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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (2026)

Criminally negligent homicide

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Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-208; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 113 cases (14 in the last 5 years), 1992–2025 · leading case: State v. Farner, 66 S.W.3d 188 (Tenn. 2002).
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State v. Farner, 66 S.W.3d 188 (Tenn. 2002). · cites it 15× “See Sentencing Commission Comments to Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212; State v. Adams, 916 S.”
State v. Sims, 45 S.W.3d 1 (Tenn. 2001). · cites it 4× “Criminally negligent homicide, defined as criminally negligent conduct which results in death, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-13-212 (1991 Repl.), is also a lesser-included offense.”
State v. Ely, 48 S.W.3d 710 (Tenn. 2001). · cites it 4× “§§ 39-13-210, 40-35-111(b)(1) (1997); one convicted of reckless homicide faces from two (2) to twelve (12) years, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-13-215, 40-35-111(b)(4); and one convicted of criminally negligent homicide faces from one (1) to six (6) years, Tenn.”
State v. Thomas, 158 S.W.3d 361 (Tenn. 2005). · cites it 4× “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-210(a) (2003). Reckless homicide requires evidence of "a reckless killing of another.”
State v. Jones, 151 S.W.3d 494 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 7× “2001) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (a) (defining criminally negligent homicide as “[c]riminally negligent conduct which results in death_”)).”
State v. Goodwin, 143 S.W.3d 771 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 2× “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212(a) (2003). For there to be criminal negligence, there must be “a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise *779 under all the circumstances as viewed from the accused person’s standpoint.”
State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 2× “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212(a) (2006). In order to support a conviction for criminally negligent homicide, the state must establish beyond a reasonable doubt the following elements: (1) criminally negligent conduct on the part of the defendant; (2) proximate causation; and (3)…”
State v. Lynn, 924 S.W.2d 892 (Tenn. 1996). · cites it 4× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (1991 Repl.).”
State v. Brown, 311 S.W.3d 422 (Tenn. 2010). · cites it 2× “§ 39-ll-302(c), and criminally negligent homicide, which is “[c]riminally negligent conduct which results in death,” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (1991), requiring that a person “ought to be aware of a substantial and unjustifiable risk that the circumstances exist or the result…”
State v. Hale, 840 S.W.2d 307 (Tenn. 1992). · cites it 4× “§ 39-2-221 (now Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 , proscribing criminally negligent homicide); 41 C.”
State v. Gilliam, 901 S.W.2d 385 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). · cites it 4× “§ 39-13-215 (1991), and criminally negligent homicide, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (1991). [6] Accordingly, we conclude that the appellant's convictions for second-degree murder must be reversed pursuant to Tenn.”
United States v. Gomez-Leon, 545 F.3d 777 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “145 (offense called "criminally negligent homicide" and requires criminal negligence); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212 (offense called "criminally negligent homicide" and requires criminal negligence); Tex.”
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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212(a) — 33 cases
State v. Farner, 66 S.W.3d 188 (Tenn. 2002). “See Sentencing Commission Comments to Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212; State v. Adams, 916 S.”
State v. Thomas, 158 S.W.3d 361 (Tenn. 2005). “" Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-210(a) (2003). Reckless homicide requires evidence of "a reckless killing of another.”
State v. Goodwin, 143 S.W.3d 771 (Tenn. 2004). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212(a) (2003). For there to be criminal negligence, there must be “a gross deviation from the standard of care that an ordinary person would exercise *779 under all the circumstances as viewed from the accused person’s standpoint.”
State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331 (Tenn. 2008). “” Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-13-212(a) (2006). In order to support a conviction for criminally negligent homicide, the state must establish beyond a reasonable doubt the following elements: (1) criminally negligent conduct on the part of the defendant; (2) proximate causation; and (3)…”
State v. Butler, 880 S.W.2d 395 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212(b) — 1 case
State v. Ramsey, 903 S.W.2d 709 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-212(d) — 1 case
State v. Darron Clayton (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998).
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