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Homicide - Criminally Negligent Homicide

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 seven classifications: First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Voluntary Manslaughter, Reckless Homicide, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Assisted Suicide, and Vehicular Homicide. Tennessee Code Annotated § 39-13-212 defines Criminally Negligent Homicide as criminally negligent conduct that results in death. Criminally Negligent Homicide: In order to be found guilty of Criminally Negligent Homicide, the State of Tennessee must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) That the defendant's conduct resulted in the death of the alleged victim; and (2) That the defendant acted with criminal negligence, i...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on December 02, 2008 (boomark / email).