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| Tennessee Sentencing Guidelines | |||||
| FELONY CLASS | MITIGATED
(0 PRIORS) |
STANDARD
RANGE I (0-1 PRIORS) |
MULTIPLE
RANGE II (2-4 PRIORS) |
PERSISTENT
RANGE III (5+ PRIORS) |
CAREER |
| A
15 – 60 YEARS RED % RED YEARS |
13.5 years
(20 %) (2.7 years) |
15 – 25 years
(30%) (4.5 – 7.5 years) |
25 – 40 years
(35%) (8.8 – 14 years) |
40- 60 years
(45%) (18 – 27 years) |
60 years
(60%) (36 years) |
| B
3 – 30 YEARS RED % RED YEARS |
7.2 years
(20%) (1.4 years) |
8 – 12 years
(30%) (2.4 – 3.6 years) |
12 – 20 years
(35%) (4.2 – 7 years) |
20 – 30 years
(45%) (9 – 13.5 years) |
30 years
(60%) (18 years) |
| C
3 – 15 YEARS RED % RED YEARS |
2.7 years
(20%) (.5 years) |
3 – 6 years
(30%) (.9 – 1.8 years) |
6 – 10 years
(35%) (2.1 – 3.5 years) |
10 – 15 years
(45%) (4.5 – 6.8 years) |
15 years
(60%) (9 years) |
| D
2 – 12 YEARS RED % RED YEARS |
1.8 years
(20%) (.4 years) |
2 – 4 years
(30%) (.6 – 1.2 years) |
4 – 8 years
(35%) (1.4 – 2.8 years) |
8 – 12 years
(45%) (3.6 – 5.4 years) |
12 years
(60%) (7.2 years) |
| E
1 – 6 YEARS RED % RED YEARS |
.9 years
(20%) (.2 years) |
1 – 2 years
(30%) (.3 – .6 years) |
2 – 4 years
(35%) (.7 – 1.4 years) |
4 – 6 years
(45%) (1.8 – 2.7 years) |
6 years
(60%) (3.6 years) |
| Maximum Fines | |||||
| FELONY | A – $50,000 | B – $25,000 | C – $10,000 | D – $5,000 | E – $3,000 |
| MISDEMEANOR | A – $2,500 | B – $500 | C – $50 | (Drug fines | are special) |
| Range Calculation | ||||
| Especially Mitigated | Range I – Standard | Range II – Multiple | Range III – Persistent | Career |
| 0 priors, 10 % reduction in sentence and/or RED | 0-1 prior, depends upon closs of prior conviction | 2-4 priors in class, higher, or 2 down, or 1 prior A, if class is A or B. | 5 or more in class, higher, or 2 down, or 2 prior A’s, or combination of 3 A’s and B’s if class is A or B. | If class is A, B or C, any combination of 6 A’s, B’s, C’s or if class is A or B, 3 A’s or combination of 4 A’s and B’s or if class D or E, 6 of any combination. |
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