Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403 (2026)
Criminal responsibility for facilitation of felony
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony, if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-402(2), the person knowingly furnishes substantial assistance in the commission of the felony.
- (b) The facilitation of the commission of a felony is an offense of the class next below the felony facilitated by the person so charged.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 347
cases (32 in the last 5 years), 1992–2026 · leading case: State v. Burns, 6 S.W.3d 453 (Tenn. 1999).
State v. Burns, 6 S.W.3d 453 (Tenn. 1999). “, first-degree murder), Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403 (1991), and solicitation to commit a criminal offense (ie.”
State v. Allen, 69 S.W.3d 181 (Tenn. 2002). “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403. The proof in this case showed that Allen stood silently in the doorway of the market as his accomplice robbed the clerk at gunpoint.”
State v. Reid, 91 S.W.3d 247 (Tenn. 2002). “§ 39-11-403 (1997) and reads as follows: (a) A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-402(2), the person knowingly…”
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson, 506 S.W.3d 450 (Tenn. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403 (b); see Fields, 40 S.”
State v. Robinson, 146 S.W.3d 469 (Tenn. 2004). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-11-403(a) (1997), defines "facilitation" as follows: A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility…”
State v. Hicks, 835 S.W.2d 32 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). “It is the theory of the appellants that they cannot be guilty of criminal responsibility for facilitation of a felony under T.C.A. § 39-11-403, because there is no evidence any of them knew of any intent on the part of another to commit murder in the first degree, which they…”
State v. Ely, 48 S.W.3d 710 (Tenn. 2001). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403 (1997) Sentencing Commission comments.”
State v. Berry, 141 S.W.3d 549 (Tenn. 2004). “To compare, the facilitation statute provides that [a] person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-403(2), the person…”
State v. Dorantes, 331 S.W.3d 370 (Tenn. 2011). “§§ 39-11-401 & -402 (1997), and facilitation of a felony, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403 (1997): The defendant is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense was committed by the defendant's own conduct, by the conduct of another for which the person is criminally…”
State v. Dellinger, 79 S.W.3d 458 (Tenn. 2002). “*496 Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-11-403 provides in relevant part that A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under §…”
State of Tennessee v. Susan Renee Bise, 380 S.W.3d 682 (Tenn. 2012). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403(a) (2010) ("A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony, if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, .”
State v. Rice, 184 S.W.3d 646 (Tenn. 2006). “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403(a) (1997). A person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another under section 39-11-402(2) if, "[a]cting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, or to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense, the person…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403(2) — 1 case
State v. Berry, 141 S.W.3d 549 (Tenn. 2004). “To compare, the facilitation statute provides that [a] person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-403(2), the person…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403(2006) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Winford McLean (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403(a) — 116 cases
State v. Robinson, 146 S.W.3d 469 (Tenn. 2004). “Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-11-403(a) (1997), defines "facilitation" as follows: A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility…”
State of Tennessee v. Susan Renee Bise, 380 S.W.3d 682 (Tenn. 2012). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403(a) (2010) ("A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony, if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, .”
State v. Rice, 184 S.W.3d 646 (Tenn. 2006). “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-11-403(a) (1997). A person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another under section 39-11-402(2) if, "[a]cting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, or to benefit in the proceeds or results of the offense, the person…”
State v. Berry, 141 S.W.3d 549 (Tenn. 2004). “To compare, the facilitation statute provides that [a] person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under § 39-11-403(2), the person…”
State v. Dellinger, 79 S.W.3d 458 (Tenn. 2002). “*496 Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-11-403 provides in relevant part that A person is criminally responsible for the facilitation of a felony if, knowing that another intends to commit a specific felony, but without the intent required for criminal responsibility under §…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-403(b) — 14 cases
State of Tennessee v. James D. Wooden, 478 S.W.3d 585 (Tenn. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Kevin Harding (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Jaquan Gathing & Prince Parker (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Kevin L. Buford, Sr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Camille Kristine Chesney (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
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