Defense

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-513, under Interference with Government Operations.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-16-513

It is a defense to prosecution under §§ 39-16-511 and 39-16-512 that the benefit involved was a trivial benefit incidental to personal, professional, or business contacts, which involves no substantial risk of undermining official juror impartiality.