Tenn. Code § 40-35-118 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — TENNESSEE CRIMINAL SENTENCING REFORM ACT OF 1989 — GENERAL PROVISIONS —35-118 - Classification of repealed pre - 1989 offenses

(a) For the purpose of determining the classification of felony offenses in title 39 committed prior to November 1, 1989, the following classifications shall be used:

(b) These classifications shall be used for sentencing after November 1, 1989, if the offense was committed on or after July 1, 1982, and prior to November 1, 1989, except first degree murder, which shall be punished by death or life imprisonment.

T.C.A. § 40-35-118

Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 6; 1990, ch. 1030, § 31; 1992, ch. 655, § 1.