Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (2026)
Offense of possessing firearm or antique firearm during commission or attempt to commit dangerous felony
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is an offense to possess a firearm or antique firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony.
- (b) It is an offense to employ a firearm or antique firearm during the:
- (1) Commission of a dangerous felony;
- (2) Attempt to commit a dangerous felony;
- (3) Flight or escape from the commission of a dangerous felony; or
- (4) Flight or escape from the attempt to commit a dangerous felony.
- (c) A person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm or antique firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged. In cases where possession or employing a firearm or antique firearm are elements of the charged offense, the state may elect to prosecute under a lesser offense wherein possession or employing a firearm or antique firearm is not an element of the offense.
- (d) A violation of subsection (a) or (b) is a specific and separate offense, which shall be pled in a separate count of the indictment or presentment and tried before the same jury and at the same time as the dangerous felony. The jury shall determine the innocence or guilt of the defendant unless the defendant and the state waive the jury.
- (e)
- (1) A sentence imposed for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) shall be served consecutive to any other sentence the person is serving at the time of the offense or is sentenced to serve for conviction of the underlying dangerous felony.
- (2) A person sentenced for a violation of subsection (a) or (b) shall not be eligible for pretrial diversion pursuant to title 40, chapter 15, judicial diversion pursuant to § 40-35-313, probation pursuant to § 40-35-303, community correction pursuant to title 40, chapter 36, participation in a drug court program or any other program whereby the person is permitted supervised or unsupervised release into the community prior to service of the entire mandatory minimum sentence imposed less allowable sentence credits earned and retained as provided in § 40-35-501(j).
- (f) In a trial for a violation of subsection (a) or (b), where the state is also seeking to have the person sentenced under subdivision (g)(2) or (h)(2), the trier of fact shall first determine whether the person possessed or employed a firearm or antique firearm. If the trier of fact finds in the affirmative, proof of a qualifying prior felony conviction pursuant to this section shall then be presented to the trier of fact.
- (g)
- (1) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class D felony, punishable by a mandatory minimum three-year sentence to the department of correction.
- (2) A violation of subsection (a) is a Class D felony, punishable by a mandatory minimum five-year sentence to the department of correction, if the defendant, at the time of the offense, had a prior felony conviction.
- (h)
- (1) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony, punishable by a mandatory minimum six-year sentence to the department of correction.
- (2) A violation of subsection (b) is a Class C felony, punishable by a mandatory minimum ten-year sentence to the department of correction, if the defendant, at the time of the offense, had a prior felony conviction.
- (i) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
- (1) "Dangerous felony" means:
- (A) Attempt to commit first degree murder, as defined in §§ 39-12-101 and 39-13-202;
- (B) Attempt to commit second degree murder, as defined in §§ 39-13-210 and 39-12-101;
- (C) Voluntary manslaughter, as defined in § 39-13-211;
- (D) Carjacking, as defined in § 39-13-404;
- (E) Especially aggravated kidnapping, as defined in § 39-13-305;
- (F) Aggravated kidnapping, as defined in § 39-13-304;
- (G) Especially aggravated burglary, as defined in § 39-13-1004;
- (H) Aggravated burglary, as defined in § 39-13-1003;
- (I) Especially aggravated stalking, as defined in § 39-17-315(d);
- (J) Aggravated stalking, as defined in § 39-17-315(c);
- (K) Initiating the process to manufacture methamphetamine, as defined in § 39-17-435;
- (L) A felony involving the sale, manufacture, distribution or possession with intent to sell, manufacture or distribute a controlled substance or controlled substance analogue defined in part 4 of this chapter; or
- (M) Any attempt, as defined in § 39-12-101, to commit a dangerous felony;
- (2)
- (A) "Prior conviction" means that the person serves and is released or discharged from, or is serving, a separate period of incarceration or supervision for the commission of a dangerous felony prior to or at the time of committing a dangerous felony on or after January 1, 2008;
- (B) "Prior conviction" includes convictions under the laws of any other state, government or country that, if committed in this state, would constitute a dangerous felony. If a felony offense in a jurisdiction other than Tennessee is not identified as a dangerous felony in this state, it shall be considered a prior conviction if the elements of the felony are the same as the elements for a dangerous felony; and
- (3) "Separate period of incarceration or supervision" includes a sentence to any of the sentencing alternatives set out in § 40-35-104(c)(3)-(9). A dangerous felony shall be considered as having been committed after a separate period of incarceration or supervision if the dangerous felony is committed while the person was:
- (A) On probation, parole or community correction supervision for a dangerous felony;
- (B) Incarcerated for a dangerous felony;
- (C) Assigned to a program whereby the person enjoys the privilege of supervised release into the community, including, but not limited to, work release, educational release, restitution release or medical furlough for a dangerous felony; or
- (D) On escape status from any correctional institution when incarcerated for a dangerous felony.
- (1) "Dangerous felony" means:
- (j) Any person convicted under this section who has a prior conviction under this section shall be sentenced to incarceration with the department of correction for not less than fifteen (15) years. A person sentenced under this subsection (j) shall serve one hundred percent (100%) of the sentence imposed.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 9, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 279, s 4, eff. 5/2/2019.
Acts 2007 , ch. 594, § 1; 2009 , ch. 583, § 1; 2012 , ch. 848, § 24; 2012 , ch. 950, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 296
cases (85 in the last 5 years), 2008–2026 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan, 505 S.W.3d 480 (Tenn. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (e)(l). This amounted to a total effective sentence of thirty-nine years.”
State of Tennessee v. LaJuan Harbison, 539 S.W.3d 149 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(C), (M).”
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
State of Tennessee v. Christopher Minor, 546 S.W.3d 59 (Tenn. 2018). “9 Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (b)(1) (2014).”
State v. Bonds, 502 S.W.3d 118 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1324(a). Attempted second degree murder is a dangerous felony.”
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson, 506 S.W.3d 450 (Tenn. 2016). “5 grams or more of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, within 1,000 feet of a school in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417 and the knowing possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous…”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Lebron Branham, 501 S.W.3d 577 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “§ 39-17-1324(e)(1). In total, the trial court imposed an effective sentence of twenty-nine years.”
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Mark Brian Dobson a/k/a Mark B. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (c) (providing that “[a] person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged”).”
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a) — 62 cases
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson, 506 S.W.3d 450 (Tenn. 2016). “5 grams or more of cocaine, a Schedule II controlled substance, within 1,000 feet of a school in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417 and the knowing possession of a firearm with the intent to go armed during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous…”
State v. Bonds, 502 S.W.3d 118 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1324(a). Attempted second degree murder is a dangerous felony.”
State of Tennessee v. Deandrey Peterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(b) — 30 cases
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
State of Tennessee v. LaJuan Harbison, 539 S.W.3d 149 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(C), (M).”
State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan, 505 S.W.3d 480 (Tenn. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (e)(l). This amounted to a total effective sentence of thirty-nine years.”
State of Tennessee v. Unjolee Tremone Moore (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
Victor Clark v. Cherry Lindamood, Warden (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(b)(1) — 52 cases
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
State of Tennessee v. Alvin Brewer & Patrick Boyland (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Marquize Berry-Concurring In Part, Dissenting In Part (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Christopher Swift & Marquavious Houston (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(b)(2) — 11 cases
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Travis Tate (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Dejavone Lee Woods (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Derick D. Armstrong (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(b)(4) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Cortney R. Logan (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(c) — 25 cases
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. LaJuan Harbison, 539 S.W.3d 149 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(C), (M).”
Mark Stephen Foster v. Jonathan Lebo, Warden (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
James Garrett v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremiah Devon Cohill (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(d) — 17 cases
State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan, 505 S.W.3d 480 (Tenn. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (e)(l). This amounted to a total effective sentence of thirty-nine years.”
State of Tennessee v. LaJuan Harbison, 539 S.W.3d 149 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(C), (M).”
State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Demetrius J. Pirtle & Cordarius R. Maxwell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Mark Brian Dobson a/k/a Mark B. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (c) (providing that “[a] person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged”).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(e) — 5 cases
State of Tennessee v. Kentrell Lebron Lindsey (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Joshua Johnson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Lorenzo Romell Brown (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Emmanuel Bibb Houston (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Martin Boyce (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(e)(1) — 46 cases
State of Tennessee v. LaJuan Harbison, 539 S.W.3d 149 (Tenn. 2018). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(C), (M).”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Lebron Branham, 501 S.W.3d 577 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “§ 39-17-1324(e)(1). In total, the trial court imposed an effective sentence of twenty-nine years.”
State of Tennessee v. Michael Richard Miller (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Deshun Hampton, Matthew Tyler & Devonta Hampton aka Devonta Taylor (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Kentrell Lebron Lindsey (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(e)(2) — 3 cases
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Larry E. Orozco (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
State of Tennessee v. Bobby Daniel Pettie (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(f) — 15 cases
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
State of Tennessee v. Cuben Lagrone (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Larry Allen Stumbo (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Bobby Daniel Pettie (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(f)(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(g) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Ronnie Paul Trusty (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremiah Emery (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(g)(1) — 6 cases
State of Tennessee v. Joe Travis N. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Ronnie Paul Trusty (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Robert Pruitt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Ashley Altman (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Roderick Dewayne Crosby (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(g)(2) — 8 cases
State of Tennessee v. Joe Travis N. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Deandrey Peterson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Gary Allen Jordan, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Ronnie Paul Trusty (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(h) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Travis Tate (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Mario D. Taylor (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(h)(1) — 12 cases
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
State of Tennessee v. Tedrik Woods (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Marquize Berry (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Mark Brian Dobson a/k/a Mark B. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (c) (providing that “[a] person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged”).”
State of Tennessee v. Brandon D. Middlebrook (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(h)(2) — 13 cases
State of Tennessee v. Cuben Lagrone (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Larry Allen Stumbo (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Joshua Johnson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(h)(2)(i)(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Narrell Christopher Pierce (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i) — 5 cases
State of Tennessee v. Joshua Johnson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Mark Brian Dobson a/k/a Mark B. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (c) (providing that “[a] person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged”).”
State of Tennessee v. Joe Travis N. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
State of Tennessee v. Walter H. Webb (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1) — 32 cases
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
State of Tennessee v. Dantario Burgess, Rodriguez McNary & Joseph Jones-Cage (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
State of Tennessee v. Antoine Perrier (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(A) — 18 cases
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
State of Tennessee v. Demetrius J. Pirtle & Cordarius R. Maxwell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. John Armstrong (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Cuben Lagrone (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(AA) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Albert Dejuan White (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(B) — 17 cases
State of Tennessee v. Johnny Malcolm Vinson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Shelton Stone Goss (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Quinton Wilkins (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Michael Wilson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
State of Tennessee v. William Eugene Moone (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(C) — 8 cases
State of Tennessee v. Brian Howard (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Murrell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Zachary Carlisle (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Eric Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(D) — 5 cases
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
State of Tennessee v. Jeremiah Devon Cohill (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
State of Tennessee v. Michael L. Powell & Randall S. Horne (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
State of Tennessee v. Omar Biviano (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(E) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Alvin Brewer & Patrick Boyland (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
State of Tennessee v. Jaleen Genard Allen (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(F) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Angela Ayers (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). ““However, this [c]ourt has recognized that an indictment that cites Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-1324, but does not name the specific predicate felony, may not be sufficient to provide notice of the crime charged because of the multiple possible predicate felonies…”
State of Tennessee v. Ricco R. Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(G) — 1 case
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(H) — 7 cases
State of Tennessee v. Joseph Thomas (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
John Smith v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Kenzie Anderson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Michael Tyrone Gant (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Mario D. Taylor (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(K) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Robert Pruitt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(L) — 20 cases
State of Tennessee v. Robert L. Cody, III (Tenn. Crim. App. 2023).
State of Tennessee v. Jamie C. Moore (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
State of Tennessee v. George Ronald Perez (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Michael Keith Clark (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
State of Tennessee v. Cedrick Leroy Shelton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(1)(M) — 2 cases
Joletta Summers v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
State of Tennessee v. Shawn Thompson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(2) — 1 case
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(2)(A) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Travis Tate (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Brandon D. Middlebrook (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(2)(B) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Brandon D. Middlebrook (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(l) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Rhakim Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492 (Tenn. 2016). “at 369 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (a)). The possession offense “is comprised of three separate elements: (1) that the defendant possessed a firearm; (2) that the possession was with the- “intent to go armed”; and (3) that the first two elements occurred during the…”
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(l)(B) — 1 case
State v. Bonds, 502 S.W.3d 118 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015). “” T.C.A. § 39-17-1324(a). Attempted second degree murder is a dangerous felony.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(i)(l)(H) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Broderick Devonte Fayne, 451 S.W.3d 362 (Tenn. 2014). “The two offenses are set out in subsections of the same statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(a)-(b), and the possession offense carries a criminal penalty one step lower than the employment offense.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324(j) — 6 cases
State of Tennessee v. Mark Brian Dobson a/k/a Mark B. Martin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (c) (providing that “[a] person may not be charged with a violation of subsection (a) or (b) if possessing or employing a firearm is an essential element of the underlying dangerous felony as charged”).”
Josh L. Bowman v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “BOWMAN, ALIAS, was convicted of the offense of Aggravated Robbery, in violation of T.C.A. 39-17-1324, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Tennessee.”
State of Tennessee v. Dana Ray Davison (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1324 (i)(1)(A). -2- During the melee, the Appellant shot and killed the victim’s dog, a pitbull named Kane.”
State of Tennessee v. Timothy Alan Stephenson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2023).
State of Tennessee v. Maurice Montonio Dotson, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
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