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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JUSTIN DARNAY GRAVES

Posted by: Tanja Trezise on Mar 19, 2026

Head Comment: MCMULLEN and SWORD concurring in part and dissenting in part.

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: M. Todd Ridley Assistant Public Defender – Appellate Division, Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference; Jeremy B. Epperson, District Public Defender; and Austin W. Bethany, Assistant District Public Defender, for the appellant, Justin Darnay Graves.

Attorneys 2: Jonathan Skrmetti, Attorney General and Reporter; Ryan W. Davis, Assistant Attorney General; Jody S. Pickens, District Attorney General; and Bradley F. Champine, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): HIXSON

The Defendant, Justin Darnay Graves, appeals his convictions for the sale and delivery of heroin and the sale and delivery of methamphetamine in an amount of one-half gram or greater. On appeal, the Defendant argues that the State failed to establish that Madison County was the proper venue in which to prosecute him for these drug charges, contending the proof established that the transaction occurred entirely in Gibson County. After review, we affirm the Defendant’s convictions for the delivery counts. We reverse the Defendant’s convictions for the sale of heroin and methamphetamine and remand the case for further proceedings.

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