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Self-Defense in Tennessee

By Baker Associates

Self-defense is a theory of defense that is generally available in Tennessee to those who are charged with or accused of crimes involving the use of force against another individual. The basic premise behind the defense is that one person has the right to use a reasonable amount of force against another to prevent the suffering of death or bodily harm. This defense is recognized by statute in Tennessee, which effectively limits its applicability to situations where the elements are met. In other words, for a defendant to properly claim that he or she acted out of self-defense, certain conditions must have existed at the time the defendant committed the act for which he or she was charged. Trying to prove all of the elements of the self-defense statute is tricky in a criminal case and will often require the expertise of a skilled Knoxville criminal defense attorney...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on February 01, 2010 (boomark / email).