ÿWPCÓ ¯ƒ¨´<ªËhÇÙψ1[øSYd†á9–Úîù ä“SC' ã5û8Óî"ŲÜVL«“®hÌÞ±ìŸì¦!xË'œ%N+ƒðy¤ký/SBšØòïõ"?ßó5’ß°\®tÕŽÙ%·µž:‘Ѹr¿¸ÃDX¬‘¼ ZJë#ðEºËjåÀ‚ØG‚­²‚(ã+ b·ŠÞÂìõT‘l(R_£&‚ñÐœä*rPá’‹ŽfšûŠäèýýµ¿Œ{ö°ê]š«.Z%þ‰ .vúF‰H‘л¶¾. Ÿ[ Ê€#~wvxŽTðò(@1¨ì´..Ì[»\Àé“᣶-å$t|¥ç‹ìðI4ÅC,Û’Mˆ!ž«»äR%}˜j¦ÉÐe¦~ÕBß÷üj• çâO §pÅ$ÓØQ  ]æ•ðŽp$¥ëAYÌiÌ5‚çú»ˆdÜ™§ù‹b‹i"½-Š‹¹¢ µ—‘0ðN…S6oSe[Ë!¸å÷¨$•Ó‹YmC ÜÑš÷ÌÚè$y=t[ÎE…Dž›MNeL`û&Ì*.e²AÓç’#®­èlÛ×1)€1yI_U´£è_=Ã]Nõd»«ÈŒ‘?§C;—QÄSírûMd#!xUN™ %ç 0(í4 ) 8 w@ fD 0lF 0D² aö  % ^ 3? mANXÖZZZ40U:ddddddddddddd Bžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžžž 0D» D5ÿÿÿÿÿ AQ4Æ… 0DK 0D˜HP LaserJet 8000 DN PSØÚØÚÚØØÚ0(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡{Z=')i)3|xà((3üÝ$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóTABLE A Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝIn€opposing€the€Departmentððs€motion€for€summary€judgment,€Jones€incorrectly€assertedÐ ° Ðthat€he€has€been€continuously€confined€since€March€1976.€€In€March€1976,€Jones€received€sevenÐ œì Ðconcurrent€three€to€five€year€sentences€when€he€was€convicted€of€seven€counts€of€grand€larcenyÐ ˆØ Ðin€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court.€€Jones€has€not€been€continuously€confined€since€MarchÐ tÄ Ð1976,€however,€because€in€July€1977€he€was€released€on€parole.€€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€1997€WL€367661,€atÐ `° Ð*1.€€Approximately€two€months€later,€Jones€committed€the€offenses€that€led€to€the€subject€62„Ð L œ Ðyear€sentence.€€ò òòòIdó óóó. Ý ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝSection€41-21-230€permits€prisoners€to€earn€up€to€fifteen€days€of€PPSC€credits€perÐ ° Ðmonth,€for€a€maximum€total€of€180€per€year.€€T.C.A.€ðð41-21-230€(1982)€(repealed€1985).ÍŒG'L ÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ ÌÝ ƒ üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔRule10(b)€of€the€rules€of€this€court€provides€thatÐ ° ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à[Ô_Ôt]heÔ_Ô€Court,€with€the€concurrence€of€all€judges€participating€in€theÏcase,€may€affirm,€reverse€or€modify€the€actions€of€the€trial€court€byÏmemorandum€opinion€when€a€formal€opinion€would€have€noÏprecedential€value.€€When€a€case€is€decided€by€memorandumÏopinion€it€shall€be€designated€ð ðMEMORANDUM€OPINION,ððÏshall€not€be€published,€and€shall€not€be€cited€or€relied€on€for€anyÏÔ& Ä Ôreason€in€a€subsequent€unrelated€case.Ð ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Ct.€App.€R.10(b).Ô'Äd)WÔ *Ý ƒb¯"ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€X½·XXXÔÔ€wXX½·ÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X½·XwÔÐ  ÐÌOctober€7,€1999ÌÌCecil€Ô_ÔCrowsonÔ_Ô,€Jr.ÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAxÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý$$$$)ÿÿ!dxdxabZc[Cþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3¯$¢¢Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑTR[° AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑò òÑ  ÑÑ8€–7XXdìdÈ8ÑÔ_ÔÌßx€`[B2.jzDV`  `€€@ÿE ò` 8ttxPDœº V xßà@O O ìàIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE,€ˆÌà@áá$ìàAT€NASHVILLE€ó óˆÐ ˆØ ÐÌÌà@:: ìà_________________________________________________________________ˆÌÌÓ'°,X°À”X°œX'Óò òWILLIAM€JONES,ó óà À à)à  àDavidson€County€Chancery€Court€Ð $ t Ðà À à)à  àNo.€92„2644„IIÐ  d Ѐ€€€€Petitioner/Appellant.à À à)à  àÐ  P  Ðà À à)à  àC.A.€No.€€01A01„9809„CH„00499Ð ì <  ÐVS.à À à)à  àÐ Ø(  Ðà À à)à  àHon.€Carol€L.€McCoy,€ChancellorÐ Ä  Ðò òJEFF€REYNOLDS,€COMMISSIONER,à À àó ó)à  àò òÐ °  ÐTENNESSEEó ó€ò òDEPARTMENT€OFà À àó ó)ò òÐ  ð  ÐCORRECTIONó ó,à À à)à  àò òAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óÐ à  Ѐ€€€à À à)Ð €Ð ÐRespondent/Appellee.à À à)à  àOPINION€FILED:Ð l¼ ÐÌÌò òWilliam€Jonesó ó,€òòò òPro€Seóóó ó€Ð 0€ ÐÌò òPaul€G.€Summers,ó ó€Attorney€General€&€ReporterÐ  \ Ðò òPatricia€C.€Kussmannó ó,€Assistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ üL ÐFor€Respondents/Appellees.ÌÌÌ______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌÓ0°,X°` ˜X°,X°À”X0ÓÓ  Óò òà@ìì!ìàMEMORANDUM€OPINIONó ó׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׈Ð ˆØ Ð_______________________________________________________________________________ÌÌÌÌòòò òFarmer,€J.óóó óÐ $$t" ÐÌÌÓÓà ` àPlaintiff€William€Jones€appeals€the€trial€courtððs€order€granting€the€motion€forÏsummary€judgment€filed€by€the€Commissioner€of€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Correction€in€thisÏdispute€over€the€Departmentððs€calculation€of€Jonesðð€sentence€reduction€credits.€€We€affirm€the€trialÏcourtððs€judgment.ÌÐ D.”)- Ðà ` àThis€appeal€marks€the€third€time€this€dispute€has€been€before€this€court.€€In€its€lastÏappearance€in€this€court,€ò òòòJonesv.€Reynoldsó óóó,€No.€01A01-9510-CH-00484,€1997€WL€367661€(Tenn.Ð ˆØ ÐApp.€July2,€1997)€(ò òòòJonesIIó óóó)€(ò òòòno€perm.€app.€filedó óóó),€we€set€forth€the€history€of€this€litigation€and€ofÐ `° ÐJonesðð€various€criminal€convictions€in€Fayette,€Haywood,€and€Shelby€Counties,€Tennessee.€€TheÐ 8 ˆ Ðpresent€dispute€involves€only€the€62„year€sentence€that€Jones€received€in€Shelby€County€in€1979€afterÐ  ` Ðhe€was€convicted€of€second„degree€murder€and€six€counts€of€armed€robbery.Ð è 8  ÐÌà ` àIn€1992,€Jones€requested€a€declaratory€ruling€from€the€Department€of€CorrectionÐ ˜è  Ðconcerning€its€computation€of€Jonesðð€sentence€reduction€credits,€but€the€Department€did€not€respond.€Ð pÀ ÐJones€then€filed€a€petition€for€declaratory€judgment€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€Davidson€County,€butÐ H˜ Ðthe€trial€court€summarily€dismissed€the€petition.€€In€ò òòòJonesv.€Reynoldsó óóó,€No.€01A01-9302-CH-00055,Ð  p Ð1993€WL€166925€(Tenn.€App.€May19,€1993)€(memorandum€opinion)€(ò òòòJonesIó óóó),€ò òòòperm.€app.€deniedó óóóÐ øH Ð(Tenn.€Sept.7,€1993),€this€court€vacated€the€trial€courtððs€judgment€and€remanded€the€case€to€theÐ Ð  ÐDepartment€with€directions€to€consider€Jonesðð€request€for€a€declaratory€order.Ð ¨ø ÐÌà ` àOn€remand,€the€Department€denied€Jonesðð€request€for€a€declaratory€ruling,€and€JonesÐ X ¨ Ðagain€filed€a€petition€for€declaratory€relief€in€the€trial€court.€€This€time,€the€Department€moved€forÐ 0"€  Ðsummary€judgment€based€upon€various€affidavits€that€it€submitted€in€an€effort€to€demonstrate€howÐ $X" Ðit€had€calculated€Jonesðð€sentence€reduction€credits.€€The€trial€court€granted€the€Departmentððs€motionÐ à%0!$ Ðfor€summary€judgment,€and€Jones€again€appealed.€€In€òòò òJonesIIó óóó,€we€concluded€that€Jonesðð€ability€toÐ ¸'#& Ðearn€sentence€reduction€credits€was€governed€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€41-21-229€andÐ )à$( Ð41-21-230€(1982)€(repealed€1985).€€Because€of€inadequacies€in€the€record,€however,€this€court€wasÐ h+¸&* Ðunable€to€conduct€a€meaningful€review€of€whether€the€Department€had€correctly€calculated€JonesððÐ @-(, Ðsentence€reduction€credits€under€these€statutes.€€Accordingly,€we€remanded€the€case€to€the€trial€courtÐ /h*. Ðfor€the€parties€to€submit€ð ðproper€evidence€and€records€demonstrating€the€proper€calculation€andÐ ð0@,0 Ðapplication€of€all€applicable€creditsðð€to€Jonesðð€sentence.€€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€1997€WL€367661,€at€*7.€€InÐ È2.2 Ðremanding€the€case,€we€suggested€that,€in€order€to€facilitate€this€courtððs€review€of€issues€of€this€sort,Ð  4ð/4 ÐÌÓÓÌà8 ` àthe€Department€should,€at€a€minimum,€provide€the€courts€with€year„Ð <9Œ49 Ðby„year€calculations€showing€(1)the€statutes€under€which€the€prisonerÐ (:x5: Ðis€earning€credits,€(2)the€number€of€good€conduct€sentence€creditsÐ ° Ðearned€pursuant€to€each€statute,€(3)the€number€of€incentive€creditsÐ œì Ðearned€pursuant€to€each€statute,€and€(4)any€credits€deducted€and€theÐ ˆØ ÐÔ& ˆ Ôreasons€for€the€deduction.ÐtÄ` x` x ÐÌÓÓÌò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€1997€WL€367661,€at€*7.Ô'ˆtÿÔÐ $ t ÐÌà ` àWhen€we€remanded€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€the€only€disputed€issue€remaining€for€consideration€wasÐ Ô$  Ðthe€manner€in€which€the€Department€of€Correction€had€calculated€Jonesðð€good€conduct€sentenceÐ ¬ü  Ðcredits€under€section€41-21-229.€€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€1997€WL€367661,€at€*1,€*7.€€On€remand,€however,€JonesÐ „Ô  Ðattempted€to€raise€new€issues,€contending€that€the€Department€had€failed€to€award€him€all€of€theÐ \¬ Ðincentive€(PPSC)€credits€he€had€earned€under€section€41-21-230€and,€further,€that€the€DepartmentÐ 4„ Ðhad€failed€to€award€him€pretrial€jail€credits€for€time€he€served€in€Haywood€and€Fayette€Counties€priorÐ  \ Ðto€being€sentenced€in€Shelby€County.Ð ä4 ÐÌà ` àAfter€this€case€was€remanded,€the€Department€filed€a€new€motion€for€summaryÐ ”ä Ðjudgment.€€In€support€of€its€motion,€the€Department€attached€the€affidavit€of€Faye€Claud,€ManagerÐ l¼ Ðof€the€Departmentððs€Sentence€Information€Services.€€Claudððs€affidavit,€which€appears€to€be€an€effortÐ D!” Ðto€comply€with€this€courtððs€decision€in€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€showed€the€number€of€pretrial€jail€credits€Jones€hadÐ #l! Ðearned€prior€to€his€sentencing,€the€number€of€PPSC€credits€he€had€earned€each€month€since€hisÐ ô$D # Ðincarceration,€and€the€number€of€good€conduct€credits€he€had€earned€each€year€of€his€incarceration.€Ð Ì&"% ÐWhen€Jones€was€sentenced€on€January22,€1979,€he€received€343€pretrial€jail€credits,€resulting€in€anÐ ¤(ô#' Ðeffective€sentence€date€of€February13,€1978.€€From€his€effective€sentence€date€in€February€1978Ð |*Ì%) Ðuntil€July€1997,€Jones€had€earned€the€following€sentence€reduction€credits:Ð T,¤'+ ÐÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓâ âÐ <9Œ49 ÐÔ*‹ƒ $ ddd Xdd Xdd X°(#°(#‹ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ,( dd ÔÔ+  ÔÐ °° Ðâ âÓ  Óò òà@@Ä àÓ'"ÓÓ  ÓYear€of€Sentenceó óÐ d  Ðà@&& ìàò òGood€Conduct€Creditsó óˆÐ  d Ðà@ÇÇ:àò òPPSC€Creditsó óˆÐ  d ÐÓX"ÓYear€1:€€(Ending€in€2/79)Ð 6, ”ä ^@120‰^@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà120ˆÐ I?)”ä ^@120 ^@ # ‰‰IÐà@ââ@à0ˆÐ (”ä #  (ÐYear€2:€€(Ending€in€2/80)Ð 6, d àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ UK)d àp@270 àp@  7@23‰7@‰UÐà@°°?à23ˆÐ 4*(d   7@23 7@ 4ÐYear€3:€€(Ending€in€2/81)Ð 6, ” ä  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ UK)” ä  àp@270 àp@  D@40‰D@‰UÐà@°°?à40ˆÐ 4*(” ä   D@40 D@ 4ÐYear€4:€€(Ending€in€2/82)Ð 6,  d  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ UK) d àp@270 àp@  €V@90‰€V@‰UÐà@°°?à90ˆÐ 4*( d  €V@90 €V@ 4ÐYear€5:€€(Ending€in€2/83)Ð 6, ” ä àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)” ä àp@270 àp@ €^@122‰€^@‰VÐà@~~?à122ˆÐ 5+)” ä €^@122 €^@ 5ÐYear€6:€€(Ending€in€2/84)Ð 6, d  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)d  àp@270 àp@ €`@132‰€`@‰VÐà@~~?à132ˆÐ 5+)d  €`@132 €`@ 5ÐYear€7:€€(Ending€in€2/85)Ð 6, ”ä  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)”ä  àp@270 àp@ €`@132‰€`@‰VÐà@~~?à132ˆÐ 5+)”ä  €`@132 €`@ 5ÐYear€8:€€(Ending€in€2/86)Ð 6, d  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)d  àp@270 àp@ `b@147‰`b@‰VÐà@~~?à147ˆÐ 5+)d  `b@147 `b@ 5ÐYear€9:€€(Ending€in€2/87)Ð 6, ”ä  àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)”ä  àp@270 àp@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”ä  €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€10:€€(Ending€in€2/88)Ð 6, d àp@270‰àp@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà270ˆÐ VL)d  àp@270 àp@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)d! €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€11:€€(Ending€in€2/89)Ð 6, ”ä" Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)”ä# Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”ä$ €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€12:€€(Ending€in€2/90)Ð 6, d% Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)d& Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)d' €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€13:€€(Ending€in€2/91)Ð 6, ”ä( Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)”ä) Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”ä* €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€14:€€(Ending€in€2/92)Ð 6, d+ Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)d, Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)d- €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€15:€€(Ending€in€2/93)Ð 6, ”ä. Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)”ä/ Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”ä0 €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€16:€€(Ending€in€2/94)Ð 6, d1 Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)d2 Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)d3 €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€17:€€(Ending€in€2/95)Ð 6, ”ä4 Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)”ä5 Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”ä6 €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€18:€€(Ending€in€2/96)Ð 6,  d7 Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL) d8 Ðv@365 Ðv@  d@165‰ d@‰VÐà@~~?à165ˆÐ 5+) d9  d@165  d@ 5ÐYear€19:€€(Ending€in€2/97)Ð 6, ”!ä: Ðv@365‰Ðv@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà365ˆÐ VL)”!ä; Ðv@365 Ðv@ €f@180‰€f@‰VÐà@~~?à180ˆÐ 5+)”!ä< €f@180 €f@ 5ÐYear€20:€€(Through€7/97)Ð 6, #d= c@152‰c@‰6Ðà@VV)ìà152ˆÐ UK)#d> c@152 c@  ÀR@75‰ÀR@‰UÐà@°°?à75ˆÐ 4*(#d?  ÀR@75 ÀR@ 4Ðò òTotaló ó€Ð 7- ”$ä@ c·@5987‰c·@‰7Ðà@$$(ìà5987ˆÐ XN*”$äA c·@5987 c·@ L¥@2726‰L¥@‰XÐà@LL>à2726ˆÐ:0.”$äB L¥@2726  L¥@ :ÐÌÌÌÓÓAssuming€that€Jones€would€continue€to€earn€good€conduct€sentence€credits€at€the€rate€of€365€per€yearÐ x(È#E Ðduring€years€20€through€33€of€his€sentence,€Claud€projected€that€Jonesðð€62„year€sentence€wouldÐ P* %G Ðexpire€in€February€or€March€2010.€€Inexplicably,€however,€Claud€did€not€consider€Jonesðð€PPSCÐ (,x'I Ðcredits€when€she€made€this€projection.€€Ð .P)K ÐÌà ` àJones€filed€an€objection€to€the€Departmentððs€motion€for€summary€judgment€in€whichÐ °1-O Ðhe€asserted,€ò òòòinter€aliaó óóó,€that€he€had€been€continuously€confined€since€March16,€1976.€€Apparently,Ð ˆ3Ø.Q ÐJones€made€this€assertion€to€support€his€claim€that€the€Department€failed€to€award€him€sufficientÐ `5°0S Ðâ âpretrial€jail€credits.€€Jones€also€made€this€assertion€to€support€his€claim€that€the€DepartmentÐ 87ˆ2U Ðincorrectly€calculated€his€PPSC€credits.€€Jones€submitted€his€own€calculations€showing€that€he€hadÐ ° Ðearned€the€maximum€allowable€number€of€PPSC€credits€for€each€year€of€his€incarceration.€€Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà ` àBased€upon€Jonesðð€objections,€the€trial€court€ordered€the€Department€to€provide€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðfollowing€information€by€sworn€testimony:Ð  ` ÐÌÓÓà8 ` à1)€the€dates€and€locations€of€the€pre„sentencing€incarceration€forÐ À  Ðwhich€[Jones]€was€given€credit€on€his€62€year€1/22/97[sic]€sentenceÐ ¬ü  Ðfor€second€degree€murder€and€the€reasons€for€such€credit,€2)€whetherÐ ˜è  Ðany€sentence€credits€are€earned€pre„sentencing,€and€3)€the€exactÐ „Ô  Ðanticipated€expiration€date€of€[Jonesðð]€sentence€with€the€inclusion€ofÐ pÀ Ðall€Incentive€Time/PPSC€and€Good€and€Honor€Time/Good€ConductÐ \¬ ÐCredit€earned€by€[Jones]€through€July,€1997.ÐH˜` x` x ÐÌÓÓÌThe€trial€court€also€ordered€Jones€to€provide€specific€facts€to€support€his€claims€that€the€DepartmentÐ øH Ðhad€incorrectly€calculated€his€pretrial€jail€credits€and€his€PPSC€credits.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà ` àIn€response€to€the€trial€courtððs€order,€the€Department€filed€the€supplemental€affidavitÐ €Ð Ðof€Faye€Claud.€€In€her€affidavit,€Claud€indicated€that,€as€of€July€1997,€she€projected€Jonesðð€sentenceÐ X ¨ Ðexpiration€date€to€be€September24,€2002.€€This€time,€Claud€considered€Jonesðð€PPSC€credits€whenÐ 0"€  Ðshe€made€her€projection.€€Claud€pointed€out,€however,€that€the€projected€date€would€change€overÐ $X" Ðtime€as€Jones€continued€to€earn€additional€PPSC€credits.€€Claud€also€indicated€that€Jones€hadÐ à%0!$ Ðreceived€343€pretrial€jail€credits€based€upon€the€following€incarceration€dates€as€reflected€in€theÐ ¸'#& ÐShelby€County€Criminal€Courtððs€records:€€October9,€1977,€to€March28,€1978€(171€days);€April4,Ð )à$( Ð1978,€to€April12,€1978€(nine€days);€April21,€1978€(one€day);€August11,€1978,€to€December15,Ð h+¸&* Ð1978€(127€days);€and€December18,€1978,€to€January21,€1979€(35€days).Ð @-(, ÐÌà ` àJones€responded€to€the€supplemental€affidavit€by€filing€a€ð ðrebuttalðð€in€which€heÐ ð0@,0 Ðclaimed€that€Claud€had€incorrectly€calculated€his€pretrial€jail€credits€because€she€failed€to€includeÐ È2.2 Ðjail€credits€from€Fayette€County€totaling€41€days€and€jail€credits€from€Haywood€County€totaling€475Ð  4ð/4 Ðdays,€for€a€total€of€516€pretrial€jail€credits;€however,€Jonesðð€rebuttal€did€not€indicate€the€periods€ofÐ x6È16 Ðâ âincarceration€during€which€he€allegedly€earned€these€jail€credits.€€Jones€also€filed€an€affidavit€inÐ P8 38 Ðwhich€he€asserted€that€the€Department€had€provided€him€with€inconsistent€parole€eligibility€andÐ ° Ðsentence€expiration€dates€over€the€years.Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌà ` àIn€response€to€further€orders€of€the€trial€court,€the€Department€again€supplementedÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€affidavit€of€Faye€Claud.€€In€this€affidavit,€Claud€explained€that€Jones€had€not€earned€theÐ  ` Ðmaximum€allowable€number€of€PPSC€credits€since€his€incarceration€because,€during€certain€timeÐ è 8  Ðperiods€early€in€his€incarceration,€Jones€was€not€eligible€to€receive€such€credits€for€a€variety€ofÐ À  Ðreasons,€including€his€placement€in€administrative€segregation,€his€placement€in€maximum€security,Ð ˜è  Ðhis€removal€from€one€job€because€of€a€disciplinary€infraction,€and€his€failure€to€participate€in€aÐ pÀ Ðprogram.Ð H˜ ÐÌà ` àJones€responded€to€Claudððs€supplemental€affidavit€with€a€ð ðrebuttal€affidavitðð€of€hisÐ øH Ðown.€€In€his€rebuttal€affidavit,€Jones€asserted€that€he€should€have€received€the€following€pretrial€jailÐ Ð  Ðcredits:€€245€days€in€Haywood€County€on€case€numbers€7096€and€7099;€230€days€in€HaywoodÐ ¨ø ÐCounty€on€case€numbers€7199€and€7200;€and€41€days€in€Fayette€County€on€case€number€2408,€forÐ €Ð Ða€total€credit€of€516€days.€€Again,€however,€Jonesðð€affidavit€did€not€indicate€the€periods€ofÐ X ¨ Ðincarceration€during€which€he€allegedly€earned€these€jail€credits.€€Jonesðð€affidavit€reiterated€hisÐ 0"€  Ðcomplaint€that€the€Department€previously€had€provided€him€with€inconsistent€parole€eligibility€andÐ $X" Ðsentence€expiration€dates.Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà ` àIn€July€1998,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€granting€the€Departmentððs€motion€forÐ )à$( Ðsummary€judgment.€€With€regard€to€Jonesðð€claim€that€the€Department€had€incorrectly€calculated€hisÐ h+¸&* Ðgood€conduct€sentence€credits€under€section€41-21-229,€the€trial€court€observed€that€summaryÐ @-(, Ðjudgment€was€proper€because€any€error€in€the€Departmentððs€calculations€inured€to€the€benefit€ofÐ /h*. ÐJones.€€The€trial€court€also€rejected€Jonesðð€claim€that€the€Department€incorrectly€calculated€his€PPSCÐ ð0@,0 Ðcredits€under€section€41-21-230,€noting€that,€other€than€his€conclusory€allegation€that€he€was€entitledÐ È2.2 Ðto€the€maximum€allowable€number€of€credits,€Jones€failed€to€present€any€evidence€that€contradictedÐ  4ð/4 Ðthe€Departmentððs€monthly€listing€of€PPSC€credits€earned€by€Jones.€€As€for€Jonesðð€claim€that€theÐ x6È16 ÐDepartment€failed€to€award€him€516€pretrial€jail€credits,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€evidence€ofÐ P8 38 Ðthese€jail€credits€related€solely€to€Jonesðð€convictions€and€sentences€in€Fayette€and€Haywood€CountiesÐ (:x5: Ðand€that€Jones€had€failed€to€present€any€evidence€demonstrating€that€the€credits€should€be€appliedÐ ° Ðtoward€his€Shelby€County€sentence.€€On€appeal,€Jones€contends€that€the€trial€court€erred€in€enteringÐ ˆØ Ðjudgment€in€favor€of€the€Department€based€upon€these€rulings.Ð `° ÐÌà ` àAs€the€party€seeking€summary€judgment,€the€Department€had€the€initial€burden€ofÐ  ` Ðdemonstrating€that€there€were€no€disputed,€material€facts€creating€a€genuine€issue€for€trial€and€thatÐ è 8  Ðit€was€entitled€to€a€judgment€as€a€matter€of€law.€€ò òòòByrdv.€Halló óóó,€847€S.W.2d€208,€215€(Tenn.€1993).€Ð À  ÐOnce€the€Department€made€a€properly€supported€motion,€however,€the€burden€then€shifted€to€JonesÐ ˜è  Ðto€set€forth€specific€facts,€not€legal€conclusions,€by€using€affidavits€or€the€discovery€materials€listedÐ pÀ Ðin€rule56.04,€establishing€that€there€were€indeed€disputed,€material€facts€creating€a€genuine€issueÐ H˜ Ðthat€needed€to€be€resolved€by€the€trier€of€fact.€€ò òòòIdó óóó.€€In€meeting€this€burden,€Jones€could€not€merelyÐ  p Ðrely€upon€the€allegations€or€denials€of€his€pleadings.€€ò òòòIdó óóó.€€Moreover,€Jonesðð€status€as€a€ò òòòpro€seó óóó€litigantÐ øH Ðdid€not€excuse€him€from€presenting€the€evidence€required€to€carry€this€burden.€€ò òòòTeasterv.Ð Ð  ÐDepartment€of€Correctionó óóó,€No.€01A01-9608-CH-00358,€1998€WL€195963,€at€*5€(Tenn.€App.Ð ¨ø ÐApr.24,€1998)€(ò òòòno€perm.€app.€filedó óóó).Ð €Ð ÐÌà ` àAfter€reviewing€the€entire€record€in€this€matter,€including€the€trial€courtððs€detailedÐ 0"€  Ðorder€granting€the€Departmentððs€motion€for€summary€judgment,€we€conclude€that€Jones€has€failedÐ $X" Ðto€demonstrate€that€a€disputed,€material€fact€exists€that€needs€to€be€resolved€at€trial.€€Like€the€trialÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt,€we€are€not€convinced€that€the€Departmentððs€calculations€of€Jonesðð€good€conduct€sentenceÐ ¸'#& Ðcredits€are€free€of€error.€€For€example,€the€Department€credited€Jones€with€270€good€conduct€creditsÐ )à$( Ðper€year€for€years€two€through€ten€of€his€sentence,€yet€the€statute€authorized€the€Department€to€creditÐ h+¸&* Ða€maximum€of€264€during€each€of€those€years.€€ò òòòSeeó óóó€T.C.A.€ðð41-21-229€(1982)€(repealed€1985).€Ð @-(, ÐSimilarly,€after€year€ten,€the€Department€credited€Jones€with€365€good€conduct€credits€per€year€whenÐ /h*. Ðthe€statute€authorized€the€Department€to€credit€a€maximum€of€360.€€ò òòòIdó óóó.€€Nevertheless,€we€agree€thatÐ ð0@,0 Ðthe€trial€court€properly€denied€the€relief€requested€by€Jones€because€any€error€in€the€DepartmentððsÐ È2.2 Ðcalculations€inured€to€Jonesðð€benefit.Ð  4ð/4 ÐÌà ` àIn€his€reply€brief,€Jones€calculated€his€sentence€by€awarding€himself€the€maximumÐ P8 38 Ðallowable€number€of€good€conduct€credits€that€he€would€receive€if€he€in€fact€served€the€entire€termÐ (:x5: Ðof€his€62„year€sentence.€€We€reject€Jonesðð€proposed€method€of€calculation€because€it€erroneouslyÐ ° Ðassumes€that€he€will€serve€his€entire€62„year€sentence€and,€thus,€it€improperly€awards€him€goodÐ ˆØ Ðconduct€credits€that€he€will€never€earn.€€As€of€July€1997,€for€example,€Jones€already€had€receivedÐ `° Ð5987€good€conduct€sentence€credits€and€2726€PPSC€credits,€thereby€reducing€his€62„year€sentenceÐ 8 ˆ Ðby€almost€24€years.€€Because€Jones€will€not€serve€the€last€24€years€of€his€sentence,€he€will€not€receiveÐ  ` Ðgood€conduct€sentence€credits€for€those€years.Ð è 8  ÐÌà ` àWe€also€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€decision€to€deny€Jonesðð€requests€to€be€credited€withÐ ˜è  Ðadditional€PPSC€credits€and€pretrial€jail€credits.€€Although€Jonesðð€calculations€indicated€that€he€hadÐ pÀ Ðearned€the€maximum€allowable€number€of€PPSC€credits,׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Jones€presented€no€evidence€to€disputeÐ H˜ Ðthe€Departmentððs€documents€showing€the€number€of€credits€Jones€had€earned€each€month€of€hisÐ  p Ðincarceration.€€Jones€likewise€did€not€dispute€the€Departmentððs€explanations€as€to€why€Jones€was€notÐ øH Ðeligible€to€receive€such€credits€during€certain€time€periods€early€in€his€incarceration.€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà ` àMoreover,€Jones€failed€to€present€any€evidence€showing€that€additional€pretrial€jailÐ €Ð Ðcredits€should€be€applied€toward€the€62„year€sentence€he€received€in€Shelby€County€in€1979.€€TheÐ X ¨ Ðproof€presented€by€Jones€indicated€that€he€was€incarcerated€on€the€Fayette€and€Haywood€CountyÐ 0"€  Ðoffenses€when€he€earned€the€disputed€credits;€however,€Jonesðð€proof€failed€to€show€the€periods€ofÐ $X" Ðincarceration€during€which€he€earned€these€credits.׃ h×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Without€such€evidence,€we€cannot€determineÐ à%0!$ Ðwhether€any€of€the€credits€should€apply€to€Jonesðð€62„year€Shelby€County€sentence€or,€if€they€shouldÐ ¸'#& Ðapply,€whether€they€duplicate€credits€Jones€already€has€received.€€Thus,€Jones€has€failed€toÐ )à$( Ðeffectively€rebut€the€Departmentððs€proof€establishing€that€Jones€has€received€all€of€the€pretrial€jailÐ h+¸&* Ðcredits€to€which€he€is€entitled.Ð @-(, ÐÐ /h*. Ðà ` àIn€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€we€expressed€concern€over€the€fact€that€the€Departmentððs€calculationsÐ ° Ðof€Jonesðð€sentence€credits€had€ð ðproduced€different€and€unexplained€results.ðð€€ò òòòJonesIIó óóó,€1997€WLÐ ˆØ Ð367661,€at€*7.€€Jones€also€has€complained€about€these€discrepancies,€despite€the€fact€that€his€ownÐ `° Ðcalculations€have€produced€inconsistent€results.€€We€believe€that€these€discrepancies€have€beenÐ 8 ˆ Ðadequately€resolved€by€Claudððs€supplemental€affidavit,€wherein€she€projects€that€Jonesðð€62„yearÐ  ` Ðsentence€will€expire€on€September24,€2002,€but€explains€that€this€date€will€change€if€JonesÐ è 8  Ðcontinues€to€earn€additional€PPSC€credits.Ð À  ÐÌà ` àThe€trial€courtððs€judgment€is€affirmed,€and€this€cause€is€remanded€for€furtherÐ pÀ Ðproceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€Jones,€for€whichÐ H˜ Ðexecution€may€issue€if€necessary.Ð  p ÐÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð Ð  Ðà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àFARMER,€J.Ð ¼  ÐÌÌÌ______________________________Ð l¼ ÐCRAWFORD,€P.J.,€W.S.€(Concurs)Ð X ¨ ÐÌÌÌ______________________________Ð $X" ÐLILLARD,€J.€(Concurs)Ð ô$D # ÐÌÌà ` à