Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (2026)
Criminal offenses and penalties
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) It is an offense for a defendant to knowingly:
- (1) Manufacture a controlled substance;
- (2) Deliver a controlled substance;
- (3) Sell a controlled substance; or
- (4) Possess a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell the controlled substance.
- (b) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule I controlled substance is a Class B felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
- (c) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to:
- (1) Cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, or thiafentanil is a Class B felony if the amount involved is point five (0.5) grams or more of any substance containing cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, or thiafentanil and, in addition, may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
- (2)
- (A) Any other Schedule II controlled substance, including cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, or thiafentanil in an amount of less than point five (0.5) grams, is a Class C felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); provided, that if the offense involves less than point five (0.5) grams of a controlled substance containing cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, or thiafentanil, but the defendant carried or employed a deadly weapon as defined in § 39-11-106, during commission of the offense or the offense resulted in death or bodily injury to another person, then the offense is a Class B felony.
- (B) As a part of any sentence imposed for a violation of subdivision (a)(1) involving a controlled substance listed in § 39-17-408(d)(2), the court shall require the defendant to make restitution to any governmental entity for the costs reasonably incurred in cleaning the area in which the offense occurred and in rendering the area safe for human use.
- (C) In addition to the requirement that restitution be made to the governmental entity pursuant to subdivision (c)(2)(B), the court shall also require that restitution be made to any private property owner, either real or personal, whose property is destroyed or suffers damage as a result of the offense. In the case of property that was rented or leased, damages may also include the loss of any revenue that occurred because the property was uninhabitable or a crime scene. The type and amount of restitution permitted pursuant to this subdivision (c)(2)(C) shall be determined by the court using the procedure set out in § 40-35-304.
- (d)
- (1) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule III controlled substance is a Class D felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
- (2)
- (A) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a person charged for the first time with delivering an anabolic steroid or possessing an anabolic steroid with the intent to manufacture, deliver or sell the steroid shall be eligible for pretrial diversion pursuant to title 40, chapter 15, and probation pursuant to title 40, chapter 28 and § 40-35-313.
- (B) The inference permitted by the first sentence of § 39-17-419 does not apply to a person charged under subdivision (a)(4) with possession of an anabolic steroid with intent to sell or deliver the steroid. Unless the state can prove that an actual sale or delivery occurred, the person may only be convicted of simple possession and punished as provided in § 39-17-418.
- (e) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to:
- (1) Flunitrazepam is a Class C felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); and
- (2) Any other Schedule IV controlled substance is a Class D felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
- (f) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule V controlled substance is a Class E felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
- (g)
- (1) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule VI controlled substance classified as marijuana containing not less than one-half (1/2) ounce (14.175 grams) nor more than ten pounds (10 lbs.) (4535 grams) of marijuana, or a Schedule VI controlled substance defined as a non-leafy, resinous material containing tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish), containing not more than two pounds (2 lbs.) (905 grams) of hashish is a Class E felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000).
- (2) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule VI controlled substance classified as marijuana and containing not less than ten pounds (10 lbs.), one gram (4536 grams) of marijuana nor more than seventy pounds (70 lbs.) (31,696 grams) of marijuana, or a Schedule VI controlled substance defined as a non-leafy, resinous material containing tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish) and containing not less than two pounds (2 lbs.), one gram (906 grams) nor more than four pounds (4 lbs.) (1810 grams) of hashish, or a Schedule VI controlled substance classified as marijuana consisting of not less than ten (10) marijuana plants nor more than nineteen (19) marijuana plants, regardless of weight, is a Class D felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000).
- (3) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule VI controlled substance defined as a non-leafy, resinous material containing tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish) and containing not less than four pounds (4 lbs.), one gram (1811 grams) nor more than eight pounds (8 lbs.) (3620 grams) of hashish, or a Schedule VI controlled substance classified as marijuana consisting of not less than twenty (20) marijuana plants nor more than ninety-nine (99) marijuana plants, regardless of weight, is a Class C felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
- (h) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to a Schedule VII controlled substance is a Class E felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
- (i) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to the following amounts of a controlled substance, or conspiracy to violate subsection (a) with respect to such amounts, is a Class B felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000):
- (1) Fifteen (15) grams or more of any substance containing heroin;
- (2) Fifteen (15) grams or more of any substance containing morphine;
- (3) Five (5) grams or more of any substance containing hydromorphone;
- (4) Five (5) grams or more of any substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);
- (5) Twenty-six (26) grams or more of any substance containing cocaine;
- (6) Five (5) grams or more of any substance containing a combination of pentazocine and tripelennamine or joint possession of pentazocine and tripelennamine;
- (7) Thirty (30) grams or more of any substance containing phencyclidine;
- (8) One hundred (100) grams or more of any substance containing a derivative of barbituric acid or any of the salts of a derivative of barbituric acid;
- (9) Fifty (50) grams or more of any substance containing phenmetrazine;
- (10) Twenty-six (26) grams or more of any substance containing amphetamine or methamphetamine or any salt of an optical isomer of amphetamine or methamphetamine;
- (11) One thousand (1,000) grams or more of any substance containing peyote;
- (12) Fifteen (15) grams or more of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue under § 39-17-406(b)(48);
- (13) Two hundred (200) grams or more of any substance containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II not listed in subdivisions (i)(1)-(12); or
- (14) Not less than seventy pounds (70 lbs.) (31,697 grams) nor more than three hundred pounds (300 lbs.) (136,050 grams) of any substance containing marijuana, or a Schedule VI controlled substance defined as a non-leafy, resinous material containing tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish) and containing not less than eight pounds (8 lbs.), one gram (3621 grams) nor more than fifteen pounds (15 lbs.) (6,792 grams) of any substance containing hashish, or not less than one hundred (100) marijuana plants nor more than four hundred ninety-nine (499) marijuana plants, regardless of weight.
- (j) A violation of subsection (a) with respect to the following amounts of a controlled substance, or conspiracy to violate subsection (a) with respect to such amounts is a Class A felony and, in addition, may be fined not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000):
- (1) One hundred fifty (150) grams or more of any substance containing heroin;
- (2) One hundred fifty (150) grams or more of any substance containing morphine;
- (3) Fifty (50) grams or more of any substance containing hydromorphone;
- (4) Fifty (50) grams or more of any substance containing lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD);
- (5) Three hundred (300) grams or more of any substance containing cocaine;
- (6) Fifty (50) grams or more of any substance containing a combination of pentazocine and tripelennamine or joint possession of pentazocine and tripelennamine;
- (7) Three hundred (300) grams or more of any substance containing phencyclidine;
- (8) One thousand (1,000) grams or more of any substance containing a derivative of barbituric acid or any of the salts of a derivative of barbituric acid;
- (9) Five hundred (500) grams or more of any substance containing phenmetrazine;
- (10) Three hundred (300) grams or more of any substance containing amphetamine or methamphetamine or any salt of an optical isomer of amphetamine or methamphetamine;
- (11) Ten thousand (10,000) grams or more of any substance containing peyote;
- (12) One hundred fifty (150) grams or more of any substance containing fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue under § 39-17-406(b)(48);
- (13) Two thousand (2,000) grams or more of any substance containing a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II not listed in subdivisions (i)(1)-(12); or
- (14) Three hundred pounds (300 lbs.) (136,050 grams) or more of any substance containing marijuana, or a Schedule VI controlled substance defined as a non-leafy, resinous material containing tetrahydrocannabinol (hashish) and containing not less than fifteen pounds (15 lbs.), one gram (6,793 grams) of any substance containing hashish, or five hundred (500) or more marijuana plants, regardless of weight.
- (k)
- (1) A violation of this section or a conspiracy to violate this section where the recipient or the intended recipient of the controlled substance is under eighteen (18) years of age shall be punished one (1) classification higher than provided in subsections (b)-(i).
- (2) A violation of this section or a conspiracy to violate this section shall be punished pursuant to § 39-13-210 if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, compiled in this part and title 53, chapter 11, parts 3 and 4, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person.
- (l)
- (1) If the district attorney general believes that a defendant should be sentenced as a habitual drug offender, the district attorney general shall file notice of the defendant's record of prior convictions for violations specified in this subsection (l) in conformity with § 40-35-202.
- (2) The trial court, upon the request of the district attorney general, shall enter injunctions, restraining orders, directions or prohibitions, or take other actions, including the acceptance of satisfactory performance bonds, liens on real property, security interests in personal property, for the purpose of collecting any fine imposed pursuant to this entire section.
- (3) Any person found guilty of a violation of this section that constitutes a Class A or Class B felony or attempts to commit a Class A or Class B violation of this section or conspiracy to commit a Class A or Class B violation of this section and who has at least three (3) prior Class A or Class B felony convictions or any combination thereof under this section or § 39-6-417 [repealed] or under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction, which if committed in this state would have constituted a Class A or Class B felony violation under this section or § 39-6-417 [repealed]; provided, that the prior convictions were for violations committed at different times and on separate occasions at least twenty-four (24) hours apart, shall be found to be an habitual drug offender and shall be sentenced to one range of punishment higher than the range of punishment otherwise provided for in § 40-35-105, and, in addition, shall be fined not more than two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000).
- (m) The offense described in subdivision (a)(1) with respect to any substance defined in § 39-17-408(d)(2) shall include the preparation or compounding of a controlled substance by an individual for the individual's own use.
- (n)
- (1) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) with respect to any amount of methamphetamine shall be punished by confinement for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days, and the person shall serve at least one hundred percent (100%) of the one hundred eighty (180) day minimum.
- (2)
- (A) The one hundred eighty (180) day minimum sentence required by subdivision (n)(1) shall not be construed to prohibit a person sentenced pursuant to this subsection (n) from participating in a drug or recovery court that is certified by the department of mental health and substance abuse services.
- (B) Any person participating in such a court may receive sentence credit for up to the full one hundred eighty (180) day minimum required by subdivision (n)(1).
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 957,s 1, eff. 7/1/2024.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 386, s 3, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 386, s 2, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 201, Secs.s 1, s 2, s 3 eff. 4/25/2019.
Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 970,s 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; 1990, ch. 991, § 1; 1990, ch. 1030, § 30; 1992, ch. 700, §§ 4, 5; 1992, ch. 878, § 4; 1994, ch. 703, § 1; 1996, ch. 928, §§ 1-3; 1997 , ch. 107, § 3; 1998, ch. 1079, §§ 1, 3, 4, 6, 7; 2003 , ch. 331, § 1; 2004, ch. 845, §§ 1 - 3; 2005, ch. 18, § 15; 2005, ch. 322, § 1; 2012 , ch. 852, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1,099
cases (157 in the last 5 years), 1990–2026 · leading case: Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009).
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
State v. Vasques, 221 S.W.3d 514 (Tenn. 2007). “In particular, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-432(b) provides as follows: A violation of § 39-17-417, or a conspiracy to violate such section, that occurs on the grounds or facilities of any school or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the real property that comprises…”
State v. Smith, 48 S.W.3d 159 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). “(4) The Drug-Free School Zone Act enhances penalties for violations of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 which occur, as in the appellant’s case, beyond regular school hours of operation.”
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson, 506 S.W.3d 450 (Tenn. 2016). “He was convicted of the lesser-included charge of facilitation of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, which is a Class C felony—the felony class next below the felony facilitated. Tenn. Code Ann. § 39 -ll-403(b).”
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “1994) states in pertinent part: "A violation of [ Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (a)] with respect to: Cocaine is a Class B felony if the amount involved is point five (.”
State v. Wilson, 31 S.W.3d 189 (Tenn. 2000). “On appeal, Wilson contended, inter aha, that the indictments were insufficient because they did not allege the essential culpable mental state, “knowingly,” as required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417 and that the trial court erred because Wilson was incompetent to plead guilty.”
State v. Ross, 49 S.W.3d 833 (Tenn. 2001). “NOTES [1] To put this amount in perspective, the quantity of cocaine found by officers from room 132 was more than 100 times the minimum amount needed to charge the defendant with a Class B felony.”
United States v. Angelo Goldston, 906 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2018). “Tennessee's felony drug statute makes it illegal for a defendant to knowingly: 1) manufacture a controlled substance, 2) deliver a controlled substance, 3) sell a controlled substance, or 4) possess a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell the…”
State v. Dycus, 456 S.W.3d 918 (Tenn. 2014). “3d at 168 (“[T]he only way to punish an offender under the Drug-Free School Zone Act is to first determine his sentence under Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417.”) Conversely, as stated previously herein, the decision of a trial court to grant judicial diversion does not constitute a…”
State v. Lindsey, 208 S.W.3d 432 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). “5) grams or more of a substance containing Cocaine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, within one thousand feet (1000’) of the real property comprising a public secondary school, to wit: New Horizons Alternative School, contrary to T.C.A. § 39-17-417 and T.C.A. § 39-17-432, a…”
State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lewis Tuttle, 515 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. 2017). “In the indictment at issue here, the State alleged that the defendant’s property was subject to forfeiture because it was directly or indirectly acquired by a violation of either Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell…”
State v. Thornton, 10 S.W.3d 229 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999). “The defendant alleges that the indictment, which divided the sale and delivery offense contained in Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417 into separate charges, created a psychological effect on the jury by suggesting that he had engaged in more criminal activity than the state could prove.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(1) — 1 case
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(A)(3) — 1 case
Shields v. Sheriff Bonner (W.D. Tenn. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(C)(2) — 1 case
Cyril v. Fraser (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a) — 99 cases
State v. Waller, 118 S.W.3d 368 (Tenn. 2003).
State v. Carter, 121 S.W.3d 579 (Tenn. 2003).
State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lewis Tuttle, 515 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. 2017). “In the indictment at issue here, the State alleged that the defendant’s property was subject to forfeiture because it was directly or indirectly acquired by a violation of either Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell…”
State v. Patton, 898 S.W.2d 732 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
State v. Thornton, 10 S.W.3d 229 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999). “The defendant alleges that the indictment, which divided the sale and delivery offense contained in Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417 into separate charges, created a psychological effect on the jury by suggesting that he had engaged in more criminal activity than the state could prove.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(1) — 12 cases
State v. Carter, 160 S.W.3d 526 (Tenn. 2005).
State v. Lindsey, 208 S.W.3d 432 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). “5) grams or more of a substance containing Cocaine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, within one thousand feet (1000’) of the real property comprising a public secondary school, to wit: New Horizons Alternative School, contrary to T.C.A. § 39-17-417 and T.C.A. § 39-17-432, a…”
State v. Patterson, 966 S.W.2d 435 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
State v. Blair, 145 S.W.3d 633 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004).
State of Tennessee v. Edward Poe (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(1)(C)(2) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Randy G. McDaniel (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(2) — 56 cases
United States v. Angelo Goldston, 906 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 2018). “Tennessee's felony drug statute makes it illegal for a defendant to knowingly: 1) manufacture a controlled substance, 2) deliver a controlled substance, 3) sell a controlled substance, or 4) possess a controlled substance with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell the…”
State v. Wilson, 31 S.W.3d 189 (Tenn. 2000). “On appeal, Wilson contended, inter aha, that the indictments were insufficient because they did not allege the essential culpable mental state, “knowingly,” as required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417 and that the trial court erred because Wilson was incompetent to plead guilty.”
State v. Lindsey, 208 S.W.3d 432 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006). “5) grams or more of a substance containing Cocaine, a Schedule II Controlled Substance, within one thousand feet (1000’) of the real property comprising a public secondary school, to wit: New Horizons Alternative School, contrary to T.C.A. § 39-17-417 and T.C.A. § 39-17-432, a…”
State v. Smith, 996 S.W.2d 845 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
State of Tennessee v. Bruce Elliot, 366 S.W.3d 139 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(2)(4) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Maurice Shaw (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(3) — 63 cases
State v. Holston, 94 S.W.3d 507 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002).
State v. Copeland, 983 S.W.2d 703 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998).
State v. Biggs, 211 S.W.3d 744 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
State of Tennessee v. Arturo Jaimes-Garcia (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
William Reynolds v. Cherry Lindamood, Warden (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4) — 163 cases
State v. Vasques, 221 S.W.3d 514 (Tenn. 2007). “In particular, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-432(b) provides as follows: A violation of § 39-17-417, or a conspiracy to violate such section, that occurs on the grounds or facilities of any school or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the real property that comprises…”
State v. Nelson, 275 S.W.3d 851 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008).
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “1994) states in pertinent part: "A violation of [ Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (a)] with respect to: Cocaine is a Class B felony if the amount involved is point five (.”
State v. Ostein, 293 S.W.3d 519 (Tenn. 2009).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4)(1991) — 1 case
State v. Blackmon, 984 S.W.2d 589 (Tenn. 1998).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4)(c)(1) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Roy A. Jamison Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4)(c)(2) — 1 case
State v. Hilliard, 906 S.W.2d 466 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(4)(j)(5) — 1 case
State v. Blackmon, 78 S.W.3d 322 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(b) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Robert L. Cody, III (Tenn. Crim. App. 2023).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(a)(l) — 1 case
State v. Santiago, 914 S.W.2d 116 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b) — 97 cases
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
State v. Bonestel, 871 S.W.2d 163 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993).
State v. Parker, 932 S.W.2d 945 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996).
State v. Vasques, 221 S.W.3d 514 (Tenn. 2007). “In particular, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-432(b) provides as follows: A violation of § 39-17-417, or a conspiracy to violate such section, that occurs on the grounds or facilities of any school or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the real property that comprises…”
Calvin Eugene BRYANT v. STATE of Tennessee, 460 S.W.3d 513 (Tenn. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(1) — 4 cases
State of Tennessee v. Tammy Tuttle (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. James Clark McKenzie (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Robert L. Cody, III (Tenn. Crim. App. 2023).
State of Tennessee v. Frederic A. Crosby (Tenn. Crim. App. 2014).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(1)(2020) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Devondre DeQuan Samuel (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(2)(A) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Shannon Jones (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. George Anthony Vasser (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(4) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Michael Leon Caudle (Tenn. Crim. App. 2021).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(Z) — 1 case
State v. Waller, 118 S.W.3d 368 (Tenn. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(b)(l) — 1 case
State v. Samuel, 243 S.W.3d 592 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2007).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c) — 17 cases
Travis Armstrong v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Robert L. Cody, III (Tenn. Crim. App. 2023).
State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
Glenn Larry Brown v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
Mann v. Moore Cnty., Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(1) — 76 cases
State v. Ross, 49 S.W.3d 833 (Tenn. 2001). “NOTES [1] To put this amount in perspective, the quantity of cocaine found by officers from room 132 was more than 100 times the minimum amount needed to charge the defendant with a Class B felony.”
State v. Marshall, 870 S.W.2d 532 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993).
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
Carter v. State, 102 S.W.3d 113 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002).
United States v. Frankie Frazier, 426 F. App'x 401 (6th Cir. 2011).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(1)(2) — 1 case
State v. Timothy Tyrone Sanders (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(2) — 10 cases
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “1994) states in pertinent part: "A violation of [ Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (a)] with respect to: Cocaine is a Class B felony if the amount involved is point five (.”
State v. Wilson, 31 S.W.3d 189 (Tenn. 2000). “On appeal, Wilson contended, inter aha, that the indictments were insufficient because they did not allege the essential culpable mental state, “knowingly,” as required by Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417 and that the trial court erred because Wilson was incompetent to plead guilty.”
State v. Turner, 41 S.W.3d 663 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
State v. Hilliard, 906 S.W.2d 466 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
State of Tennessee v. James Clark McKenzie (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(2)(A) — 24 cases
William Reynolds v. Cherry Lindamood, Warden (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Darrin Dewayne Dickerson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Rico Cortez Bevins (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Mario Cogshell (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017).
State of Tennessee v. William Lewis Reynolds (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(c)(l) — 8 cases
State v. Keel, 882 S.W.2d 410 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994).
State v. Pettus, 986 S.W.2d 540 (Tenn. 1999). “1994) states in pertinent part: "A violation of [ Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (a)] with respect to: Cocaine is a Class B felony if the amount involved is point five (.”
State v. Hilliard, 906 S.W.2d 466 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
State v. Marshall, 870 S.W.2d 532 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1993).
State v. Nelson, 275 S.W.3d 851 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2008).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(d) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Daniel Joseph Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(d)(1) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Alfred R. Mason (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Robert Pruitt (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(e)(2) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Eugene Bernard Cuddy, III (Tenn. Crim. App. 2015).
State of Tennessee v. Anthony Eugene Barnett (Tenn. Crim. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(e)(l) — 1 case
State v. Smith, 996 S.W.2d 845 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(f) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Daniel Joseph Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(g) — 2 cases
State v. Warner Powell & Charlie Stokes (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
State of Tennessee v. Shawn Dontay Beard (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(g)(1) — 17 cases
Rene Guevara-Solorzano v. Jefferson B. Sessions III, 891 F.3d 125 (4th Cir. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Joseph Richard Fredrickson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2016).
State of Tennessee v. Kimberly Johnson Hart (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
Jayson Bryant Collier v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Larry Donnell Higgins, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2022).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(g)(l) — 1 case
State v. Dycus, 456 S.W.3d 918 (Tenn. 2014). “3d at 168 (“[T]he only way to punish an offender under the Drug-Free School Zone Act is to first determine his sentence under Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-17-417.”) Conversely, as stated previously herein, the decision of a trial court to grant judicial diversion does not constitute a…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(i) — 7 cases
State v. Parker, 932 S.W.2d 945 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996).
State of Tennessee v. Jerry Lewis Tuttle, 515 S.W.3d 282 (Tenn. 2017). “In the indictment at issue here, the State alleged that the defendant’s property was subject to forfeiture because it was directly or indirectly acquired by a violation of either Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417, possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell…”
State v. Johnson, 342 S.W.3d 520 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
State of Tennessee v. Salvador Velazquez Alvarez (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
State v. Scarlett Rose Bender (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(i)(10) — 3 cases
State v. Magness, 165 S.W.3d 300 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004).
State of Tennessee v. Keusi Yamba Donald (Tenn. Crim. App. 2006).
State of Tennessee v. Leonard Dale Kincer (Tenn. Crim. App. 2005).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(i)(13) — 4 cases
State v. Vasques, 221 S.W.3d 514 (Tenn. 2007). “In particular, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-432(b) provides as follows: A violation of § 39-17-417, or a conspiracy to violate such section, that occurs on the grounds or facilities of any school or within one thousand feet (1,000') of the real property that comprises…”
State v. Santiago, 914 S.W.2d 116 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Keeton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Wayford Demonbreum, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(i)(3) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Ronald Jerome Gleaves (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(i)(5) — 9 cases
State of Tennessee v. Denny Kentra Reynolds (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024).
State of Tennessee v. Garrick Graham (Tenn. Crim. App. 2020).
State of Tennessee v. Arturo Jaimes-Garcia (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
Levi Battle, III v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
Dennis Wayne Merriweather v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(j) — 5 cases
State v. Moore, 309 S.W.3d 512 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2009).
State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey Kristopher King & Kasey Lynn King, 437 S.W.3d 856 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Arturo Cardenas, Jr. (Tenn. Crim. App. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Clarence W. Carter (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002).
State v. Frank Michael Vukelich (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(j)(10) — 1 case
State of Tennessee v. Brandon Tylor Mulac (Tenn. Crim. App. 2025).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(j)(13) — 2 cases
State of Tennessee v. Jeffrey Kristopher King & Kasey Lynn King, 437 S.W.3d 856 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Keeton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(j)(13)(A) — 2 cases
Agee v. State, 111 S.W.3d 571 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003).
State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Keeton (Tenn. Crim. App. 2013).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(j)(5) — 10 cases
Steven Waters v. Reagan Farr, Comm'r of Revenue for the State of Tennessee, 291 S.W.3d 873 (Tenn. 2009). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 (j)(5) (Supp.”
State of Tennessee v. Bobby Lee Robinson, 400 S.W.3d 529 (Tenn. 2013).
State of Tennessee v. Bruce Elliot, 366 S.W.3d 139 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Arturo Jaimes-Garcia (Tenn. Crim. App. 2010).
State of Tennessee v. Marvin Christopher Long, Desmond Shelton Spann & Dontillus Williams (Tenn. Crim. App. 2012).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417(k) — 4 cases
State v. Smith, 48 S.W.3d 159 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). “(4) The Drug-Free School Zone Act enhances penalties for violations of Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-417 which occur, as in the appellant’s case, beyond regular school hours of operation.”
State of Tennessee v. Shawn Dontay Beard (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000).
State of Tennessee v. Douglas E. Linville (Tenn. 2022).
State of Tennessee v. Thomas D. Smith (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).
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