HB2212 - Tennessee - Sentencing

Companion Bill SB0024. Sentencing - Requires person who commits a felony drug offense or a violent felony to be sentenced from within Range II of the appropriate range if at the time of the offense the person was illegally in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35. Fiscal Summary for HB2212 / *SB0024Increase State Expenditures - $2,263,300 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for HB2212 / *SB0024 This bill requires that any person who is convicted of a felony drug offense or a felony violent offense and who, at the time of the offense, was in the United States illegally be sentenced from at least Range II of the sentencing range for the offense. Enhancing the sentencing range increases the years of imprisonment that an offender may have to serve. For example, the possible incarceration period for a Class A felony is 15-25 years in Range [...]

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