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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-304

Aggravated kidnapping

Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case State v. Bonestel (1993)

Most recently applied in State of Tennessee v. Jerome Maurice Teats (July 2015)

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-301; Acts 1990, ch. 982, § 1.

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(1) Aggravated kidnapping is false imprisonment, as defined in § 39-13-302, committed: To facilitate the commission of any felony or flight thereafter;

(2) To interfere with the performance of any governmental or political function;

(3) With the intent to inflict serious bodily injury on or to terrorize the victim or another;

(4) Where the victim suffers bodily injury; or

(5) While the defendant is in possession of a deadly weapon or threatens the use of a deadly weapon.

(6) Aggravated kidnapping is a Class B felony.

(7) If the offender voluntarily releases the victim alive or voluntarily provides information leading to the victim's safe release, such actions shall be considered by the court as a mitigating factor at the time of sentencing.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.