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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (2026)

Setting fire to personal property or land

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Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.

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Cited in 32 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2022 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Foust, 482 S.W.3d 20 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
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State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Foust, 482 S.W.3d 20 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (a)(2) (emphasis added).”
State v. Gann, 251 S.W.3d 446 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007). “§ 39-14-303. Here, the evidence, in the light most favorable to the State, established that the defendant ignited a fire at the victim’s house using the stove and oven as the heat source and the victim’s clothing, towels, and various other items as fuel.”
United States v. Javier Velasquez-Reyes, A.K.A. Javier Alvarado-Hernandez, 427 F.3d 1227 (9th Cir. 2005). “2 (2005); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (West 2005); Tex.”
United States v. Knight, 606 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2010). “2 (2); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303(a); Utah Code Ann.”
United States v. Miller, 246 F. App'x 369 (6th Cir. 2007). · cites it 4× “Miller also contends that the district court erred when it concluded that Miller’s felony conviction under Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303 was a “violent felony.”
United States v. Velez-Alderete, 569 F.3d 541 (5th Cir. 2009). “[d]estroy or damage any property, whether his or her own or another’s, to collect insurance for such loss”); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303 ("knowingly damaging] any personal property .”
United States v. Carlos Fallins, 777 F.3d 296 (6th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303. Because “arson” is an “enumerated” offense under 18 U.”
United States v. David Lee, 608 F. App'x 375 (6th Cir. 2015). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303. 1 (Emphasis added).”
State of Tennessee v. Roger Eugene Daly (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011). · cites it 14× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 . 4 Only the State filed a supplemental brief.”
State of Tennessee v. Justin Kenneth Blankenbaker (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022). · cites it 6× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (b). Thus, the central issue in this case is whether the tents, as being used by the individuals in the homeless camp, should be considered as structures for purposes of section 39-14-301 or whether they are merely personal or other property governed…”
State of Tennessee v. Gene Shelton Rucker Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004). · cites it 9× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (a)(1), (2) (2003).”
State of Tennessee v. Gene Shelton Rucker Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). · cites it 8× “Code section 39-14-303 is captioned, “Setting fire to persona l prop erty or land,” and it reads in releva nt part, (a) A perso n comm its arson who kno wingly damages any personal property, land, or other property, except buildings or structures covered under § 39 -14-301, by…”
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— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303(a) — 3 cases
United States v. Knight, 606 F.3d 171 (4th Cir. 2010). “2 (2); Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-14-303(a); Utah Code Ann.”
State of Tennessee v. Gene Shelton Rucker Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303 (a)(1), (2) (2003).”
State of Tennessee v. Gene Shelton Rucker Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003). “Code section 39-14-303 is captioned, “Setting fire to persona l prop erty or land,” and it reads in releva nt part, (a) A perso n comm its arson who kno wingly damages any personal property, land, or other property, except buildings or structures covered under § 39 -14-301, by…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303(a)(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Jessica Kennedy (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-14-303(b) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Mobley (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007).
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