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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ћрÑÑ7€&SXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  Ñœò òÞ ÞÌJAMES›€E.€COLLINS,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)à àNo.€97„598„IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌTENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€OF€à à)à àAppeal€No.ÌCORRECTION,à àà à€à àà à)à à01A01„9709„CH„00558Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌÙ€!ÙœßR€*,%A1-j||7` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEÌÌà@ àAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€OF€DAVIDSON€COUNTYÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLE,€TENNESSEEÌÌÓ  ÓHONORABLE€ELLEN€HOBBS€LYLE,€CHANCELLORÌÓ  Óó óÌÌÌJames€E.€Collins,€#83465ÌR.M.S.I.€Unit€6„A„226Ì7475€Cockrill€Bend€RoadÌNashville,€Tennessee€37209„1010ÌPRO€SE/€PLAINTIFF/APPELLANTÌÌÌJohn€R.€Miles,€#013346ÌCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÌ425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€37243„0488ÌATTORNEY€FOR€DEFENDANT€/APPELLEEÌÌÌÓ  Óò òMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDÌà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLE€SECTIONÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌò òJAMES€E.€COLLINS,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àDavidson€ChanceryÌà àPlaintiff/Appellant,à àà àà à)à àNo.€97„598„IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌVS.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌTENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€OF€à à)à àAppeal€No.ÌCORRECTION,à àà à€à àà à)à à01A01„9709„CH„00558Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àDefendant/Appellee.à àà àà à)ÌÌÌó óÌà@ àòòò òÔ€„ÔO€P€I€N€I€O€NÔ€XÔó óóóÌÓ  ÓÓÓÌà àThe€captioned€appellant€is€a€prisoner€in€the€punitive€custody€of€the€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Correction.€€On€February€19,€1997,€he€filed€in€the€Trial€Court€a€petition€forÏdeclaratory€judgment€alleging€that€on€November€16,€1996,€he€filed€with€the€Department€aÏpetition€for€a€declaratory€order€correcting€an€erroneous€entry€showing€two€life€sentences€which€Ïhave€been€merged.ÌÌà àThe€Department€moved€for€summary€judgment€supported€by€affidavit€of€a€SentencingÏAnalyst€of€the€Department€stating:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà à3.à àMr.€Collins€is€currently€serving€threeÏconcurrent€life€sentences€based€upon€three€felonyÏconvictions.ÌÌà à4.à àMr.€Collins€was€convicted€of€First€DegreeÏMurder€in€Cocke€Co.€Circuit€Case€No.€3450.€€He€wasÏsentenced€to€life€imprisonment€for€this€offense€upon€a€pleaÍof€guilty€entered€on€April€24,€1978.€€A€copy€of€the€JudgmentÏOrder€in€this€case€is€attached€as€Exhibit€A.ÌÌà à5.à àMr.€Collins€was€also€charged€with€threeÏoffenses€of€Grand€Larceny,€Receiving€Stolen€Property€andÏConcealing€Stolen€Property€in€Hamblen€County€Case€No.Ï78„CR„371.€€A€copy€of€the€indictment€in€this€case€is€attachedÏas€Exhibit€B.ÌÌà à6.à àMr.€Collins€pled€guilty€to€Grand€Larceny€inÏHamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„371€and€was€sentence€toÏthree€years€to€be€served€concurrently€with€Hamblen€Co.ÏCase€No.€78„CR„381.€€A€copy€of€the€Judgment€Order€in€thisÏcase€is€attached€as€Exhibit€C.€€TDOC€records€indicate€thatÏMr.€Collins€fully€expired€his€sentence€for€Grand€Larceny€inÏHamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„371€on€January€12,€1981.ÌÌà à7.à àMr.€Collins€was€also€charged€with€the€twoÏoffenses€of€First€Degree€Murder€and€Armed€Robbery€inÏHamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„381.€€A€copy€of€theÏindictment€in€this€case€is€attached€as€Exhibit€D.à àÌÌà à8.à àMr.€Collins€pled€guilty€to€both€offenses€forÏwhich€he€was€indicted€in€Hamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„381€and€received€life€imprisonment€on€these€twoÏconvictions.€€A€copy€of€the€Judgment€Order€in€this€case€isÏattached€as€Exhibit€E€and€it€makes€no€reference€indicatingÏthat€the€two€guilty€pleas€are€merged€for€purposes€ofÏsentencing.ÌÌà à9.à àBecause€First€Degree€Murder€and€ArmedÏRobbery€are€separate€offenses,€TDOC€records€reflect€thatÏMr.€Collins€is€serving€a€life€sentence€for€each€of€the€twoÏguilty€pleas€in€Hamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„381.ÌÌà à10.à àTDOC€records€reflect€that€Mr.€CollinsððÏsentences€in€Cocke€Co.€Circuit€Case€No.€3450€and€inÏHamblen€Co.€Case€No.€78„CR„381€are€all€concurrent€withÏeach€other,€and€the€sentence€effective€date€for€all€of€theseÏoffenses€is€recorded€as€January€12,€1978.ÌÌà à11.à àAlthough€TDOC€records€reflect€that€Mr.ÏCollins€is€serving€three€life€sentences,€because€they€areÏconcurrent,€the€sentence€calculation€is€the€same€as€if€he€wereÏonly€serving€one€life€sentence.ÌÌà à12.à àAt€the€time€of€his€convictions,€Mr.€CollinsÏwas€required€to€serve€thirty€full€calendar€years€on€a€lifeÍsentence€before€becoming€eligible€for€parole.€€A€life€sentenceÏhas€no€expiration€date.ÌÌà à13.à àIn€1986,€Mr.€Collins€signed€a€sentence€creditÏwaiver€under€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€41„21„236.€€ThisÏallowed€him€to€earn€sentence€reduction€credits€to€bring€hisÏrelease€eligibility€date€closer€to€the€present.ÌÌà à14.à àCurrently,€Mr.€Collins€has€reduced€hisÏrelease€eligibility€date€to€January€23,€2002.à àà àÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌ€€à àAppellant€filed€his€responsive€affidavit€which€is€composed€entirely€of€argument€exceptÏthat€it€states:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà à15)à àAffiant€states€whether€he€is€serving€one€(1),Ïtwo€(2)€of€three€(3)€life€sentences€although€if€concurrent€stillÏprejudices€him€due€to€it€keeps€him€from€obtaining€a€lowerÏsecurity€classification€status€when€all€other€inmates€enjoyÏthis€same€thing,€it€also€prejudices€him€regarding€his€jobÏopportunities€in€that€he€will€be€denied€such€with€an€extra€lifeÏsentence€on€his€record€when€it€shouldnððt€be€there,€and€it€alsoÏprejudices€him€regarding€a€possible€release€from€prison,€dueÏto€his€present€date€of€eligibility€is€not€a€for€sure€thing,€and€toÏhave€extra€sentences€on€your€record€when€they€shouldnððt€beÏwill€reflect€badly€upon€him€when€the€board€reviews€him€forÏpossible€release€in€the€near€future,€anyone€who€isÏincarcerated€does€not€want€charges€and€sentences€on€hisÏrecord€that€donððt€belong€there,€if€that€was€the€case,€why€doÏour€Courtððs€have€dismissals€of€cases€at€times€if€they€donððtÏprejudice€you,€why€do€we€have€an€expungment€statute?€€IfÏthey€donððt€hurt€you,€why€shouldnððt€we€just€pass€a€fewÏcharges€around€to€people€to€have€on€their€record€regardlessÏof€what€the€Court€stated,€just€for€the€heck€of€it?€€That€wouldÏnot€be€justice,€thats€the€one€thing€I€am€attempting€to€seek€atÏthis€time,€is€justice.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àThe€Trial€Court€entered€summary€judgment€stating:ÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ ` ÒÓÓà àIn€sum,€then,€the€petitioner€disputes€Ms.€WhismanððsÏtestimony€that€he€is€serving€three€life€sentences;€he€contendsÏhe€is€serving€just€one.€€But€what€is€critical€in€this€case€isÏwhat€effect,€if€any,€the€dispute€on€characterizing€the€petitionÏas€serving€one€life€sentence€or€three€being€servedÏconcurrently€has€on€parole€eligibility.€€Ms.€WhitmanÏestablishes€that€it€has€no€effect.€€The€petitioner€has€failed€toÍprovide€this€Court€with€legal€authority€or€genuine€issues€ofÏmaterial€fact€to€counter€Ms.€Whismanððs€testimony.€€TheÏCourt€determines€that€the€petitionerððs€assertions€in€responseÏto€Ms.€Whitmanððs€affidavit€merely€query€her€affidavit€andÏare€not€sufficient€to€establish€genuine€issues€of€material€fact.ÌÌà àIt€is€therefore€ORDERED€that€the€respondentððsÏmotion€of€summary€judgment€is€granted.€€In€that€theÏpetitioner€has€qualified€to€proceed€as€a€pauper,€the€CourtÏassesses€only€state€litigation€tax.ÌÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÓÓÌà àA€party€moving€for€summary€judgment€must€support€the€motion€with€admissibleÏevidence€which,€if€uncontradicted,€entitled€that€party€to€summary€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€ÏTRCP€Rule€56.ÌÌà àWhen€such€a€motion€and€evidence€has€been€filed€by€the€moving€party,€the€opponent€ofÏthe€motion€must€file€evidence€contradicting€the€evidence€offered€by€the€moving€party.€€If€theÏopponent€of€the€motion€fails€to€œrespond€as€required€by€Rule€56.06,›€a€summary€judgment€isÏproper.€€òòRoberts€v.€Robertsóó,€Tenn.€App.€1992,€845€S.W.2d€225.ÌÌà àIn€the€present€case€the€appellant€filed€no€evidence€to€contradict€that€offered€by€theÏDepartment€that€the€Department€records€conform€to€the€judgments€of€the€Trial€Courtððs.€ÏTherefore,€summary€judgment€was€proper.€€This€Court€finds€no€grounds€for€waiver€of€costs.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€modified€to€provide€that€all€costs€accured€in€the€TrialÏCourt€shall€be€paid€by€the€petitioner.€€As€modified,€the€judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€is€affirmed.€ÏCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€against€the€appellant.€€The€cause€is€remanded€to€the€Trial€CourtÏfor€further€appropriate€proceedings.Ìà àÌÓ  Óò òMODIFIED,€AFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó ó.ÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àà àà àÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHENRY€F.€TODDà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€MIDDLEÏSECTIONÌÓ  ÓÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ