ÿWPC Ó¡ƒz"Ž‘ñ}ü ŒÒŸÆód7CN6j ›ÀeÆ~Qqæb%w8¦]ù{ÂÈù’vœ™uûoqõ¿{Æ÷ÿP×Ï=‰$kO‹0Cþ™ÿÂDÛÂe”†q§ºo&ŸVÀȃè¡Ç×ê»DJîø ]ÂkoœÕ‹®´¦‡¬Óz,Hy¹ËTs6c´ÕLMÑYVÓ¥TBŽ&Bõq| {E2­ÓÖ Yaغåíú­)¸tNº9½lÔ“8$`]ûW':b`‘ºÇ8f³ÈæzŸÏ}‘©,—`N^“L:•‘•T¡< á篣šÉ¦¹¬ÏH‰½ä¬â(!¨Æ¿Ï'Ba ) ù]V¬ÐTßEÛÞ“ „é_SF åÅ£'<Ð’šÃþn§ð‡f"£%‹uVÀ[ûÇßû+ ýÏp›CÈÓ¨k¦ò“ yÜOªÁt‹¬Õ¾…îÐÅ2åÕ$4ؼw =ý?×è$$ÂJ›Üm˜‹ ã¥Ä³¨ ô}fÉLjßà+V‹ñCjžÓ¸(ɬD8z„¿ð‰%Wª^@! iÑtÚÄ“ƒWmãô{ö¯-¨´BYkdÃ_Î@¡¬àYLÚ7æÿÁãv.¢W#ÁÂUNƒ %Ñ 0F×UN ^ k ww 4{  ž m  -· 0Šä 0Dn n n n n ² ² Nº E¼ Ѿ  .½'Åìììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììììì Bþ˜HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0(ÈhH  Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(iñ$¡¡Ó  ÓÔUSUS.,Ô(í€"  Z6Times New Roman Regular¢u#-s 9‚±,ê:i¢Ø+003|x ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ #Ñ#€CXÿÿd#Ñ(:(3ä‘$¤¤Ý ƒiñ!ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó  ÇÝ ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔMr.€Hughesððs€position€is€that€both€the€hearings€resulted€in€decisions€by€the€Board€that€his€new€sentence€beginÐ ° Ðon€September€15,€1999,€and€that€during€the€time€between€the€two€hearings€he€had€violated€no€rules€or€given€the€BoardÐ tÄ Ðany€reason€to€ð ðbring€him€back€up€and€take€his€parole.ðð€€Had€he€begun€his€new€sentence€on€September€15,€1999,€he€arguesÐ 8ˆ  Ðhis€sentence€would€have€expired€and€he€would€have€been€released€before€the€date€set€for€his€next€parole€hearing.Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô öÝ ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔThis€language€was€previously€found€at€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„3620.Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô $Ý ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔOur€research€reveals€that€the€fact€situation€presented€by€Mr.€Hughes€is€not€unique€and€that€the€Board€hasÐ ° Ðapparently€been€following€the€same€procedure€for€some€time.€€òòSee,€e.g.,€Garrett€v.€Tenn.€Bd.€of€Parolesóó,€No.€M2000„Ð tÄ Ð00219„COA„R3„CV,€2002€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€5,€at€*1„*4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Jan.€4,€2002)€(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€11€applicationÐ 8ˆ Ðfiled)€(stating€in€the€facts€that€Mr.€Garrett€was€paroled€in€1987€from€a€life€sentence;€his€parole€was€revoked€after€he€wasÐ üL Ðconvicted€in€1994€of€a€felony€and€sentenced€to€twelve€(12)€years€for€his€second€sentence;€in€August€1994€the€BoardÐ À Ðdetermined€Mr.€Garrett€would€begin€serving€his€twelve„year€sentence€on€February€8,€1995);€òòCrass€v.€Tenn.€Depððt€ofÐ „Ô ÐCorróó.,€No.€01„A„01„9409„CH„00434,€1995€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€230,€at€*3„*4€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€Apr.€12,€1995)€(no€Tenn.Ð H ˜ ÐR.€App.€P.€11€application€filed)€(stating€in€the€facts€that€Mr.€Crass€arrived€at€the€Department€of€Correction€in€1983€withÐ  \ Ða€sentence€of€twenty€(20)€years;€he€was€paroled€in€1988;€he€was€convicted€of€new€crime€committed€while€on€parole€andÐ Ð  Ðwas€given€a€sentence€of€thirty„six€(36)€years;€his€parole€was€revoked,€and€the€Board€ordered€that€his€new€conviction€beginÐ ” ä  ÐDecember,€1991.Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô þÝ ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔWhile€the€Board€may€have€the€authority€to€so€decide,€we€cannot€assume€such€was€the€intention€of€the€BoardÐ ° Ðwhen€the€law€does€not€require€that€conclusion,€there€is€no€express€statement€to€that€effect€by€the€Board,€and€theÐ tÄ Ðdocuments€indicate€a€different€date€for€the€expiration€of€the€sentence.Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô Ý ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔThe€Governor€agreed€and€signed€an€order€that€Mr.€McMathððs€new€sentence€would€begin€to€run€on€that€date.Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô Ý ƒ ä‘$ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡ôÑœ òXXÔThe€Court€of€Appeals€may€affirm€a€judgment€on€different€grounds€from€those€relied€on€by€the€trial€court€whenÐ ° Ðthe€trial€court€reached€the€correct€result.€€òòContinental€Cas.€Co.€v.€Smithóó,€720€S.W.2d€48,€50€(Tenn.€1986);€òòArnold€v.€CityÐ tÄ Ðof€Chattanoogaóó,€19€S.W.3d€779,€789€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).Ô#†X6X òôÑœq#Ô dÝ ƒiñ!ÝÓ  ÓÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡X6XXXÔÑ  ÑÔ‡¼Zµ»XX6ÔÑ  ÑÑ€ zãÑà@ü ü ìàÔ#†X6X»¼Zµt#ÔÔ‡îV”îXX6ÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†X6XîîV”å#ÔÔ‡¼Zµ»XX6ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓAssigned€on€Briefs€August€2,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ#†X6X»¼Zµ#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼Zµ»XX6ÔJEREL€HUGHES€v.€TENNESSEE€DEPARTMENT€OFÐ úJ ÐCORRECTION,€òòet€alóó.Ô#†X6X»¼Zµ#Ôó óÐ  ^ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ  ^ Ðà@@øøìàNo.€00„2096„III€€€€€€Ellen€Hobbs€Lyle,€ChancellorÐ ú J ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<½` AßÐ ¾  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2001„00074„Ô_ÔCOAÔ_Ô„R3„CV€„€Filed€September€3,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓPetitioner,€a€state€inmateòòóó,€filed€the€underlying€action€Ô#†X6XXX6I#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ôseeking€review€of€actions€taken€by€theÐ ŒÜ ÐTennessee€Department€of€Correction€and€the€Tennessee€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole,€includingÐ xÈ Ðthe€decision€of€the€Board€to€deny€parole€and€set€the€next€parole€hearing€two€yearsÔ#†X6XXX6M#Ô€later.€€PetitionerÐ d´ Ðhad€been€convicted€of€an€additional€felony€while€on€parole€from€a€previous€felony€conviction.€€TheÐ P  Ðtrial€court€dismissed€the€petition€for€failure€to€state€a€claim€under€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6).€€For€theÐ <Œ Ðreasons€set€forth€below,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.€€Ð (x ÐÓàÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€CourtÐ P ÐAffirmed€and€Remandedó óÐ ì< ÐÌòòÓ  ÓPatricia€J.€Cottrell,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòBen€H.€Cantrell,€P.J.,€M.S.,€óóÐ Ä Ðand€òòWilliam€C.€Koch,€Jr.,€J.óó,€joined.Ð ° ÐÌJerel€Hughes,€Clifton,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð ˆØ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€Ashley€S.Ð `!°  ÐOld,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellees,€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€andÐ L"œ! ÐTennessee€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole.Ð 8#ˆ" ÐÓ¤ÓÌò òOPINIONó óÐ %` $ ÐÌÓ  Óà  àMr.€Hughes,€a€state€prisoner,€appeals€from€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€his€action€seekingÐ è&8"& Ðjudicial€review€by€common€law€writ€of€certiorari,€a€declaratory€judgment,€issuance€of€a€writ€ofÐ Ô'$#' Ðhabeas€corpus,€and€other€relief.€€His€lawsuit€was€based€upon€the€following€set€of€facts,€which€weÐ À($( Ðmust€presume€to€be€true€because€he€appeals€from€the€grant€of€a€motion€to€dismiss.€€òòBell€v.€Icard,Ð ¬)ü$) ÐMerrill,€Cullins,€Timm,€Furen€and€Ginsburg,€P.A.óó,€986€S.W.2d€550,€554€(Tenn.€1999).Ð ˜*è%* ÐÌà  àMr.€Hughes€was€convicted€and€sentenced€in€1993€to€imprisonment€for€a€term€of€fifteen€(15)Ð p,À', Ðyears.€€He€was€paroled€from€that€sentence€on€September€10,€1997.€€One€year€later,€while€on€paroleÐ \-¬(- ÐÑ zãÑâ  âÑ8€6XXdìdÈ8Ñâ  âÑ  Ñfrom€his€original€sentence,€he€committed€another€offense,€aggravated€robbery,€for€which€he€wasÐ ° Ðsentenced,€on€February€11,€1999,€to€eight€(8)€years€imprisonment,€but€with€all€but€one€year€(day€forÐ œì Ðday)€suspended,€followed€by€placement€on€supervised€probation.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àHe€was€served€with€a€parole€revocation€warrant€shortly€after€his€arrest€for€the€1998€offense,Ð `° Ðand€he€appeared€before€the€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole€(ð ðBoardðð)€on€May€13,€1999.€€In€his€briefÐ L œ ÐMr.€Hughes€refers€to€this€hearing€as€a€revocation€hearing€and€states€it€ð ðwas€the€result€of€appellantÐ 8 ˆ Ðcommitting€a€subsequent€offense.ðð€€According€to€the€documents€attached€to€Mr.€Hughesððs€petition,Ð $ t Ðhis€parole€from€his€original€sentence€was€revoked€and€the€time€for€him€to€begin€serving€his€newÐ  ` Ðsentence€was€set€for€September€15,€1999.€€The€reason€for€the€revocation€was€indicated€as€ð ðNF,ððÐ ü L  Ðmeaning€new€felony.€€We€note€that€according€to€the€same€form,€Mr.€Hughesððs€sentence€wasÐ è 8  Ðcalculated€to€expire€on€January€12,€2005.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àMr.€Hughes€alleges€that€on€September€16,€1999,€he€was€ð ðforced€to€go€back€beforeðð€a€BoardÐ ¬ü  Ðhearing€officer€and€that€the€result€was€a€decision€that€he€had€to€serve€an€additional€two€(2)€years€andÐ ˜è  Ðcould€be€reconsidered€by€the€Board€for€parole€after€those€two€(2)€years.€€Mr.€Hughes€refers€to€thisÐ „Ô  Ðhearing€as€a€ð ðtime€setting€hearing,ðð€but€the€documents€attached€to€Mr.€Hughesððs€petition€indicate€thisÐ pÀ Ðwas€a€parole€hearing€which€resulted€in€a€recommendation€that€he€be€denied€parole.€€The€reasons€forÐ \¬ Ðthe€denial,€indicated€by€checkmarks€on€the€form,€were€ð ðThere€is€a€substantial€risk€that€the€offenderÐ H˜ Ðwill€not€conform€to€the€conditions€of€releaseðð€and€ð ðThe€offenderððs€continued€correctional€treatment,Ð 4„ Ðmedical€care€or€vocational€or€other€training€in€the€institution€will€substantially€enhance€the€offenderððsÐ  p Ðcapacity€to€lead€a€law„abiding€life€when€given€release€status€at€a€later€time.ðð€€Below€these€reasonsÐ  \ Ðare€handwritten€notes€stating,€ð ðparole€violationðð€and€ð ðsubstance€abuse,ðð€which€we€interpret€as€beingÐ øH Ðfurther€explanation€of€each€reason,€respectively.€€This€recommendation€by€the€hearing€officer€wasÐ ä4 Ðapproved€by€the€Board.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àMr.€Hughes€administratively€appealed€this€ruling€pursuant€to€Board€procedure,€and€by€letterÐ ¨ø Ðdated€April€27,€2000,€he€was€informed€that€his€appeal€had€been€denied€and€that€this€determinationÐ ”ä Ðwas€final.€€The€letter€stated€that€Mr.€Hughesððs€appeal€from€the€September€16,€1999€parole€grantÐ €Ð Ðhearing€had€been€thoroughly€reviewed,€that€he€had€not€supported€his€claim€that€significant€newÐ l¼ Ðinformation€or€evidence€existed€which€was€not€available€at€the€time€of€the€hearing,€and€that€hisÐ X ¨ Ðallegation€of€substantial€procedural€irregularity€by€the€hearing€officer€was€unsubstantiated€by€aÐ D!” Ðreview€of€the€file€and€the€tape€of€the€hearing.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌÔ‡X6XXX6Ôà  àSubsequently,€Mr.€Hughes€filed€a€petition€for€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€in€DavidsonÐ $X" ÐCounty€seeking€review€of€the€Boardððs€decision€to€decline€parole€for€another€two€years.€€During€theÐ ô$D # Ðcourse€of€this€litigation€in€the€trial€court,€Mr.€Hughes€amended€his€complaint€and€filed€various€otherÐ à%0!$ Ðmotions€and€requests€for€relief.€€He€named€both€the€Board€and€the€Department€of€CorrectionÐ Ì&"% Ð(hereinafter€referred€to€jointly€as€ð ðthe€Stateðð).€€The€trial€court€issued€a€memorandum€and€orderÐ ¸'#& Ðdealing€with€the€various€claims€for€relief€and€granted€the€Stateððs€motion€to€dismiss€and€denied€allÐ ¤(ô#' Ðmotions€filed€by€Mr.€Hughes.Ô#†X6XXX6)#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ô€€In€granting€the€motion€to€dismiss€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.Ð )à$( Ð12.02(6),€the€court€held€that€the€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€was€not€filed€within€the€sixty€(60)€dayÐ |*Ì%) Ðtime€limit€imposed€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€27„9„102€and€did€not€allege€any€illegal,Ð h+¸&* Ðfraudulent,€or€arbitrary€action€on€the€part€of€the€Board.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€the€motion€forÐ ° Ðinjunctive€relief€based€on€the€conclusion€that€Mr.€Hughes€did€not€show€he€was€entitled€to€the€reliefÐ œì Ðhe€requested.€€The€trial€court€determined€that€the€petition€for€habeas€corpus€relief€was€inappropriateÐ ˆØ Ðbecause€the€evidence€before€the€court€did€not€establish€that€the€term€of€imprisonment€had€expiredÐ tÄ Ðor€the€judgment€was€void.€€The€court€determined€that€Mr.€Hughesððs€motion€for€extraordinary€appealÐ `° Ðwas€premature€and€filed€in€the€wrong€court.€€The€court€denied€Mr.€Hughesððs€request€to€be€broughtÐ L œ Ðbefore€the€court€because€he€failed€to€state€a€claim€under€any€of€the€legal€theories€he€asserted.€€TheÐ 8 ˆ Ðtrial€court€denied€Mr.€Hughesððs€motion€for€declaratory€judgment€based€on€lack€of€jurisdictionÐ $ t Ðbecause€Mr.€Hughes€had€not€previously€sought€a€declaratory€order€from€the€Department€ofÐ  ` ÐCorrection€regarding€his€sentence€calculation.Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€Mr.€Hughes€raises€the€following€issues:€(1)€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€inÐ Ô$  Ðdismissing€the€petition€for€failure€to€state€a€claim;€(2)€whether€the€Board€exceeded€its€jurisdictionÐ À  Ðor€acted€in€an€illegal,€arbitrary,€or€capricious€manner;€(3)€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€inÐ ¬ü  Ðdismissing€the€petition€as€untimely;€(4)€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€dismissing€the€petitionÐ ˜è  Ðfor€habeas€corpus€relief;€(5)€whether€the€Board€was€correct€in€calculating€Mr.€Hughesððs€sentence;Ð „Ô  Ðand€(6)€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€in€denying€Mr.€Hughesððs€motion€for€appointment€ofÐ pÀ Ðcounsel.€€Based€on€the€following,€we€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court.Ô#†X6XXX6Y#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6ÔÐ \¬ ÐÔ#†X6XXX6w(#ÔÌÓ  ÓI.Ð 4„ ÐÓÏ(ÓÌà  àAlthough€the€State€makes€technical€procedural€arguments€herein,€relating€to€relief€underÐ  \ Ðcommon€law€writ€of€certiorari,€the€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€and€the€Administrative€Procedures€ActððsÐ øH Ðprovisions€on€declaratory€judgments,€before€we€address€the€requirements€of€the€appropriateÐ ä4 Ðprocedure,€we€must€first€identify€Mr.€Hughesððs€real€claim.€€The€State€has€not€responded€directly€toÐ Ð  Ðwhat€we€perceive€to€be€the€prisonerððs€actual€complaint€from€which€he€seeks€relief.€€Neither€has€theÐ ¼  ÐState€filed€the€administrative€record€regarding€actions€taken€by€either€the€Department€of€CorrectionÐ ¨ø Ðor€the€Board€regarding€Mr.€Hughesððs€sentence.€€à  àÐ ”ä ÐÌà  àMr.€Hughes€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€to€challenge€the€decision€of€the€BoardÐ l¼ Ðdenying€his€administrative€appeal.€€That€decision€affirmed€the€Boardððs€earlier€decision€which,€in€part,Ð X ¨ Ðdenied€parole€to€Mr.€Hughes.€€However,€it€is€not€really€the€denial€of€parole€to€which€he€objects.€Ð D!” ÐInstead,€it€is€the€resetting€of€his€next€parole€hearing€for€two€years€later,€when,€according€to€hisÐ 0"€  Ðargument,€he€was€not€required€to€appear€before€the€Board€at€all.€€He€argues€that€at€the€originalÐ #l! Ðrevocation€hearing,€the€Board€ordered€that€his€new€sentence€begin€September€15,€1999;€that€becauseÐ $X" Ðhis€new€sentence€was€for€only€one€year,€he€was€not€required€to€meet€with€the€Board€before€beingÐ ô$D # Ðreleased€on€supervised€probation€for€the€remainder€of€that€sentence;€and€that€the€Boardððs€secondÐ à%0!$ Ðhearing€resulted€in€an€order€requiring€him€to€serve€additional€time.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€€His€argument€is€based€on€theÐ Ì&"% Ðproposition€that€the€Boardððs€setting€a€date€for€the€beginning€of€his€new€sentence€automatically€causedÐ ° Ðhis€original€sentence€to€end€the€day€before,€because€those€sentences€must€be€served€consecutively.€Ð œì ÐÌà  àWith€regard€to€Mr.€Hughesððs€original€fifteen€(15)€year€sentence,€his€parole€did€not€terminateÐ tÄ Ðthat€sentence.€€While€parole€normally€terminates€confinement,€the€parolee€continues€in€constructiveÐ `° Ðcustody€until€the€expiration€of€the€full€term€of€his€sentence.€€Parole€is€nothing€more€than€aÐ L œ Ðconditional€suspension€of€a€sentence.€€òòHowell€v.€Stateóó,€569€S.W.2d€428,€432„33€(Tenn.€1978).€€UponÐ 8 ˆ Ðrevocation€of€Mr.€Hughesððs€parole,€the€Board€had€wide€discretion€regarding€appropriate€continuedÐ $ t Ðincarceration.€€€Ð  ` ÐÌÔ‡X6XXX6Ôà  àThe€Board€is€vested€with€the€duty€and€authority€to€decide€ð ðthe€action€to€be€takenðð€if€paroleÐ è 8  Ðis€violated,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„118(c),€and€after€a€parole€revocation€hearing:Ð Ô$  ÐÌà8  àmay,€if€it€sees€fit,€require€such€prisoner€to€serve€out€in€prison€the€balance€of€theÐ ¬ü  Ðmaximum€term€for€which€the€prisoner€was€originally€sentenced,€calculated€from€theÐ ˜è  Ðdate€of€the€delinquency€or€such€part€thereof,€as€it€may€determine,€or€impose€suchÐ „Ô  Ðpunishment€as€it€deems€proper,€subject€to€the€provisions€of€ðð€40„28„123Ô#†X6XXX604#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ô.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„122(d).€Ô#†X6XXX6ì6#ÔÐ H˜ ÐÌà  àIn€relevant€part,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„123(a)€provides:Ð  p ÐÌà8  àAny€prisoner€who€is€convicted€in€this€state€of€a€felony,€committed€while€on€paroleÐ øH Ðfrom€a€state€prison,€jail€or€workhouse,€shall€serve€the€remainder€of€the€sentence€underÐ ä4 Ðwhich€the€prisoner€was€paroled,€or€such€part€of€that€sentence,€as€the€board€mayÐ Ð  Ðdetermine€before€the€prisoner€commences€serving€the€sentence€received€for€theÐ ¼  Ðfelony€committed€while€on€parole.ШøÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThis€statute€has€been€in€existence€for€a€long€time€and€has€included€essentially€the€sameÐ €Ð Ðlanguage€that€now€appears€in€that€sentence€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„123(a)€quoted€above.€€òòSeeóóÐ l¼ ÐòòHenderson€v.€Stateóó,€419€S.W.2d€176,€522€(Tenn.€1967).׃@×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Our€courts€have€long€interpreted€thisÐ X ¨ Ðstatute€as€precluding€a€trial€court€from€imposing€the€sentence€for€a€felony€committed€on€parole€toÐ D!” Ðrun€concurrently€with€the€original€sentence€from€which€the€individual€was€paroled.€€òòHendersonóó,€419Ð 0"€  ÐS.W.2d€at€522„23€(explaining€that€the€effect€of€the€statute€is€that€the€trial€judge€is€powerless€to€orderÐ #l! Ðsuch€a€concurrent€sentence);€òòTaylor€v.€Morganóó,€909€S.W.2d€17,€20€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòStateÐ $X" Ðv.€Buchananóó,€No.€M1999„00980„CCA„R3„CD,€2000€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€173,€at€*11„*12Ð ô$D # Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Feb.€29,€2000)€(permission€to€appeal€denied€Sept.€18,€2000);€òòBergdoff€v.€Stateóó,Ð à%0!$ ÐNo.€01C01„9508„CC„00279,€1996€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€629,€at€*11€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Oct.€8,Ð Ì&"% Ð1996)€(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed);€òòState€v.€Sharpeóó,€No.€01C01„9301„CR„00031,€1993Ð ° ÐTenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€832,€at€*10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€9,€1993)€(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11Ð œì Ðapplication€filed);€òòMcDaniel€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03„C„01„9202„CR„00048,€1992€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXISÐ ˆØ Ð866,€at€*5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€€Nov.€13,€1992)€(permission€to€appeal€denied€Mar.€1,€1993);€òòState€v.Ð tÄ ÐBrownóó,€No.€86„203„III,€1987€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€2231,€at€*1„*2€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€May€12,Ð `° Ð1987)€(permission€to€appeal€denied€Aug.€3,€1987).€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòEl„Amin€v.€Campbellóó,€973€S.W.2d€222,Ð L œ Ð223€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1998)€(holding€that€as€a€matter€of€law,€a€sentence€for€a€felony€committed€whileÐ 8 ˆ Ðon€parole€from€a€sentence€for€a€felony€shall€be€consecutive€to€the€sentence€paroled€upon€if€and€whenÐ $ t Ðthat€parole€is€revoked).€€Ð  ` ÐÌà  àMr.€Hughes€relies€upon€the€language€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„123(a),€and€we€think€hisÐ è 8  Ðargument€is€fairly€construed€as€presenting€the€question€of€whether€that€statute€requires€the€Board€to€Ð Ô$  Ðmake€the€sentences€consecutive€or,€alternatively,€whether€the€statuteððs€ð ðor€such€part€of€that€sentenceÐ À  Ðas€the€Board€may€determineðð€language€gives€the€Board€the€authority€and€discretion€to€direct€that€theÐ ¬ü  Ðnew€sentence€begin€at€a€date€earlier€than€the€expiration€of€earlier€sentence.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€other€words,€does€theÐ ˜è  ÐBoard€have€authority€to€allow€the€prisoner€to€serve€the€sentences€concurrently?€€If€it€does€not,€Mr.Ð „Ô  ÐHughes€argues,€then€the€Boardððs€action€in€setting€the€beginning€of€his€new€sentence€necessarilyÐ pÀ Ðimplies€a€determination€that€he€was€not€required€to€serve€any€more€of€his€original€sentence.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àOur€courts€have€determined€that€the€Board€has€such€discretion.€€In€òòState€v.€Ô_ÔVenableÔ_Ôóó,€606Ð 4„ ÐS.W.2d€298€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1980),€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€considered€the€argument€ofÐ  p Ða€petitioner€that€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€ordering€that€his€sentence€for€a€crime€committed€while€onÐ  \ Ðparole€commence€ð ðat€the€expiration€ofðð€his€original€sentence€defeated€the€operation€of€Tenn.€CodeÐ øH ÐAnn.€ðð€40„3620€ð ðwhich€provides€that€a€parolee€who€is€convicted€of€a€subsequent€felony€must€serveÐ ä4 Ðthe€remainder€of€the€sentence€under€which€he€was€paroled€or€such€part€of€that€sentence€as€the€ParoleÐ Ð  ÐBoard€may€determine€before€he€commences€serving€the€subsequent€sentence.ðð€€òòVenableóó,€606€S.W.2d€Ð ¼  Ðat€302.€€The€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€concluded€that€any€error€in€the€wording€of€the€judgmentÐ ¨ø Ðð ðwas€probably€the€result€of€inadvertence€and€not€an€attempt€to€usurp€the€parole€boardððs€authority€toÐ ”ä Ðdetermine€how€much€of€the€defendantððs€prior€sentence€should€be€served€before€commencement€ofÐ €Ð Ðthe€instant€sentence.ðð€€òòIdóó.€€òòSee€alsoóó€òòWalker€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9707„CR„00297,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.Ð l¼ ÐApp.€LEXIS€979,€at€*6„*7€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Sept.€10,€1998)€(permission€to€appeal€denied€Feb.€1,Ð X ¨ Ð1999)€(holding€that€only€the€Board€has€the€authority€to€determine€the€portion€of€a€paroled€sentenceÐ D!” Ðthat€is€to€be€served€after€revocation€and€the€discretion€to€determine€ð ðconcurrencyðð).Ð 0"€  Їà  àIt€has€been€held€that€even€though€a€trial€court€may€not€impose€concurrent€sentences€in€theÐ ° Ðsituation€of€a€felony€committed€while€on€parole,€the€court€may€recommend€to€the€Board€that€it€allowÐ œì Ðthe€prisoner€to€serve€both€sentences€concurrently.€€òòState€v.€Herronóó,€No.€249,€1990€Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð ˆØ ÐLEXIS€680,€at€*4„*5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Oct.€11,€1990)€(permission€to€appeal€denied€Jan.€14,€1991).€Ð tÄ ÐApparently,€it€was€common€practice€at€one€time€for€the€Board€to€take€into€consideration€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourtððs€recommendation€on€the€application€of€the€consecutive€sentence€statute.€€òòHenderson,€óó220Ð L œ ÐTenn.€at€522„23,€419€S.W.2d€at€177„78.òò€€óóNonetheless,€it€is€within€the€Boardððs€authority€andÐ 8 ˆ Ðdiscretion€to€set€the€new€sentence,€for€a€felony€committed€while€on€parole,€to€begin€to€run€before€theÐ $ t Ðprisoner€has€completely€served€the€remainder€of€the€original€sentence€which€was€reinstated€afterÐ  ` Ðparole€revocation.€€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€statute€clearly€gives€the€Board€the€authority€to€decide€how€much€of€the€prior€sentenceÐ Ô$  Ðmust€be€served€before€the€new€sentence€commences.€€Nothing€in€the€language€of€the€statute€equatesÐ À  Ðthis€decision€to€the€Boardððs€determination€on€how€much€of€the€reinstated€remainder€of€the€priorÐ ¬ü  Ðsentence€must€be€served€before€the€prisoner€can€be€paroled€again.€€Consequently,€we€do€not€agreeÐ ˜è  Ðwith€Mr.€Hughesððs€argument€that€the€Boardððs€setting€of€a€beginning€date€for€his€new€sentence€mustÐ „Ô  Ðbe€interpreted€as€an€implicit€decision€that€he€would€not€be€required€to€serve€any€portion€of€theÐ pÀ Ðremainder€of€his€original€sentence€beyond€the€date€set€for€beginning€the€new€sentence.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ð \¬ Ðà  àÌà  àIn€at€least€three€cases,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€has€addressed€the€same€argument€as€thatÐ 4„ Ðmade€herein€by€Mr.€Hughes€and€has€found€it€to€be€without€merit.€€In€òòCrass€v.€Stateóó,€No.€03C01„Ð  p Ð9304„CR„00135,€1995€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€1013,€at€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€29,€1995)Ð  \ Ð(permission€to€appeal€denied€May€6,€1996),€in€a€habeas€corpus€petition,€the€appellant€specificallyÐ øH Ðalleged€that:Ð ä4 ÐÌà8  àSince€the€Board€of€Paroles€ordered€the€petitioner€to€begin€serving€time€on€theÐ ¼  Ðsentence€for€the€felony€committed€while€on€parole€on€December€1,€1991,€theyÐ ¨ø Ðeffectively€vacated€the€remainder€of€the€prior€sentence€being€served€on€the€1983Ð ”ä ÐGrand€Larceny€conviction€as€of€that€date.ЀÐÐ Ð  ЀÌThe€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€following€òòFletcher€v.€Livesayóó,€€No.€88„197„III,€1988€Tenn.€Crim.Ð X ¨ ÐApp.€LEXIS€792€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Dec.€28,€1988)€(no€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed),Ð D!” Ðaffirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€the€habeas€corpus€petition.€€òòCrassóó,€1995€Tenn.Ð 0"€  ÐCrim.€App.€LEXIS€1013,€at€*3„*5.€€The€same€result€was€reached€in€òòMcMath€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„Ð #l! Ð9608„CC„00360,€1998€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€155,€at€*3„*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Feb.€4,€1998)€(noÐ $X" ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).€€Mr.€McMath€committed€a€felony€while€on€release€by€virtueÐ ô$D # Ðof€a€commutation.€€His€commutation€was€later€revoked,€he€was€sentenced€to€serve€two€(2)€years€onÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âthe€new€conviction,€and€the€Board€recommended€that€the€new€two€(2)€year€sentence€should€beginÐ Ì&"% Ðon€a€date€well€before€the€expiration€of€the€earlier€sentence.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€a€habeas€corpus€proceeding,€Mr.Ð ° Ðâ âMcMath€alleged€that€his€continued€incarceration€was€illegal€because€he€had€fully€served€the€sentenceÐ œì Ðupon€which€he€was€being€held.€€He€specifically€alleged€that€under€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€49„28„123(a)Ð ˆØ Ðhis€previously€imposed€life€sentence€was€terminated€by€the€setting€of€a€beginning€time€for€his€newÐ tÄ Ðsentence.€€Relying€on€òòFletcher€v.€Livesayóó,€the€court€rejected€that€argument€and€affirmed€the€trialÐ `° Ðcourtððs€dismissal€of€his€habeas€corpus€petition.€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àIn€òòFletcheróó,€the€petitioner€used€the€same€argument.€€Mr.€Fletcher€was€sentenced€in€1971€toÐ $ t Ða€term€of€ninety„nine€(99)€years,€but€his€sentence€was€commuted€in€1981€to€time€served€and€he€wasÐ  ` Ðplaced€on€parole€and€was€to€remain€under€supervision€until€2021.€€In€1986,€while€on€parole,€he€wasÐ ü L  Ðconvicted€of€another€felony.€€On€January€27,€1987,€the€Board€determined€that€Mr.€Fletcher€hadÐ è 8  Ðviolated€his€parole€and€ordered€service€of€the€one€year€sentence€on€the€new€conviction€to€begin€fromÐ Ô$  Ðthe€date€it€was€imposed,€February€7,€1986,€ð ðthereby€affording€Fletcher€credit€for€the€time€servedÐ À  Ðwhile€waiting€for€the€Boardððs€decision.ðð€òòFletcheróó,€1988€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€792,€at€*3.€€Mr.Ð ¬ü  ÐFletcher€claimed€that€because€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„123€requires€a€sentence€for€an€offenseÐ ˜è  Ðcommitted€while€the€prisoner€is€on€parole€to€be€served€consecutively€to€the€sentence€for€which€theÐ „Ô  Ðprisoner€is€on€parole,€the€original€ninety„nine€(99)€year€sentence€terminated€upon€completion€of€theÐ pÀ Ðnew€one„year€sentence.€€Stated€another€way,€the€argument€was€that€the€action€of€the€Board€settingÐ \¬ Ðthe€beginning€of€the€new€sentence€had€caused€the€expiration€of€the€ninety„nine€(99)€year€murderÐ H˜ Ðsentence.€€In€considering€this€argument,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€stated:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àApplication€of€petitionerððs€theory€of€ð ðabsorptionðð€or€ð ðmergerðð€would€cause€the€99„Ð  \ Ðyear€sentence€to€be€ð ðgobbled€upðð€by€the€one„year€sentence;€put€another€way,€it€wouldÐ øH Ðeffectively€reduce€the€99„year€sentence€to€a€one„year€sentence.€.€.€.€€This€result€isÐ ä4 Ðpreposterous€and€absurd;€.€.€.€.ÐÐ Ð Ð  ÐÌòòIdóó.,€1988€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€LEXIS€792,€at€*3„*4.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€Mr.€Hughes€remains€incarcerated€under€his€original€fifteen€(15)€yearÐ €Ð Ðsentence€because€his€parole€from€that€sentence€was€revoked.€€The€Boardððs€determination€to€allowÐ l¼ Ðhim€to€begin€serving€his€new€sentence€while€he€is€serving€the€remainder€of€his€original€sentence€didÐ X ¨ Ðnot€have€the€effect€of€terminating€or€ð ðexpiringðð€the€original€sentence.€€By€setting€another€grant€ofÐ D!” Ðparole€hearing€for€Mr.€Hughes,€it€is€obvious€the€Board€is€willing€at€that€time€to€consider€how€muchÐ 0"€  Ðof€this€original€sentence€he€must€serve€before€he€is€re„paroled.€€The€fact€that€he€will€have€begunÐ #l! Ðserving,€and€perhaps€have€completed€the€incarceration€part€of,€his€new€sentence€can€only€operate€toÐ $X" Ðhis€advantage.Ð ô$D # ÐÓ  ÓÐ  à%0!$ ÐII.Ð ° ÐÓCkÓÌà  àBased€upon€our€determination€of€the€merits€of€Mr.€Hughesððs€claim,€we€agree€with€the€trialÐ ˆØ Ðcourt€that€he€has€failed€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted€and€that€his€complaint€wasÐ tÄ Ðproperly€dismissed€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.€12.02(6).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð `° ÐÌà  àNo€prisoner€has€a€right€to€be€released€on€parole€prior€to€the€expiration€of€his€or€her€sentence.€Ð 8 ˆ ÐòòRobinson€v.€Traughberóó,€13€S.W.3d€361,€364€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1999).€€Parole€is€a€privilege,€and€theÐ $ t Ðpower€to€decide€to€release€a€prisoner€on€parole€rests€with€the€Board€of€Probation€and€Parole,€not€theÐ  ` Ðcourts.€€òòHopkins€v.€Tenn.€Bd.€of€Paroles€&€Prob.óó,€60€S.W.3d€79,€82€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2001).€Ð ü L  ÐAccordingly,€because€parole€decisions€are€entirely€discretionary,€òòRichardson€v.€Tenn.€Depððt.€of€Corr.óó,Ð è 8  Ð33€S.W.3d€818,€820€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000),€òòDaniels€v.€Traughberóó,€984€S.W.2d€802,€803€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð Ô$  ÐApp.€1998),€the€only€vehicle€for€obtaining€judicial€review€of€the€Boardððs€decisions€is€a€common€lawÐ À  Ðwrit€of€certiorari.€€òòThandiwe€v.€Traughberóó,€909€S.W.2d€802,€803€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1994).€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àThe€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€is€considered€an€extraordinary€remedy€that€is€not€availableÐ „Ô  Ðas€of€right.€€òòUtley€v.€Roseóó,€55€S.W.3d€559,€563€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2001);€òòBlackmon€v.€Tenn.€Bd.€ofÐ pÀ ÐParolesóó,€29€S.W.3d€875,€878€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€2000).Ô‡X6XXX6Ô€€Under€a€petition€for€common€law€writ€ofÐ \¬ Ðcertiorari,€a€courtððs€review€of€administrative€agency€decisions€is€limited€to€a€determination€ofÐ H˜ Ðwhether€the€administrative€body€acted€within€its€jurisdiction€or€acted€arbitrarily,€capriciously,€orÐ 4„ Ðillegally.€€òòCooper€v.€Williamson€County€Bd.€of€Educ.óó,€746€S.W.2d€176,€179€(Tenn.€1987).€€Ô#†X6XXX6-r#ÔBecauseÐ  p Ðthe€Board€has€the€authority€to€take€the€action€complained€of,€it€has€not€acted€illegally,€arbitrarily€orÐ  \ Ðbeyond€its€jurisdiction€in€refusing€parole€and€setting€the€next€parole€hearing.€€Therefore,€Mr.€HughesÐ øH Ðhas€not€stated€a€claim€for€relief€under€the€common€law€writ€of€certiorari.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àHabeas€corpus€relief€for€a€person€incarcerated€after€conviction€of€a€crime€is€available€onlyÐ ¼  Ðwhen€a€convicting€court€is€without€jurisdiction€or€authority€to€sentence€a€defendant€or€when€theÐ ¨ø Ðsentence€has€expired.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€164€(Tenn.€1992).€€Mr.€Hughesððs€claim€isÐ ”ä Ðthat€his€sentence€has€expired.€€As€discussed€above,€however,€his€original€fifteen€(15)€year€sentenceÐ €Ð Ðhas€not€expired.€€Consequently,€Mr.€Hughes€has€not€stated€a€claim€for€relief€under€the€writ€of€habeasÐ l¼ Ðcorpus.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àTo€the€extent€that€Mr.€Hughes€actually€challenged€computation€of€his€sentence,€it€is€correctÐ 0"€  Ðthat€such€a€claim€must€be€brought€against€the€Department€of€Correction,€because€the€Department€isÐ #l! Ðgiven€exclusive€responsibility€for€ð ðcalculating€the€sentence€expiration€date€and€the€earliest€releaseÐ $X" Ðdate€of€any€felony€offender.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„28„129.€€Such€an€action€must€be€broughtÐ ô$D # Ðpursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„225,€and€a€prerequisite€is€that€the€petitioner€first€seek€aÐ à%0!$ Ðâ âdeclaratory€order€from€the€agency.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€4„5„225(b).€€The€trial€court€herein€found€thatÐ Ì&"% ÐMr.€Hughes€had€not€sought€a€declaratory€order€from€the€Department€concerning€his€sentenceÐ ° Ðcalculation.Ð œì Ðâ âÌà  àWe€are€not€convinced€that€Mr.€Hughesððs€complaint€is€with€the€Departmentððs€calculation€ofÐ tÄ Ðhis€sentence€expiration€or€any€other€aspect€of€his€sentence,€except€to€the€extent€that€the€DepartmentÐ `° Ðdid€not€interpret€the€Boardððs€setting€of€the€time€for€his€new€sentence€to€begin€as€an€implicitÐ L œ Ðdetermination€that€his€original€sentence€was€fully€served€on€that€date.€€We€have€addressed€that€issueÐ 8 ˆ Ðin€our€discussion€of€the€merits€of€his€principal€argument.Ð $ t ÐÌà  àHowever,€this€court€has€previously€held€that€an€involuntary€dismissal€because€of€the€failureÐ ü L  Ðto€comply€with€Tenn.€Code€Ann€ðð€4„5„225(b)€is€not€an€adjudication€on€the€merits€which€would€Ð è 8  Ðpreclude€future€judicial€review€if€the€administrative€remedy€is€sought.€€òòMcMahan€v.€Whismanóó,€No.Ð Ô$  Ð01„A„01„9711„CH„00681,€1998€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€353,€at€*5€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€May€29,€1998)€(noÐ À  ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).€€Therefore,€the€dismissal€of€Mr.€Hughesððs€action€on€the€basisÐ ¬ü  Ðof€failure€to€request€a€declaratory€order€from€the€Department€is€without€prejudice.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌÔ‡X6XXX6Ôà  àThe€last€issue€presented€by€Mr.€Hughes€on€appeal€is€whether€the€trial€court€was€correct€inÐ pÀ Ðdenying€his€motion€for€appointment€of€counsel,€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€13,€Section€1(d)(4)€of€theÐ \¬ ÐRules€of€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee.Ô#†X6XXX6m€#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ô€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€and€based€its€ruling€onÐ H˜ Ðthe€holding€in€òòBarish€v.€Metropolitan€Govððtóó,€627€S.W.2d€953,€955€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1981),€where€thisÐ 4„ Ðcourt€determined€that€Ô#†X6XXX6Ç#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ôð ðthere€is€no€absolute€right€to€counsel€in€a€civil€action.ðð€€òòSee€also€Memphis€Bd.Ð  p Ðof€Realtors€v.€Cohenóó,€786€S.W.2d€951,€953€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1989)Ô#†X6XXX6ï‚#ÔÔ‡X6XXX6Ô;òò€Howse€v.€Johnsonóó,€No.€M1998„Ð  \ Ð00513„C0A„R3„CV,€2000€Tenn.€App.€LEXIS€383,€at€*6€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€June€13,€2000)€(no€Tenn.Ð øH ÐR.€App.€P.€11€application€filed).€We€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court€denying€Mr.€HughesððÐ ä4 Ðmotion€for€appointment€of€counsel.Ð Ð  ÐÌÓ  ÓIII.òòóóÐ ¨ø ÐÓW…ÓÌà  àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€hereby€affirmed.€€Costs€of€theÐ €Ð Ðappeal€are€assessed€to€appellant,€Jerel€Hughes,€for€which€execution€may€issue€if€necessary.€€Ð l¼ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð #l! 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