{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-508","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-508","heading":"Coercion of juror","body":"(a) A person commits an offense who by means of coercion: (1) Influences or attempts to influence a juror in the exercise of the juror's official power or in the performance of the juror's official duty; or (2) Influences or attempts to influence a juror not to vote or to vote in a particular manner. (b) A violation of this section is a Class E felony. Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1.\n(a) A person commits an offense who by means of coercion: (1) Influences or attempts to influence a juror in the exercise of the juror's official power or in the performance of the juror's official duty; or (2) Influences or attempts to influence a juror not to vote or to vote in a particular manner.\n(1) Influences or attempts to influence a juror in the exercise of the juror's official power or in the performance of the juror's official duty; or\n(2) Influences or attempts to influence a juror not to vote or to vote in a particular manner.\n(b) A violation of this section is a Class E felony.","path":["TN Code","Title 39","Chapter 16"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"aeec29b8f4871d6f4f0521f01c5ea8bb38b14ac83ca5b1ef43a75261d2518a66","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-507","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-39-16-509"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}