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ÐThe€Department€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€the€petition€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€uponÏwhich€relief€can€be€granted.€ñþñœñþñTenn.R.Civ.P.ñþñ›ñþñ€12.02(6).€The€chancellor€granted€theÏDepartmentððs€motion,€finding€that€it€had€not€violated€the€ex€post€facto€prohibition€byÏchanging€Mr.€Smithððs€RED.€€This€appeal€followed.ÌÐ h9`28 Ðà@––-êàò òII.ó óˆÐ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Smithððs€argument€on€appeal€is€simply€that€the€regulation€theÏDepartment€used€to€extend€his€RED€was€not€promulgated€until€after€his€1987Ïconviction,€and€that€it€therefore€cannot€be€applied€to€him.€The€chancellor€found€thisÏargument€to€be€without€merit,€and€we€agree.€€At€the€time€Mr.€Smith€was€convicted,ÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„501€was€in€effect.€€That€statute€provided€in€part€that:ÌÓÓà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!à(h)à ˆ àthe€release€eligibility€date€provided€for€in€thisÐ ¨  Ðsection€shall€be€the€earliest€date€a€defendant€convicted€ofÏa€felony€shall€be€eligible€for€release€status;€such€dateÏshall€be€conditioned€on€the€defendantððs€good€behaviorÏwhile€in€prison.€€For€a€violation€of€any€of€the€rules€of€theÏdepartment€of€correction€or€the€institution€in€which€theÏdefendant€is€incarcerated,€or€while€on€any€releaseÏprogram€other€than€parole,€the€commissioner€of€correctionÏor€his€designees,€may€defer€the€release€eligibility€date€soÏas€to€increase€the€total€amount€of€time€a€defendant€mustÏserve€before€becoming€eligible€for€release€status.€€ThisÏincrease€may,€in€the€discretion€of€the€commissioner,€be€inÏany€amount€of€time€not€to€exceed€the€full€sentenceÏoriginally€imposed€by€the€court€and€shall€be€imposedÏpursuant€to€regulations€promulgated€by€the€commissionerÏof€correction€and€which€give€notice€of€the€length€ofÏdiscretionary€increases€that€may€be€imposed€for€aÏviolation€of€each€of€the€rules€of€the€department€orÏinstitution€.€.€.€.€€[Acts€1982,€ch.€868,€ðð1]Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÓÓÌà Ø àà 0 àMr.€Smithððs€RED€was€extended€pursuant€to€Department€of€CorrectionððsÏDisciplinary€Punishment€Guidelines,€found€in€its€Rule€#502.02.€€The€version€of€thatÏrule€in€effect€at€the€time€of€the€two€assaults€had€an€effective€date€August€1,€1990.€€ItÏstates€in€relevant€part:Ìà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àÓÓIn€all€cases€in€which€an€inmate€is€found€guilty€of€aÏdisciplinary€offense€that€resulted€in€physical€injury€to€anÏemployee,€volunteer€or€visitor,€in€addition€to€any€otherÐ ¨9 26 Ðpunishment€imposed,€the€offenderððs€parole€or€releaseÏeligibility€date€shall€be€extended€by€adding€thereto€anÏadditional€thirty€percent€(30%)€of€the€offenderððs€originalÏmaximum€sentence,€or€by€extending€the€inmateððs€paroleÏor€release€ñþñeligiibilityñþññþñeligibilityñþñ€date€to€the€sentence€expiration€date,Ïwhichever€is€less.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÓÓÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€disciplinary€reports€appended€to€Mr.€Smithððs€petition€indicate€thatÏin€both€cases€Mr.€Smith€was€found€to€have€struck€correctional€officers€more€thanÏonce,€and€that€the€officers€did€sustain€injuries.Ì€Ìà@zz,êàò òIII.ó óˆÐ øð ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€United€States€Constitution,€Article€1,€ðð€10,€forbids€the€states€fromÏpassing€any€ex€post€facto€laws.€€The€Tennessee€Constitution,€Article€1,€ðð€11€containsÏa€similar€prohibition.€€An€early€decision€of€the€United€States€Supreme€Court,€€òòñþñœñþñCalderñþñ›ñþñÐ xp Ðv.€Bullóó,€3€U.S.€[3€ñþñœñþñDallñþñ›ñþñ.]€386€(1798),€laid€down€four€broad€classifications€of€ex€post€factoÐ X P Ðlaws,€which€have€frequently€been€cited€in€discussions€of€the€ex€post€facto€clause€byÏthe€courts€of€this€state,€more€or€less€as€follows:€Ìà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àÓÓà ˆ à1.à à àA€law€which€provides€for€the€infliction€ofÐ ø%ð! Ðpunishment€upon€a€person€for€an€act€done€which,€whenÏit€was€committed,€was€innocent.€€Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à2.à à àA€law€which€aggravates€a€crime€or€makes€itÐ È(À!$ Ðgreater€than€when€it€was€committed.€€Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à3.à à àA€law€that€changes€punishment€or€inflicts€aÐ ¨* #& Ðgreater€punishment€than€the€law€annexed€to€the€crimeÏwhen€it€was€committed.€€Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ Ðà8 Ø àà80 Ø ü!Ø ü!àà ˆ à4.à à àA€law€that€changes€the€rules€of€evidenceÐ x-p&) Ðand€requires€less€or€different€testimony€than€was€requiredÏat€the€time€of€the€commission€of€the€offense€in€order€toÏconvict€the€offender.Ð 0 ¤0 ¤ ÐÌÓÓÌòòMiller€v.€Stateóó€584€S.W.2d€758,€761€(Tenn.€1979).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòñþñœñþñKaylorñþñ›ñþñ€v.€Bradley,óó€912Ð 4-0 ÐS.W.2d€728€(Tenn.€App.€1995).à 8 àA€simpler€explanation,€derived€from€a€more€recentÐ è5à.2 Ðâ âcase,€is€that€an€ex€post€facto€law€ð ðchanges€the€punishment,€and€inflicts€a€greaterÐ È7À04 Ðpunishment€than€the€law€annexed€to€the€crime€when€committed.ðð€€òò€Weaver€v.€Grahamóó,Ð  Ð450€U.S.€24€(1981).Ìâ âÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€principle€on€which€the€ex€post€facto€prohibition€is€based€is€one€ofÏfairness€„„€the€notion€that€persons€have€a€right€to€fair€warning€of€the€conduct€that€willÏgive€rise€to€criminal€œpenaltiesñÿñ,ñÿñññ.›€ññòò›€Marks€v.€United€Statesóó,€430€U.S.€188€(1977),€and€itÐ h`  Ðgoes€without€saying,€of€the€severity€and€nature€of€the€possible€penalties€involved.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àIn€the€present€case,€Mr.€Smithððs€eligibility€for€release€was€madeÏcontingent€upon€his€good€behavior€from€the€very€moment€of€sentencing,€and€theÏCommissioner€had€the€discretion€to€defer€that€eligibility€for€any€violation€of€theÏDepartmentððs€rules.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„501,€supra.€€Thus€ð ðthe€law€annexed€toÏthe€crimeðð€committed€by€Mr.€Smith,€already€included€the€possibility€of€the€punishmentÏthat€was€in€fact€imposed.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àEven€if,€as€Mr.€Smith€asserts,€the€specific€rule€that€the€Department€usedÏto€extend€his€RED€was€not€in€effect€at€the€time€he€was€sentenced,€it€was€certainly€inÏeffect€at€the€time€he€assaulted€the€correctional€officers.€€Thus,€Mr.€Smith€cannot€argueÏthat€he€did€not€have€fair€warning€of€the€possible€consequences€of€an€assault.ÌÌà Ø àà 0 àFinally,€we€know€of€no€case€which€holds,€or€even€implies,€that€a€prisonerÏhas€a€vested€right€not€to€be€subjected€to€disciplinary€rules€that€were€put€into€effectÏafter€he€was€sentenced.€€Such€a€holding€would€destroy€the€possibility€of€maintainingÏconsistent€discipline€in€our€prisons,€for€a€different€set€of€rules€would€apply€to€eachÏprisoner,€and€prison€administration€would€collapse€under€the€crushing€burden€ofÏdifferential€enforcement.€€€€€€€Ìà Ø àÌÐ ¨9 26 Ðà@oo-êàò òIV.ó óˆÐ  ÐÌà Ø àà 0 àThe€order€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.€€Remand€this€cause€to€theÏChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.€€Tax€the€costs€on€appeal€to€the€appellant.€€€ÌÌÓÓÌÌà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è à______________________________Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€Ìà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  àà è àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€M.S.ÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌÐ  è&à" ÐÑ  ÑÔ€¼Gã¼XX™GÔò òà@êê.êàœññIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ  Ðà@™™(êàAT€NASHVILLEññó óññÔ€X™GX¼¼GãԈР ÐÌÌÌÌROBERT€EARL€SMITH,à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ô ì Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àPetitioner/Appellant,à 8 àà  à)Ð ÔÌ Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àAppeal€No.Рļ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è à01„A„01„9804„CH„00201Ð ´¬  ÐñþñœñþñVSñþñ›ñþñ.à Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ð ¤œ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àDavidson€ChanceryÐ ”Œ  Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àNo.€97„3755„IÐ „|  ÐñþñœñþñDONALñþñ›ñþñ€CAMPBELL,€à à àà 8 àà  à)Ð tl  ÐCOMMISSIONER,€€DEPARTMENT€à  à)à è àAffirmed€andÐ d\ ÐOF€CORRECTION,à ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)à è àRemandedÐ TL Ðà Ø àà 0 àà ˆ àà à àà 8 àà  à)Ìà Ø àRespondent/Appellee.à 8 àà  à)Ð 4, ÐÌÌÔ€¼Gã¼XX™GÔò òòòà@uu'êàJ€U€D€G€M€E€N€Tóóó óˆÐ ü ÐÌÌÓÓÔ€X™GX¼¼GãÔà Ø àà 0 àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€upon€the€record€on€appeal€from€theÐ F> ÐChancery€Court€of€Davidson€County,€and€briefs€of€the€parties;€upon€considerationÏwhereof,€this€Court€is€of€the€opinion€that€in€the€decree€of€the€Chancellor€there€is€noÏreversible€error.Ìà Ø àà 0 àIn€accordance€with€the€opinion€of€the€Court€filed€herein,€it€is,€therefore,Ïordered€and€decreed€by€this€Court€that€the€decree€is€affirmed.€€The€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€Chancery€Court€of€Davidson€County€for€the€enforcement€of€theÏdecree€and€for€the€collection€of€the€costs€accrued€below.Ìà Ø àà 0 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