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Ðresentenced€under€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€motionÏto€dismiss€filed€by€the€defendant€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction.€€We€affirm.Ìà  àIn€1988,€plaintiff€Danny€W.€Glenn€(ð ðGlennðð)€was€found€to€be€œan›€habitual€criminal€underÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð39„1„801€òòet€seq.óó€€Under€this€statute,€a€person€who€has€been€convictedÐ Ü*,&) Ðof€a€felony€at€least€three€times€can€be€sentenced€as€œan€habitual›€criminal€in€addition€to€beingÏsentenced€for€the€underlying€third€or€ð ðtriggeringðð€felony.€€œò òòòSeeóóó ó€Tenn.›€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ39„1„805€(1988)Ð œ.ì)- Ð(repealed€1989).›€€Pursuant€to€this€statute,€Glenn€was€sentenced€to€life€in€prison€on€December€1,€1988.Ìà  àOn€December€22,€1997,€Glenn€filed€a€petition€in€the€œchancery›€œcourt›€in€Davidson€County,ÏœTennessee,›€against€the€Tennessee€Department€of€œñ@ñCorrectionsñ@ññ@ñCorrectionñ@ñ,›€seeking€judicial€review,€declaratoryÐ <4Œ/3w Ðjudgment,€and€a€writ€of€certiorari.€€In€his€petition,€Glenn€alleged€that:€(1)€he€should€be€re„sentencedÏunder€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,€(2)€his€sentence€has€expired€because€of€goodÏconduct€sentence€credits,€and€(3)€his€constitutional€right€to€equal€protection€under€the€state€andÏfederal€constitutions€was€violated€because€he€was€treated€differently€from€a€person€sentenced€underÏthe€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.Ìà  àThe€Department€of€œñAñCorrectionsñAññCñ›ñCññAñCorrectionñAñ›€then€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss,€accompanied€by€the€affidavitÏof€an€employee€of€the€Department,€Fay€Claud.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€After€reviewing€the€Departmentððs€records,€Ms.Ð ð@  ÐClaud€stated€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8  àà ` à1.€€Mr.€Glenn€was€originally€sentenced€in€Knox€County,€Tennessee€on€MayÏ21,€1980,€and€ordered€to€serve€a€total€of€ten€(10)€to€thirteen€(13)€years.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à2.€€He€was€paroled€on€May€10,€1984.€€His€parole€was€revoked€after€heÏreceived€additional€convictions€in€Blount€County,€Tennessee,€for€crimes€committedÏwhile€on€parole.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à3.€€He€was€paroled€again€in€April€1987.€€His€parole€was€revoked€onÏNovember€10,€1987,€due€to€pending€charges.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à4.€€On€December€1,€1988,€the€Knox€County€Criminal€Court€sentenced€Mr.ÏGlenn€to€two€concurrent€life€sentences€in€case€number€31663,€counts€3€and€4.€€TheÏlife€sentences€were€imposed€after€Mr.€Glenn€was€convicted€as€a€Habitual€CriminalÏunder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„801€òòet€seq.€€óóThe€underlying€triggering€offense€inÐ à0 Ðcount€3€was€second€degree€œburglary,ò ò€ó ó[footnote€omitted]›€and€the€offense€for€count€4Ð Ð  Ðwas€grand€larceny.€€The€Tennessee€Board€of€Paroles€ordered€that€the€life€sentencesÏbegin€on€the€date€imposed.€€The€sentencing€court€awarded€three€hundred,€forty„sixÏ(346)€days€of€pre„trial€jail€credit.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à5.€€In€April€1993,€the€Parole€Eligibility€Review€Board€(PERB)€reviewed€MrÏGlennððs€case,€and€voted€to€take€no€action€to€allow€release€prior€to€his€calculatedÏrelease€dates.€€The€PERB€was€terminated€effective€July€1,€1993.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` à6.€€Mr.€Glennððs€release€eligibility€date€(RED)€is€calculated€as€thirty€(30)Ïcalendar€years€less€any€sentence€reduction€credits€earned€and€retained,€in€accordanceÏwith€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„26„116(b)(2)(repealed).€€As€of€December€1997,€theÏcalculated€RED€for€Mr.€Glenn€is€February€28,€2016;€the€calculated€safety€valve€dateÏis€June€23,€2003;€and€there€is€no€expiration€date€on€his€life€sentence.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌÓÓThe€trial€court€considered€the€Departmentððs€motion€and€Glennððs€response.€€It€held€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8  à€€€€€€€€€€à ` àThe€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,€under€which€the€petitionerÐ À0,/ Ðasserts€he€is€entitled€to€relief,€applies€by€its€express€language€to€those€offenses€forÏwhich€a€person€committed€or€was€tried€or€sentenced€after€November€1,€1989.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€40„35„117.€€In€that€the€petitioner€was€sentenced€in€1988,€the€Act€ofÏ1989€does€not€apply€to€him.€€òòState€ex€rel.€Stewart€v.€McWherteróó,€857€S.W.2d€875Ð €4Ð/3 Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€Additionally,€the€petitionerððs€equal€protection€claim€isÏinvalid.€€In€òòStewartóó,€the€court€determined€that€there€is€a€legitimate€state€interest€in€notÐ `6°15 Ðallowing€the€reopening€of€cases€involving€sentences€imposed€before€November€1,Ï1989.€€òòId.óó€at€876„77.РðÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àFinally,€at€the€time€the€petitioner€was€sentenced€to€life€imprisonment,€all€theÏstatutes€to€which€he€refers€in€his€complaint€were€repealed€by€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€section€41„21„236.€€Thus,€the€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€good€and€honorÏtime€under€the€Code€sections€he€cites:€sections€41„21„212,€214,€229,€230€and€228.Ð Ð Ð  ÐÌÓÓTherefore,€the€trial€court€dismissed€Glennððs€petition€with€prejudice.€€From€this€order,€Glenn€nowÏappeals.Ìà  àGlenn€brings€this€action€against€the€Department€of€œñBñCorrectionsñBñ›œñBñCorrectionñBñ›€pursuant€to€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€œðð€4„5„322›€of€the€Uniform€Administrative€Procedures€Act.€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏðð€4„5„225€provides€that€a€person€may€challenge€ð ð[œt]he›€legal€validity€or€applicability€of€a€statute,€ruleÏor€order€of€an€[administrative]€agency€.€.€.€in€a€suit€for€a€declaratory€judgment€in€the€chancery€courtÏof€Davidson€County€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„225(a)€(1998).€€œPñ9ñThe›€legislature›€›exemptñ1ñsñ1ñ›€the›€Department›€from›€the›€provisions›€of›€the›€Act›€only›€where›€pñ9ñrisoner›€discipline€or€jobÏtermination€œñ:ñare€exñ:ññ;ññ:ñañ:ññ;ññ<ñempted.€€ñ<ññ=ñis›€at›€issue.›€›€ñ=ñTenn.›€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ4„5„106(b)€(1998).›€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€4„5„¼323€provides€œa€that€ð ðan€aggrieved€partyðð€may€obtain€judicial›€review€to€this€Court€from€œa›€finalÏjudgment€rendered€in€chancery€court.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€œ4„5„323€(1998).›€€Thus,€this€Court€hasÏjurisdiction€to€hear€this€appeal.€€ò òòòSee€also€Slagle€v.€Reynoldsóóó ó,€845€S.W.2d€167,€169€(Tenn.€1992).€€Ð ð@ Мò òñ?ñÌñ?ñó ó›à  àA€motion€for€summary€judgment€should€be€granted€when€the€movant€demonstrates€that€thereÐ Ð  Ðare€no€genuine€issues€of€material€fact€and€that€the€moving€party€is€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matterÏof€law.€€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€56.03.€€The€party€moving€for€summary€judgment€bears€the€burden€ofÏdemonstrating€that€no€genuine€issue€of€material€fact€exists.€€ò òòòByrd€v.€Hallóóó ó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€211Ð p&À!$ Ð(Tenn.€1993).€€On€a€motion€for€summary€judgment,€the€court€must€take€the€strongest€legitimate€viewÏof€the€evidence€in€favor€of€the€nonmoving€party,€allow€all€reasonable€inferences€in€favor€of€thatÏparty,€and€discard€all€countervailing€evidence.€€òòò òId.ó óóó€at€210„11.€€Summary€judgment€is€onlyÐ ,`'* Ðappropriate€when€the€facts€and€the€legal€conclusions€drawn€from€the€facts€reasonably€permit€onlyÏone€conclusion.€€ò òòòCarvell€v.€Bottomsó óóó,€900€S.W.2d€23,€26€(Tenn.€1995).€€Since€only€questions€of€lawÐ Ð/ +. Ðare€involved,€there€is€no€presumption€of€correctness€regarding€a€trial€court's€grant€of€summaryÏjudgment.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€€Therefore,€our€review€of€the€trial€courtððs€grant€of€summary€judgment€is€òòde€novoóó€onÐ 3à.2 Ðthe€record€before€this€Court.€€ò òòòId.óóó óÐ p5À04 Ðò ò€€€€€€€€€€€€ó óAs€noted€by€the€trialò ò€ó ócourt,€Glennððs€claims€under€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€ofÐ P7 26 Ð1989€and€under€the€equal€protection€provisions€of€the€state€and€federal€constitutions€were€rejectedÐ 09€48 Ðin€ò òòòState€ex.€rel.€Stewart€v.€McWherteróóó ó,€857€S.W.2d€875€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€We€agree€withÐ ° Ðthe€trial€court€that€ò òòòStewart€óóó ócontrols€and€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€on€these€issues.Ð à Ðà  àGlenn€also€claims€that€he€is€entitled€to€good€and€honor€time€under€Tennessee€CodeÏAnnotated€ðð41„21„212,€good€conduct€sentence€credits€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€œðð41„21„229,›Ïprison€performance€credits€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð41„21„230,€and€inmate€incentiveÏcredit€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð41„21„228.€€Under€these€statutes,€Glenn€calculates€that€hisÏsentence€has€œexpired,›€and€he€should€be€released.€€However,€as€noted€by€the€trial€court,€these€statutesÏwere€repealed€in€1985,€prior€to€the€date€of€Glennððs€triggering€felony€as€œañ?ñ›ñ?ñn›€habitual€criminal€in€1987Ïand€prior€to€his€sentencing€in€œ1988.€€ò òòòSee€óóó óTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€41„21„212,€228„30€(1997)€(repealedÐ ° Ð1985).€›€œThe›€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€on€this€issue€as€well.€Ìà  àThe€decision€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€Appellant,Ïfor€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.ÌÌÔ‡X9XXXŒÔÓÓà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ` Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àò òóóHOLLY€KIRBY€LILLARD,€J.Ð üL Ðó óà  àò òÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ð ˜"è  ÐóóW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,€P.€J.,€W.S.Ð „#Ô! 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