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Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-101 (2026)

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985."

Acts 1985 (1st Ex. Sess.), ch. 3, § 2.

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Cited in 56 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: State v. Ashby, 823 S.W.2d 166 (Tenn. 1991).
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State v. Ashby, 823 S.W.2d 166 (Tenn. 1991). · cites it 2× “This case presents an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals affirming the trial court’s refusal to grant appellant’s request for sentencing pursuant to the Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985, T.C.A. §§ 40-36-101 to -306. Appellant contends that the…”
State v. Matthews, 805 S.W.2d 776 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-36-101 et seq. 37 . See State v.”
State v. Fletcher, 805 S.W.2d 785 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “T.C.A. §§ 40-36-101 to 106. On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court erred by requiring her to serve a year in jail.”
State v. Harkins, 811 S.W.2d 79 (Tenn. 1991). · cites it 2× “She was sentenced to a term of three years pursuant to the Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985, T.C.A. § 40-36-101, et seq., and was placed under the supervision of a local community corrections program.”
State v. Huff, 760 S.W.2d 633 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988). · cites it 12× “First, the defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to suspend her sentences and grant her probation.”
State v. Cummings, 868 S.W.2d 661 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “T.C.A. § 40-36-101 et seq. The purpose of the Act was to address the problem of prison overcrowding in Tennessee and at the same time promote justice and consistency in criminal sentencing.”
State v. Taylor, 744 S.W.2d 919 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “See T.C.A. §§ 40-36-101, et seq. The trial court denied the defendant’s application and sentenced him to the Department of Correction as herein-above set forth.”
State v. Meeks, 779 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988). · cites it 6× “See T.C.A. §§ 40-36-101 to 40-36-305 (Supp.1988).”
State v. Braden, 867 S.W.2d 750 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-101 , et seq. The convictions of the appellant are affirmed as are the sentences for the individual offenses.”
State v. Vanderford, 980 S.W.2d 390 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “Code Ann. § 40-35-113(1). The State of Tennessee argues the sentence imposed by the trial court was proper given the defendant’s prior criminal record and the circumstances of the offenses.”
Carpenter v. State, 136 S.W.3d 608 (Tenn. 2004). · cites it 2× “Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 40-36-101 to -106 (2003).”
State v. Smith, 898 S.W.2d 742 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “The trial court sentenced the appellant pursuant to the Tennessee Community Corrections Act of 1985, Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-36-101 , et seq. Finding that the appellant was a standard offender, the trial court imposed a Range I sentence consisting of six (6) years in the Department…”
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