TCA 39-11-103
Territorial jurisdiction
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What does this charge mean?
This statute says Tennessee can prosecute anyone who commits a crime in Tennessee, even if they live out of state, and that a crime can be prosecuted in the county where it was completed (or where it was started if completed elsewhere). It also allows prosecution when someone uses another person or means to commit a crime from outside the state, and allows prosecution in multiple counties if different parts of the crime occurred in different places.
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(a) Every person, whether an inhabitant of this or any other state or country, is liable to punishment by the laws of this state, for an offense committed in this state, except where it is by law cognizable exclusively in the courts of the United States. (b) (1) When an offense is commenced outside of this state and consummated in this state, the person committing the offense is liable for punishment in this state in the county in which the offense was consummated, unless otherwise provided by statute. (2) It is no defense that the person charged with the offense was outside of this state when the offense was consummated, if the person used: (A) An innocent or guilty agent; or (B) Other means proceeding directly from the person. (c) When the commission of an offense commenced within this state is consummated outside of its boundaries, the offender is liable to punishment in this state in the county where the offense was commenced. (d) If one (1) or more elements of an offense are committed in one (1) county and one (1) or more elements in another, the offense may be prosecuted in either county. Offenses committed on the boundary of two (2) or more counties may be prosecuted in either county.
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TCA Section39-11-103