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Court Applies Theft Grading Statute Amendments Based on Sentencing Date

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 27, 2019

The Tennessee Supreme Court has held that amendments to the theft grading statute enacted in 2016 are applicable when sentencing of a defendant occurs after the effective date of the amendments, even if the underlying offense occurred before the effective date. The Public Safety Act of 2016, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2017, amended the statute providing for grading of theft offenses. Generally, a criminal offender must be sentenced pursuant to the statute in effect at the time of the offense, but the court notes that the legislature enacted a Criminal Savings Statute, which requires the courts to apply the 2016 rules even if the offense occurred before that date. Read more in this press release from the court.

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