{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-106","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-20-106","heading":"Assessment of punishment for misdemeanor when felony charged","body":"Whenever any person is indicted or presented in a court of record for the alleged commission of any felony, the elements of which include the commission of a misdemeanor, and the defendant pleads not guilty and is tried by a jury, in such case, upon demand of the defendant timely made, the trial jury shall as a part of its verdict, should it find the defendant not guilty of the felony but guilty of a misdemeanor included within the felony, assess the punishment for the misdemeanor offense both as to fine and imprisonment within the limits now or later prescribed by law.","path":["TN Code","Title 40","Chapter 20"],"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":"688523aecaac3e739066b48eabeeb610ed1b3ac42f3aa48faa4995ffbb23b276","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-105","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-40-20-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}