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Homicide - First Degree Murder - Premeditated and Intentional Killing - Tennessee Law

By Baker Associates

The criminal defense attorneys at Baker Associates have successfully represented individuals charged with homicide offenses in Tennessee. Criminal homicide is the unlawful killing of another person. Under Tennessee law, criminal homicide is broken down into five classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Crminally Negligent Homicide, and Vehicular Homicide. Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-302 defines First Degree Murder as: (1) A premeditated and intentional killing of another; (2) 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 (3) A killing of another committed as the result of the unlawful throwing, placing or discharging of a destructive device or bomb...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on November 04, 2008 (boomark / email).