct constituting the offense of drag racing or the driver’s conduct in a posted construction zone where the person killed was an employee of the department of transportation or highway construction worker (Vehicular Homicide, 2016). If a person is found guilty of Vehicular Homicide, they can be sentenced to 3-15 years in
