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Carjacking Crimes in Tennessee

By Baker Associates

In designating carjacking as a more serious crime than and theft and robbery in Tennessee, the General Assembly recognized that carjacking is usually committed by someone who tries to flee from the scene of another crime and that such action creates a substantial risk of harm to the public. Consequently, carjacking is a Class B felony, which carries a prison sentence between 8 and thirty years and a fine not to exceed $25,000. Under Tennessee?s criminal code, carjacking is ?the intentional or knowing taking of a motor vehicle from the possession of another by use of either, A deadly weapon, or Force or intimidation.? A deadly weapon typically means a firearm but can also include any object that is designed, made or adapted for the purpose of inflicting death or serious bodily injury, such as a club, knife or an automobile...continue to full post

Full post as published by Tennessee Criminal Lawyer Blog on July 13, 2009 (boomark / email).