HB1740 - Tennessee - Criminal Procedure

Companion Bill SB1983. Criminal Procedure - Provides that person charged with criminally negligent homicide or reckless homicide is not eligible for pretrial diversion by defining the offenses as Class C felonies. - Amends TCA Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *HB1740 / SB1983Increase State Expenditures - $33,000 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for *HB1740 / SB1983 Under present law, criminally negligent homicide is a Class E felony and reckless homicide is a Class D felony. Also under present law, a defendant does not qualify for pretrial diversion if the offense for which the prosecution is being suspended is a Class A or Class B felony or a Class C felony. For purposes of the pretrial diversion provisions, present law lists the offenses that are considered Class C felonies. This bill adds criminally negligent homicide and reckless homicide to [...]

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