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ÐAppellantððs€offense€and€sentencing,€but€was€repealed€as€of€November€1,€1989,Ïand€replaced€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔððÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSª#Ô€39„11„112€(1997),€which€is€nearly€identicalÐ È Ðin€language.(c(2F$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÓ  ÓÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€¼Ž¼XXÔà Ø àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó øÝ ƒ"¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ€XmXXXÔÔ€XXmÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€XmXÔÐ  ÐÌJanuary€7,€1999ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAhÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular FÝ ƒ ?¢$ÝÓ  ÓÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€¼ÚS»XXÔà Ø àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€view€of€our€holding,€the€issue€of€whether€the€Appellantððs€assertionÐ ° Ðregarding€the€maximum€sentence€under€the€1989€Act€is€correct€is€not€relevant.€ .Ý ƒ ?¢$ÝÓ  ÓÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€¼ÚS»XXÔà Ø àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€òòStewartóó€court€questioned€whether€the€strict€scrutiny€test€wasÐ ° Ðapplicable€in€that€case€since€a€prisoner€has€no€fundamental€right€to€liberty€afterÏvalid€conviction€and€sentencing,€citing€several€cases€in€support€of€that€position.€ÏId.€At€876.€€In€òòState€v.€Testeróó,€879€S.W.2d€823€(Tenn.€1994)€our€Supreme€Court,Ð Ô$ Ðciting€òòStewartóó,€stated€ð ðAlthough€the€right€to€personal€liberty€is€fundamental,€thatÐ à0 Ðright€is€not€implicated€after€a€person€is€convicted€of€a€crime€and€the€only€issueÏis€the€manner€of€service€of€the€sentence€imposed.ðð€€The€òòStewartóó€court,€finding€aÐ ø H Ðcompelling€state€interest,€determined€that€the€application€of€the€1989€ActððsÏshorter€sentences€only€to€persons€who€were€not€already€sentenced€under€priorÏlaw€would€meet€the€higher€strict€scrutiny€standard€even€if€that€standard€wereÏapplicable.- ù- 0Ñ#€»ÿÿd#ÑÑ € Ñ!"#$&Cþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó(('÷ÿ dxd düÿP Pd'''''ÿÿdxd÷n$&ˆ ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒ€°ÒÒ„°ÒÓ  ÓÓ<(€ Ð(Ø 0 ˆà8è@˜ð°œX<ÓÔ‡¼Ž¼XXÔÔ‡¼Ž¼¼¼ŽÔÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€|aÑñNññDñßr€ )<,(j 8` `€€@Eô±` 8ttxP,°ð  rßñDññNññNññNñà@  êàò òIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÌñNññNñà@{{(êàAT€NASHVILLEó óˆÐ Æ ÐÌñNññNñVERNON€MAULDIN,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð òB ÐñNññNñà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)ÌñNñßt€ )>.*jxŸÛ` `€€@E“ù ` 8ttxPË1 ð È tßñNñà Ø àÓK(€ ü(Ø ˜ðH! #ø%P(¨*€Ð(Ø „XèƒXKÓPlaintiff/Appellant,à  à)à  àAppeal€No.Ð  n Ðà Ø àà  à)à  à01-A-01-9801-CH-00014Ð 4 „ Ðv.à Ø àà  à)Ð J š Ðà Ø àà  à)à  àDavidson€ChanceryÐ ` ° ÐTENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€à  à)à  àNo.€97-2502„1Ð vÆ  ÐOF€CORRECTION,à  à)Ð ŒÜ  Ðà Ø àà  à)Ìà Ø àDefendant/Appellee.à  à)Ð ¸  Ðà Ø àà  à)ÌÓ  ÓÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURTÌ€FOR€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€IRVIN€H.€KILCREASE,€JR.,€CHANCELLORÌÌÓ  ÓÓK(€ ü(Ø ¼è@˜ðH! #ø%P(€ü(Ø ˜†XKÓVERNON€W.€MAULDINÌ#137471€NECX€€POB€€5000ÌMountain€City,€Tennessee€€37683ÌÌPRO€SEÌÌÌJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌÌMICHAEL€E.€MOOREÌSolicitor€GeneralÌÌMICHAEL€L.€HAYNIEÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌCivil€Rights€and€Claims€DivisionÌSecond€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37243ÌÌATTORNEYS€FOR€DEFENDANT/APPELLEEÌÌò òà@’’$êàAFFIRMEDó ó€ò òAND€REMANDEDó óˆÐ x4È/, ÐÌÌCONCUR:ÌCantrell,€J.ÌKoch,€J.ÌñDñÑ|aÑÑ7€„»»dXXdð7ÑÑ€ÑÑ  ÑÑ|aÑÑ#€»ÿÿd#ÑÑ € ÑÑ  ÑñDñÐ ü:L62 ÐÑ|aÑÑ7€„»»dXXdð7ÑÑ€ÑÑ  ÑñDñÑ|aÑÑ#€»ÿÿd#ÑÑ € ÑÑ  ÑñDñÓ  ÓPATRICIA€J.€COTTRELL€,€JUDGEÐ ° ÐÓ  ÓÔ#†Xl÷X¼¼Ž#ÔÔ‡°Ž·°XXl÷ÔÔ#†°Ž·°°°Ž·®#ÔÔ‡°Ž·°°°Ž·ÔòòÓÓÌñDñÑ|aÑâ âÑ8€ÚS»»d XXdê8ÑÑ€Ñâ âÑ  ÑñDñÔ_ÔOPINIONÌÓ  ÓÔ#†Xl÷X°°Ž·Õ #ÔÔ#†Xl÷XXXl÷ #ÔÔ‡Xl÷XXXl÷Ôà Ø àÔ€¼Ž¼XXl÷ÔÓH(€ ü( ¼è@˜ðH! #ø%P(€ü(Ø ¼è‡XHÓóóÓ€ÓThis€appeal€involves€a€state€prisoner's€efforts€to€obtain€judicial€review€ofÐ F – Ðthe€length€of€his€incarceration.€€The€prisoner€contends€that€he€is€entitled€to€theÏbenefit€of€the€1989€Sentencing€Reform€Actððs€lesser€sentence€for€armed€robbery€Ïrather€than€the€sentence€imposed€upon€him€at€the€time€of€his€conviction€in€1985.€ÏHe€also€contends€he€is€entitled,€as€a€matter€of€law,€to€certain€sentence€reductionÏcredits.Ô#†¼Ž¼¼¼Ž> #ÔÔ‡¼Ž¼¼¼ŽÔ€Finally,€he€contends€that,€taken€together,€the€downward€adjustments€ofÐ k» Ðhis€sentence€on€the€basis€of€these€two€contentions€would€entitle€him€to€beÏimmediately€released€from€custody.€€He€filed€a€Petition€for€Declaratory€OrderÏwith€the€Department€of€Correction,€and€the€Department€denied€him€relief.€ÏThereafter,€€the€prisoner€filed€a€pro€se€"Petition€for€Judicial€Review€and/orÏPetition€for€a€Declaratory€Judgment€and/or€Petition€for€Common-law€Writ€ofÏCertiorari"€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County.€€The€trial€court€grantedÏthe€Department's€motion€to€dismiss€pursuant€to€Rule€12.02(6)€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€We€affirm€the€dismissal€of€the€prisoner's€petitionÏbecause€it€fails€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted.ÌÓ  ÓI.ÌÓ  ÓÌà  àVernon€Mauldin€is€incarcerated€in€the€Northeast€Correctional€CenterÏwhere€he€was€ordered€to€serve€life€in€prison€for€the€offense€of€robbery€by€use€ofÏa€deadly€weapon.€€This€offense€was€committed€on€December€18,€1983,€and€Mr.ÏMauldin€was€sentenced€on€November€4,€1985.€€On€May€7,€1997,€Mr.€MauldinÏfiled€a€Petition€for€Declaratory€Order€with€the€Tennessee€Department€ofÏCorrection,€asking€the€Department€to€immediately€release€him€on€the€basis€of€anÏinterpretation€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„105€and€various€statutes€relating€toÏsentence€reduction€credits.€€The€Department€refused€the€declaratory€order€onÏJune€27,€1997.€€On€July€25,€1997,€Mr.€Mauldin€filed€a€Petition€for€JudicialÏReview€and/or€Petition€for€a€Declaratory€Judgment€and/or€Petition€for€Common„¼law€Writ€of€Certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€seekingÐ A9‘4; Ðjudicial€review€of€the€Departmentððs€decision.Ìà  àThe€trial€court€dismissed€Appellantððs€claim€and€granted€a€Tenn.€R.€Civ.ÏP.€12.02(6)€motion€filed€on€behalf€of€the€Department.€€The€trial€court€held€thatÏAppellant€was€not€entitled€to€a€declaratory€judgment€reducing€his€sentence.€Ð Ú8*4@ ÐFurther,€with€regard€to€the€Appellantððs€claims€under€common€law€writ€ofÏcertiorari,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€Appellant€had€alleged€no€facts€indicatingÏthe€Department€exceeded€its€jurisdiction€or€acted€illegally.Ìà@-êàII.ˆÌà  àWhen€the€Appellant€committed€the€offense€of€robbery€by€use€of€aÏdeadly€weapon€in€1983,€and€when€he€was€sentenced€for€that€offense€onÏNovember€4,€1985,€robbery€by€use€of€a€deadly€weapon€was€a€Class€X€FelonyÏunder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„701€et€seq.€(1982)€[repealed].Ìà  àIn€1989,€the€Class€X€Felony€Act€was€repealed€and€replaced€by€theÏSentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„101€et€seq.€ÏAppellant€contends€that€had€he€been€sentenced€under€the€1989€Act€for€the€sameÏoffense,€his€sentence€would€have€been€significantly€shorter€than€the€sentence€heÏis€now€serving.€€He€further€contends€that€his€sentence€should€be€reduced€to€theÏlower€sentence€applicable€after€1989€because€of€the€criminal€savings€statute,ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„105׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€(1982)€[repealed],€and€by€virtue€of€the€equalÐ ¬ü Ðprotection€clause€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.Ìà  àThe€trial€court€dismissed€Mr.€Mauldinððs€action€and€held€that€theÏcriminal€savings€statute€did€not€apply€to€sentences€already€imposed€at€the€timeÏlegislative€enactment€was€adopted€which€provided€for€a€lesser€penalty.€€WeÏagree.Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÉ #ÔÐ †"Ö& ÐÓ‚€Óà  àThe€criminal€savings€statute€in€effect€when€Appellant€was€sentencedÏand€until€November€of€1989€read:€ÌÓ „ÓÓ „ÓÓ‚ÓÌWhenever€any€penal€statute€or€penal€legislative€act€of€theÏstate€is€repealed€or€amended€by€a€subsequent€legislative€act,Ïany€offense,€as€defined€by€the€statute€or€act€being€repealed€orÏamended,€committed€while€such€statute€or€act€was€in€fullÏforce€and€effect€shall€be€prosecuted€under€the€act€or€statuteÏin€effect€at€the€time€of€the€commission€of€the€offense.€€In€theÏevent€the€subsequent€act€provides€for€a€lesser€penalty,€anyÏpunishment€imposed€shall€be€in€accordance€with€theÏsubsequent€act.ÌÓ „ÓÓ „ÓÓ€ÓÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„105€(1982).€Ð J3š.8 Ðà  àAs€stated€above,€at€the€time€of€Mr.€Mauldin's€offense,€robbery€by€useÏof€a€deadly€weapon€was€a€Class€X€felony.€€However,€the€law€was€changed€by€theÏCriminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989€such€that€aggravated€robbery€(whichÏwould€include€robbery€using€a€deadly€weapon)€is€now€a€Class€B€felony.€€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.ðð€39„13„402€(1997).€€€Mr.€Mauldin€was€sentenced€to€lifeÏimprisonment€and€asserts€that€under€the€1989€Act,€the€maximum€sentence€heÏcould€receive€for€aggravated€robbery€is€twenty€five€years.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð l  ÐÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔà  àÓH(€ ü( ¼è@˜ðH! #ø%P(€ü( ¼è‡XHÓMr.€Mauldin€maintains€that€the€criminal€savings€statute€mandatesÐ ®þ  Ðdownward€adjustment€of€his€sentence€to€the€1989€Actððs€relevant€maximumÏentitling€him€to€immediate€release.€€As€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€has€stated,Ï"The€criminal€savings€statute€has€never€been€interpreted€to€apply€to€convictionsÏand€sentences€which€were€already€received€when€a€subsequent€act€or€amendmentÏprovided€for€a€lesser€penalty.€€By€their€terms,€the€former€and€present€savingsÏstatutes€relate€to€active€prosecutions,€not€past€cases€for€which€sentences€are€beingÏserved."€€ò òòòÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSó#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔState€ex€rel.€Stewart€v.€McWherteró óóó,€857€S.W.2d€875,€877€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð ¬ü ÐApp.€1992),€perm.€to€appeal€denied€(Tenn.€1993).Ìà  àThe€court€in€ò òòòStewartó óóó€also€addressed€the€equal€protection€challengeÐ Ó#  Ðbased€on€Article€XI,€ðð€8€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€raised€by€Mr.€Mauldin,Ïwhich€is€that€he€and€those€sentenced€prior€to€the€1989€Act€were€not€treatedÏequally€to€identical€offenders€(persons€convicted€of€armed€robbery)€who€wereÏsentenced€after€the€1989€law€became€effective.€€The€ò òòòStewartó óóó€court€noted€that€aÐ $n( Ðprimary€purpose€of€the€legislature€in€enacting€the€1989€Sentencing€Act€was€toÏfight€overcrowding€in€the€prison€system€by€creating€new€sentencing€standards.€ÏBy€limiting€the€Act€in€application€to€persons€not€previously€sentenced,€theÏlegislature€devised€a€"partial€solution€to€prison€overcrowding€while€avoiding€theÏreopening€of€cases€in€which€persons€had€been€validly€sentenced€previously."€€ò òòòId.ó óóóÐ û+K'2 Ðat€877.€€The€court€concluded€that€the€1989€Act€survived€equal€protection€scrutinyÏbecause€the€purposes€for€distinguishing€between€prisoners€sentenced€under€theÏAct€and€those€sentenced€under€prior€law€ð ðsatisfy€a€compelling€state€interest€andÏâ âthe€means€used€are€suitably€tailored€to€accomplish€those€purposes.ðð€€òòId.óó€at€876.€Ð F2–-: ÐThe€court€further€noted€the€interests€served:׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð ° Ðâ âÓ „ÓÓ „ÓÓK+€ ü(€ ¼è@˜ðH! #ø%P(€ü( ¼è‡XKÓÓ€Ó[T]here€is€a€legitimate€state€interest€at€stake€in€not€allowingÏthe€reopening€of€a€virtual€pandora's€box€of€all€casesÏinvolving€sentences€imposed€before€November€1,€1989,€butÏwhich€are€presently€being€served€by€confinement,€parole,€orÏprobation.ÌÓ „ÓÓ „ÓÌÓ „ÓÓ „ÓSociety€has€a€strong€interest€in€preserving€the€finality€ofÏcriminal€litigation€resulting€in€a€conviction€and€sentenceÏwhich€were€valid€at€the€time€of€their€imposition.€€TheÏwholesale€unsettling€of€final€judgments€of€conviction€andÏsentence€which€would€occur€if€the€1989€Act€were€applicableÏas€petitioner€claims€is€a€price€the€legislature€was€justified€inÏnot€paying€when€it€provided€that€the€Act€would€not€apply€toÏpreviously€sentenced€offenders....Society€€is€not€required€toÏundergo€such€a€disruption€of€its€criminal€justice€system.ÌÓ „ÓÓ „ÓÌò òòòÓ€ÓId.ó óóó€at€877€(quoting€ò òòòState€ex€rel.€€Crum€v.€McWherteró óóó,€1992€WL€99029€(Tenn.Ð R ÐCrim.€App.1992),€perm.€to€appeal€denied€(Tenn.€1992)).Ìà  àThus,€Appellantððs€continued€incarceration€under€his€original€sentenceÏdoes€not€violate€his€right€to€equal€protection€under€the€law.Ìà@XX,êàIII.ˆÌà  àMr.€Mauldinððs€second€issue€involves€his€eligibility€for€various€sentenceÏreduction€credits.€€The€basic€facts€relevant€to€an€analysis€of€his€position€are€thatÏhis€offense€was€committed€on€December€18,€1983,€and€that€he€was€sentenced€onÏNovember€4,€1985,€as€a€Class€X€offender.Ìà  àPrior€to€July€1,€1983€those€convicted€of€Class€X€felonies€were€notÏentitled€to€sentence€reduction€for€good,€honor,€incentive€or€other€sentenceÏreduction€credits€of€any€sort.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÌ"#Ôðð€39„1„703€(1982)€[repealed].€Ð K(›#( ÐIn€1983,€the€General€Assembly€adopted€Public€Chapter€400,€which€becameÏeffective€July€1,€1983.€€In€pertinent€part,€Section€3€of€Chapter€400€stated:Ð o+¿&, ÐÓ€Óà8  àNotwithstanding€the€provisions€of€this€chapter€to€theÏcontrary,€a€person€convicted€of€a€Class€X€felony€shall€beÏeligible€to€receive€prisoner€performance€sentence€credits€asÏprovided€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„230€to€reduce€theÏexpiration€date€of€such€personððs€sentence.€€The€provisions€ofÏthis€subsection€shall€not€affect€the€release€classificationÏeligibility€date€of€Class€X€offenders.Ð  Ð  Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„301(I)€(1983€Supp.)€[repealed].€ÌÌÓ€Óà  àSince€Appellant€was€convicted€of€a€crime€which€was€committed€afterÏthe€effective€date€of€Chapter€400,€he€is€eligible,€as€a€Class€X€felon,€for€thoseÏcredits€available€through€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41„21„230,€as€it€was€in€effect€at€theÏtime€of€Public€Chapter€400's€enactment.€€In€1985,€the€General€Assembly€repealedÏthose€provisions€then€codified€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€41„21„212,€„214,€„228,€„¼229,€and€„230Ô‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€and€enacted€Tennessee€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSæ4#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔððÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSI5#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€€41-21-236€(1997).€1985Ð R ÐTenn.€Pub.€Acts€ch.€5€ðððð€12€&€14.€This€provision€allowed€inmates€convicted€ofÏClass€X€felonies€to€earn€sentence€reduction€credits€as€followsÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS5#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ:€Ð &v ÐÓ 'ÓÓ ¢ÓÓ€ÓÌAny€person€who€committed€a€felony,€including€anyÏClass€X€felony,€prior€to€December€11,€1985€mayÏòòbecome€eligibleóó€for€the€sentence€reduction€creditsÐ Ü, Ðauthorized€by€this€section€by€signing€a€written€waiverÏwaiving€his€right€to€serve€his€sentence€under€the€lawÏin€effect€at€the€time€his€crime€was€committed.ÏHowever,€sentence€reduction€credits€authorized€byÏthis€section€may€be€awarded€only€for€conduct€and/orÏperformance€from€and€after€the€date€a€personÏòòbecomes€eligibleóó€under€this€section.€€€Ð 0&€!$ ÐÓ ¢Ô6ÓÓ 'Æ6ÓÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS6#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔÌÓ€ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41-21-236(c)(3)€(1990).€€(Emphasis€added.).ÌÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSZ9#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔà  àThe€Departmentððs€position€is€that€Appellant€was€entitled€to€earnÐ Ú)*%( ÐPrisoner€Performance€Sentence€Credits,€pursuant€to€Ch.€400,€Tenn.€Public€ActsÏof€1983,€which€credits€could€reduce€the€sentence€expiration€date,€not€the€releaseÏclassification€eligibility€date.€€The€Department€also€maintains€that€Appellant€hasÏbeen€eligible€to€earn€Prisoner€Sentence€Reduction€Credits,€pursuant€to€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSð9#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236(c)(3),€from€the€time€Appellant€executed€the€waiverÐ ´1-2 Ðrequired€by€the€statute,€which€waiver€occurred€in€1992.Ìà  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSä;#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236(g)€specifically€authorizes€theÐ Ø4(06 ÐDepartment€to€continue€the€application€of€certain€previously€enacted€sentenceÏcredit€programs€to€any€inmates€to€whom€they€applied€at€the€time€of€enactmentÏand€who€do€not€sign€the€written€waivers€provided€for€in€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÐ<#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236(c).Ð Ž9Þ4< Ðà  àThus,€it€appears€that€the€Departmentððs€position€is€that€Appellant€wasÏeligible€to€earn€those€sentence€reduction€credits€defined€and€established€inÏÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS'>#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔformer€ñ6ñððñ6ñ€ñ7ñ230ñ7ññ8ñ41„21„230ñ8ñ,€€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS.?#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€40„28„302€(1983€Supp.)€Ð Ô$ Ð[ñ9ñRñ9ññ:ñrñ:ñepealed]€from€his€incarceration€until€he€signed€a€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÉ?#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236(c)€waiver€inÐ f ¶ Ð1992.€€From€that€point,€Appellant€was€eligible€to€earn€the€credits€available€underÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS…@#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236.€€Thus,€according€to€the€Department,€AppellantÐ Š Ú  Ðhas€been€eligible€for€certain€sentence€reduction€credits€since€his€incarceration,Ïbut€for€only€one€kind€of€credit€at€any€time.Ìà  àAppellant€does€not€directly€dispute€the€Departmentððs€position,€butÏappears€to€argue€that€he€is€entitled€to€additional€sentence€reduction€creditsÏauthorized€by€other€statutes€and/or€that€he€is€entitled€to€cumulatively€accrue€allÏpotential€credits€for€which€he€may€have€been€eligible€at€any€time.€€AppellantÏargues€that€he€ð ðwas€entitled€to€earn,€and€should€have€received,€the€followingÏsentence€reduction€credits€òòat€the€same€time€óóand€òòretroactivelyóó,€as€a€matter€ofÐ j Ðlaw.ðð(Emphasis€in€original.)€€Petition€for€Declaratory€Order€(T.R.€9).Ìà  àAppellantððs€claims€regarding€sentence€credits€are€based€upon€questionsÏof€law;€he€does€not€claim€calculation€error.€€Appellant€argues€that€he€is€entitledÏto€the€sentence€credits€provided€in€T.C.A.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSZA#ÔððððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„212,€„214,€„228,€„229,€andÐ b²" Є230,€which€Appellant€asserts€were€in€effect€from€his€offense€date€(December€18,Ï1983)€until€their€repeal€in€1985.€€Mr.€Mauldinððs€eligibility€for€sentence€reductionÏcredits€depends€upon€the€language€of€the€statutes€creating,€authorizing,€orÏdefining€such€credits.€€òòJones€v.€Reynoldsóó,€1997€WL€367661,€*3€(Tenn.€App.€JulyÐ ª%ú * Ð2,€1997).€€A€review€of€the€statutes€relied€upon€by€Appellant€demonstrates€that€heÏwas€not€eligible€for€the€sentence€reduction€credits€established€in€any€of€theÏstatutes€he€cites,€except€for€T.C.A.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSE#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„230:Ð `*°%0 ÐÓ<€ü(€" è‡X€ü(€ ¼è‡X<ÓÓ€Óà " à1.à0  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS-H#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„212€(1982)€applies€ð ðonly€to€thoseÐ ò+B'2 Ðpersons€convicted€of€an€offense€committed€before€July€1,€1981Ï...ðð;Ð T$T$ ÐÌñ;ñÐ  "0r+6 Ðñ;ñà " à2.à0  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS I#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„214€(1982)€applies€ð ðonly€to€thoseÐ "0r+6 Ðpersons€convicted€of€an€offense€committed€before€July€1,€1981Ï...ðð;Ð T$T$ ÐÌà " à3.à0  àTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS8J#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„229€(€1982€),€by€its€own€terms,€doesÐ R4¢/: Ðð ðnot€apply€to€sentences€imposed€upon€Class€X€offenders.ððÐ T$T$ Ðà " àÌà " à4.à0  àWhile€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSFK#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„228€did€not€by€its€own€termsÐ v7Æ2= Ðspecifically€exclude€Class€X€offenders,€the€Class€X€Felony€ActÏmade€those€convicted€of€Class€X€felonies€ineligible€forÐ Ž9Þ4? Ðsentence€reduction€credits€of€any€kind.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS^L#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€39„Ð ° Ð1„703€(1982)€[repealed].€€The€1983€act€authorized€eligibilityÏof€Class€X€felons€to€only€those€credits€(prisoner€performanceÏsentence€credits)€established€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS M#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„230.€Ð Ô$ ÐTherefore,€Appellant€was€never€eligible€for€the€creditsÏestablished€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS¬N#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„228.Ðì <T$T$ ÐÌÓ€Óà " àWith€regard€to€his€argument€that€he€is€eligible€for€those€creditsÏprovided€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSjO#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„230€(1982)€[repealed],€the€DepartmentÐ – æ  Ðagrees€that€he€was€eligible€for€such€credits€until€his€1992€waiver.€€Based€upon€theÏanalysis€set€out€above,€we€agree.Ìà " àAppellantððs€position€that€he€is€entitled€to€retroactive€application€of€theÏsentence€reduction€credits€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSWP#ÔððððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„212,€„214,€„228,€and€„Ð Þ. Ð229€necessarily€also€fails€since€he€was€never€eligible€for€those€credits.€€His€claimÏof€€retroactive€application€of€eligibility€for€the€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSàQ#ÔððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„230€credits€is€answeredÐ R Ðby€the€Departmentððs€position€that€he€was€eligible€for€such€credits€from€the€dateÏof€his€incarceration.Ìà " àTo€the€extent€Appellantððs€claims€can€be€construed€as€an€argument€thatÏhe€is€entitled€to€both€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚSàR#ÔððððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„230€and€41„21„236€credits€for€any€period€of€time,Ð Jš ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€Ô#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS3T#Ôðð€41„21„236(c)(3),€quoted€above,€clearly€provides€for€electionÐ Ü, Ðby€the€prisoner€of€the€one€type€of€credit€he€prefers.€€òòSeeóó€òòJones€v.€Reynoldsóó,€€1997Ð n ¾! ÐWL€367661€(Tenn.€App.€July€2,€1997).Ìà " àTo€the€extent€that€Appellantððs€claims€can€be€construed€to€argue€that€ððÏ41„21„236€should€be€applied€retroactively,€that€claim€must€also€fail.€€First,ÏAppellant€listed€those€statutes€which€he€argued€he€was€entitled€to€haveÏretroactively€applied,€and€ðð€41„21„236€is€not€among€those€listed.€€In€addition,€asÏthis€court€has€previously€observed€in€€ò òòòHenderson€v.€Lutcheóóó ó,€€938€S.W.2d€428€Ð Ú)*%- Ð(Tenn.€App.€1996),€€there€is€a€presumption€that€courts€are€to€apply€statutesÏprospectively€unless€there€is€a€specific€statutory€directive€requiring€courts€toÏapply€them€retrospectively.€Our€supreme€court€has€stated€"in€the€absence€ofÏlegislative€intent€or€a€necessary€inference€that€a€statute€is€to€have€retroactiveÏforce,€an€act€of€the€legislature€is€to€be€given€prospective€effect€only€by€theÏcourts."€ò òòòElectric€Power€Bd.€v.€Woodsóóó ó,€558€S.W.2d€821,€825€(Tenn.€1977).Ð I3™.9 ÐCourts€must€apply€a€statute€prospectively€in€the€absence€of€"the€most€clear€andÏunequivocal€expression"€to€the€contrary.€òòò òHenderson€v.€Fordó óóó,€488€S.W.2d€720,Ð p6À1= Ð721€(Tenn.€1972)€(quoting€òòò òJennings€v.€Jenningsó óóó,€165€Tenn.€295,€54€S.W.2d€961Ð 8U3? Ð(1932)).€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€41-21-236€contains€no€such€ð ðclear€and€unequivocalÐ š9ê4A Ðexpressionðð€that€it€is€to€be€applied€retroactively,€and€there€is€nothing€in€theÏstatute€from€which€we€can€infer€that€the€General€Assembly€intended€it€to€applyÏretroactively.€€Rather,€a€plain€reading€of€the€statute€clearly€indicates€the€oppositeÏintention.€€In€particular,€ðð€41„21„236(c)(3),€quoted€above,€clearly€states€theÏmethod€for€applying€ðð€41„21„236€to€previously€convicted€Class€X€felons.€€It€isÏprospective€only,€and€available€only€upon€a€written€waiver.€€Petitioner€has€noÏright€to€eligibility€for€ðð€41„21„236's€€sentence€reduction€credits€prior€to€signingÏthe€waiver€in€1992€and€has€no€basis€for€claiming€retrospective€application€priorÏto€ðð€41„21„236's€enactment.Ìà " àFinally,€Appellant€has€raised€on€appeal€an€issue€not€raised€in€the€trialÏcourt.€€That€issue€is€whether€he€was€fully€informed€of€his€ððÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€41„21„236(c)€waiverÐ d´ Ðoption€and,€therefore,€whether€his€eligibility€for€sentence€reduction€credits€underÏÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS<^#Ôðð€41„21„236€should€begin€earlier.€€It€is€well€settled€that€an€issue€cannot€be€raisedÐ ˆØ Ðfor€the€first€time€on€appeal.òòò ò€€Irvin€v.€Binkleyó óóó,€577€S.W.2d€677,€679€(Tenn.€App.Ð j Ð1979);€òòò òStewart€Title€Guitar€Co.€v.€F.D.I.C.ó óóó,€936€S.W.2d€266,€270„271€(TennÐ ¯ÿ ÐApp.€1996).€€The€issue€which€Appellant€attempts€to€now€raise€in€this€courtÏpresents€a€good€example€of€the€purpose€for€that€rule.€€The€trial€court€was€notÏpresented€with€this€issue€or€any€factual€information€necessary€to€determine€theÏissue.€€This€Court€can€only€consider€such€matters€as€were€brought€to€the€attentionÏof€the€trial€court.Ìñ<ñÌñ<ñà@RR-êàIV.ˆÌñ=ñÌñ=ñà " àThe€trial€court€granted€the€Department€of€Correction's€motion€toÏdismiss€pursuant€to€Rule€12.02€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€AÏRule€12.02€motion€admits€the€truth€of€all€relevant€and€material€avermentsÏcontained€in€a€complaint,€but€asserts€that€such€facts€do€not€constitute€a€cause€ofÏaction.€€Once€a€trial€court's€grant€of€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion€has€been€appealed,Ïthe€appellate€court€must€"take€all€allegations€of€fact€in€the€plaintiff's€complaintÏas€true,€and€review€the€lower€courts'€legal€conclusions€de€novo€with€noÏpresumption€of€correctness."€ò òòò€Stein€v.€Davidson€Hotel€Co.ó óóó,€945€S.W.2d€714,€716Ð ®0þ+8 Ð(Tenn.€1997)€(citing€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€13(d)€and€ò òòòOwens€v.€Truckstops€ofÐ C2“-: ÐAmericaó óóó,€915€S.W.2d€420,€424€(Tenn.1996)).€€Mr.€Mauldinððs€claims€are€basedÐ Ø3(/< Ðsolely€on€legal€arguments.€€In€light€of€the€clear€holdings€in€ò òòòStewart€v.Ð m5½0> ÐMcWherter€ó óóóand€òòò òHenderson€v.€Lutcheó óóó,€and€in€light€of€the€clear€language€of€theÐ 7R2@ Ðstatutes€involved,€Mr.€Mauldinððs€petition€fails€to€state€a€cause€of€Ô_Ôaction.Ð —8ç3B ЇÓ  ÓÓK(€ ü( ¼è@˜ðH! #ø%P(€ü(€" è‡XKÓÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔ€V.Ð ° ÐÓ  ÓÌà  àWe€hold€that€neither€the€criminal€savings€statute€nor€the€TennesseeÏConstitution€mandate€that€the€1989€Sentencing€Act€be€retroactively€applied€toÏMr.€€Maudlin's€1985€sentence.€€We€further€hold€that€Mr.€Mauldin€is€not€entitledÏto€eligibility€for€the€statutorily€created€sentence€reduction€credits€of€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðððð€41„21„212,€„214,€„228,€or€„229.€€We€therefore€affirm€the€trial€court'sÏdismissal€of€this€case,€and€remand€the€case€for€whatever€further€proceedings€mayÏbe€required.€€The€costs€of€this€appeal€should€be€taxed€to€Mr.€Mauldin.ÌÌñ?ñà  àñ?ññBñà  àñBññ>ññ>ññCñà  àñCññ>ñà ¼ à¼ñ>ñÓ€ÓñAññ@ñà  àñ@ññ@ñà  àñ@ññAñ________________________________ÌÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS¾f#ÔÔ‡¼ÚS»»¼ÚSÔÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ______________________________________ÌÌÌ______________________________________ÌÔ#†¼ÚS»»¼ÚS!j#Ô