Under present law, the unlawful sexual penetration of a victim by the defendant or the defendant by the victim, if the victim is no more than eight but less than 13 ("rape of a child") is a Class A felony, which is punishable by imprisonment of not less than 15 nor more than 60 years, with a possible fine not to exceed $50,000. The sentence imposed must generally be punished as a Range II offense, with a sentence of no less than 25 but no more than 40 years, but may be punished as a Range III violation, where appropriate, with a sentence of no less than 40 but no more than 60 years.
This bill requires the punishment for rape of a child as follows:
(1) If the defendant was a juvenile at the time of the offense, the sentence must be within Range III; and
(2) If the defendant was an adult at the time of the offense, then the sentence must be death; imprisonment for life without possibility of parole; or imprisonment for life.
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TN HB1663