Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-6-119 (2026)
[Repealed]
✓ current as of May 2026
Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474, s 16, eff. 1/1/2020.
Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1050, s 14, eff. 1/1/2019.
Acts 1995, ch. 486, § 6; 2007 , ch. 468, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 46
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: State v. Dycus, 456 S.W.3d 918 (Tenn. 2014).
State v. Dycus, 456 S.W.3d 918 (Tenn. 2014). “2014), or section 71-6-119 (Supp. 2010 & 2012). Id.”
State v. King, 432 S.W.3d 316 (Tenn. 2014). “At the time of the offenses, the term "qualified defendant” was statutorily defined as a defendant who: (a) Is found guilty of or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought; (b) Is not seeking deferral of further…”
Jose Rodriguez a.k.a. Alex Lopez v. State of Tennessee, 437 S.W.3d 450 (Tenn. 2014). “s for any offense committed by any elected or appointed person in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the state or any political subdivision of the state, which offense was committed in the person’s official capacity or involved the duties of the person’s office;…”
State of Tennessee v. Evelyn D. Kennedy & Christopher L. Kennedy (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “In the case of elder neglect, the relevant statute on March 1, 2017, was Code section 71-6-119, which proscribed “knowingly, other than by accidental means, physically abus[ing] or grossly neglect[ing] an impaired adult if the abuse or neglect results in serious mental or…”
State of Tennessee v. Paul N. Galbreath (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-6-119 (b) (2011). “A person acts knowingly with respect to a result of the person’s conduct when the person is aware that the conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result.”
State of Tennessee v. Gardtrella Marie Day-Knowles (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-6-119 (2007) (amended 2019, repealed 2020).”
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Depriest Fuller, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
State of Tennessee v. Christopher L. Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
State of Tennessee v. Daniel T. Maupin (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
State of Tennessee v. Collier Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
State of Tennessee v. Travis Lurry (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
State of Tennessee v. Angela Milhorn (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010). “A qualified defendant is one who is found guilty or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to the offense for which deferral of further proceedings is sought, is not seeking deferral of further proceedings for a sexual offense, a violation of section 71-6-117 or section 71-6-119, or a…”
Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-6-119(a): 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Evelyn D. Kennedy & Christopher L. Kennedy (Tenn. Crim. App. 2026). “In the case of elder neglect, the relevant statute on March 1, 2017, was Code section 71-6-119, which proscribed “knowingly, other than by accidental means, physically abus[ing] or grossly neglect[ing] an impaired adult if the abuse or neglect results in serious mental or…”
State of Tennessee v. Paul N. Galbreath (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 71-6-119 (b) (2011). “A person acts knowingly with respect to a result of the person’s conduct when the person is aware that the conduct is reasonably certain to cause the result.”
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