State of Tennessee v. Donavous Drennon

Unidentified appellate court panel · January 15, 2026

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Defense opening: jury found justified; claim judge erred by omitting statutory instruction

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Defense counsel (first appearance) told the court the jury had found Mr. Drennan justified in shooting his assailant and argued the trial judge committed plain error by failing to instruct the jury on a firearms self‑defense statute (quoted in argument as section 39 17 13 22 / 39‑17‑1322), effectively instructing the jury the opposite of the law.

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An appellate panel heard arguments in the appeal of Mr. Drennan contesting (1) whether the trial judge should have instructed the jury under a firearms self‑defense statute and (2) whether the appeal should be dismissed as untimely; the court took the matter under advisement and recessed.

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