WPC V.Ya+5| V8 n3fI! (ӃJ[mͦgoO4e޼ﱔ <HʤY>dګkFxam in-Ux``m9lhE'"_qUZN^eF6J=~ύ¶E}=ßnlLRQ&IKXkH&ݲ xI*k2yVx h))oes;PnPݜz0(r6)'={;᭥7¢ \nτ'DFe'oL0z0u`=Fs nwv볬BȃX#w#2. w :*_?§мMP*cGC[M.r1KPldaW+Y -VQ_1y Z?8aGOb#\ % # 0+ UN ^  w z  4] q  m  _ %  NEb 0 B 0 D3i D- 0K ASg 0- 0D AHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0 (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular}P-s  C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt,-B011C83|xULevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5- -(|G2+$ !.8SdXXd8         0   d(|3i$ !.8SdXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3i$ !.8SdXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Sdd8     _  S8 aXXdd8  @ WlSINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#SWl #Ԉ &   AssignedonBriefsMay31,2001 L X aXS #SXX a#MOHAMEDALIv.TENNESSEEBOARDOFPAROLESX aXS  J @@ AppealfromtheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.011711IIIEllen_Hobbs_ԀLyle,Chancellor  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200102302_COA_ԄR3CVFiledOctober16,_2002_Ԁ   AV) ` dE<|` A }     Appellant,aninmateoftheDepartmentofCorrections,appealsthedismissalofhisPetitionfor x  CertiorariintheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty.Hewasconvictedin1993ofonecountof d rapeandonecountofattemptedbriberyofawitness.Hereceivedsentencesoftwelveyearsand P threeyears,respectively,tobeservedconsecutively.HeseeksmandatoryparoleunderTennessee < CodeAnnotatedsection4028117(b)andotherrelief.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. (x  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed  P   #SX aq#X aX.SWilliamB.Cain,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichBenH._Cantrell_,_P.J._,and ( PatriciaJ.Cottrell,J.,joined.  MohamedAli,MountainCity,Tennessee,ProSe.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral;MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral;andMarkA.Hudson, t SeniorCounsel,fortheappellee,TennesseeBoardofParoles. `  OPINION #SXX a#X aXS $"t! #SXX a? #  X aXS  Appellant,aninmateintheDepartmentofCorrections,wassentencedin1993toaneffective #L# termoffifteenyears.HehasfourtimesbeenrejectedforparoleonthebasisprovidedbyTennessee $8 $ CodeAnnotatedsection4035503(b)(2)(1997)thathisparole woulddepreciatetheseriousnessof %$!% theoffenseofthecrimeofwhichthedefendantstandsconvictedorpromotedisrespectforthelaw. &"&   HefirstassertsthatheisentitledtomandatoryparoleundertheprovisionsofTennessee (#( CodeAnnotatedsection4028117(b). )$)   ThissectionoftheCodehasneverbeenrepealedbecauseitisstilleffectiveincertaincases \+&+ involvingcrimescommittedpriortoJuly1,1982,andconvictionsoccurringpriortoMay26,1983. H,', See_Eslick_,v.Campbell,no.M199800944_COA_ԄR3CV,2000Tenn.App.Lexis413(Tenn.Ct. 4-(- _App.June27,2000);Ishaaqv.TennesseeDeptofCorr.,No.M200001957COAR3CV,2001  Tenn.App.Lexis934(Tenn.Ct.App.Dec.28,2001).SuchhasbeenthelawsinceChapter227,  Section29ofthePublicActsof1989amendedTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4028115(b)and  Chapter406,Section12ofthePublicActsof1983amendedTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection40 t 35503.AsAppellantdoesnotallegethathecommittedthecrimesforwhichhewasconvictedprior ` toJuly1,1982,andashispetitionshowsonitsfacethathewasconvictedofthesecrimesin1993, L  heisnotandneverhasbeeneligibleformandatoryparoleunderanystatute,includingTennessee 8  CodeAnnotatedsection4028117(b). $ t   Next,Appellantcomplainsthathehasfourtimesbeenrejectedforparolebecauseofthe  L  seriousnessofhisoffensesunderTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035503(b)(2).Aprisoner  8  hasnoconstitutionalorinheritrighttoparolepriortotheexpirationofavalidsentence.Greenholtz $  v.InmatesofNeb.PenalandCorr.Complex,442U.S.1,78(1979).Thereisnoconstitutionally   protectedlibertyinterestinparoleinTennessee.Wrightv.Trammell,810F.2d589(6thCir.1987);   Kaylorv.Bradley,912S.W.2d728,733(Tenn.Ct.App.1995).     TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasheld: Inourview,considerationoftheseriousnessofthe p offense,thenumberofvictims,andtheriskstoreoffendisappropriatetotheparoledecision. \ ConsiderationofthesefactorsdoesnotdemonstratethattheBoardactedillegally,fraudulently, H arbitrarily,orinexcessofitsjurisdiction.Moreover,considerationofsuchfactorsdoesnot 4 implicateanyconstitutionalrightunderthecircumstances.Arnoldv.TennesseeBd.OfParoles,  p 956S.W.2d478,48283(Tenn.1997).  \   ThePetitionforCertiorarifailstostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcanbegrantedandwas 4 properlydismissedbythetrialcourt.Powellv.ParoleEligibilityReviewBd.,879S.W.2d871   (Tenn.Ct.App.1994).     ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedandcostsareassessedagainstAppellant.     `     h     ___________________________________ D!    `     h     WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE