(a) A Range I sentence is as follows:

Attorney's Note

Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
class A felony15 to 60 yearsup to $50,000
class B felony8 to 30 yearsup to $25,000
class C felony3 to 15 yearsup to $10,000
class D felony2 to 12 yearsup to $5,000
class E felony1 to 6 yearsup to $3,000
For details, see Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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(1) For a Class A felony, not less than fifteen (15) nor more than twenty-five (25) years;
(2) For a Class B felony, not less than eight (8) nor more than twelve (12) years;
(3) For a Class C felony, not less than three (3) nor more than six (6) years;
(4) For a Class D felony, not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) years; and
(5) For a Class E felony, not less than one (1) nor more than two (2) years.
(b) A Range II sentence is as follows:

(1) For a Class A felony, not less than twenty-five (25) nor more than forty (40) years;
(2) For a Class B felony, not less than twelve (12) nor more than twenty (20) years;
(3) For a Class C felony, not less than six (6) nor more than ten (10) years;
(4) For a Class D felony, not less than four (4) nor more than eight (8) years; and
(5) For a Class E felony, not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) years.
(c) A Range III sentence is as follows:

(1) For a Class A felony, not less than forty (40) nor more than sixty (60) years;
(2) For a Class B felony, not less than twenty (20) nor more than thirty (30) years;
(3) For a Class C felony, not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) years;
(4) For a Class D felony, not less than eight (8) nor more than twelve (12) years; and
(5) For a Class E felony, not less than four (4) nor more than six (6) years.
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