TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Apr 11, 2016

The Knoxville News Sentinel reports at least 60 cases have been prosecuted in Knox County under the state’s “gang enhancement statute,” now deemed unconstitutional. The Tennessee Court of Appeals last week struck down the 2012 law that enabled harsher penalties for crime-committing gang members; the court said the measure's language was overly broad. Attorneys said the court’s decision could lead to new sentencing hearings for defendants whose penalties were enhanced.