(a) A conviction under this part must be punished as a Class B felony, unless the conviction is based upon a pattern of racketeering activity that involved a homicide, in which case the conviction must be punished as a Class A felony. A person convicted under this part must be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) and, notwithstanding title 40, chapter 35, must be punished as a Range II offender, however, the sentence imposed upon such person may, if appropriate, be within Range III but in no case may it be lower than Range II.
Attorney's Note
Under the Tennessee Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
| Class | Prison | Fine |
|---|
| class A felony | 15 to 60 years | up to $50,000 |
| class B felony | 8 to 30 years | up to $25,000 |
For details, see
Tenn. Code § 40-35-111
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 39-12-205
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Pattern of racketeering activity: means engaging in at least two (2) incidents of racketeering activity that have the same or similar intents, purposes, results, accomplices, victims, or methods of commission or are otherwise interrelated by distinguishing characteristics and are not isolated incidents. See Tennessee Code 39-12-203
- Person: means any individual or entity holding or capable of holding a legal or beneficial interest in property. See Tennessee Code 39-12-203
- Property: means anything of value, including, but not limited to, money, real estate, tangible or intangible personal property, including anything severed from land, library material, contract rights, choses-in-action, interests in or claims to wealth, credit, admission or transportation tickets, captured or domestic animals, food and drink, electric or other power. See Tennessee Code 39-11-106
