· 4/29/1996
State v. Kissinger
Citations
- 922 S.W.2d 482
- 1996 Tenn. LEXIS 266
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that “serious psychological injury” does not constitute “bodily injury” for sentencing purposes
- concluding that the factor could be applied to a conviction for rape or aggravated rape but not to a conviction for sexual battery or aggravated sexual battery because it was an element of that offense
- concluding that a casual visitor did not occupy a position of trust
- explaining that “a sexually motivated rape is committed to gratify a desire for pleasure or excitement” (emphasis added
- stating that the determination of a position of trust is dependent on the nature of the relationship and that a step-parent is an “obvious” example
- stating that factor (7) “applies anytime an offender commits an applicable offense to gratify the offender’s desire for any pleasure or any excitement.
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Judges: White, Anderson, Drowota, Reid, Birch
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