WPCA ЀÃz7QDf`P敲w 0<F'rfJSf RoTGJآ5e3zZ"7U Rgh_ϛ> cE9vwwRIHbF_/XDˀހcϘ=NkYeToD" @޿s0~}+"s?xcƲmws(j`Ȳj+9y=o\Ytw!В70/Y-߷fM5fOwSCV)n|Ww)_fJ{z6{u#;pax'G£2fY,V9|zP!ΫȖNxnb{*AɄܑ/Qn9:dP~25^Am  _˖M-8L[3:8aU/}Јh*pb#\UB %_ 0e 0 0w U'N zW  0x ^  0'w_%4NE 0 CW|h75=r-/\ m#":" 0UL& 0& 0' 0I( 0) 0)t* 06+ 0+ 0, 0+-b- 0- 0. 0|/ 0)0 00 0q1 0 2 02 0.3 034 0y8 0)9 099 0w: 0; 0; 0?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?<?< 0 <<<< B== 0= D3u> D-> 0K>> AS ?s? 09@ 0D@ A!AHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6,,,,0\  `*Times New RomanTT(`$.8dd8    H! 4Body TextBody Text            `:footnote reffootnote reference        ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptV :footnote texfootnote text  W\  `*Times New RomanTTW        XXXW\  `*Times New RomanTTW  k,s H0% 4heading 1heading 1&            '    Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 58n_+Ϫ@3|x($      R*$      6  `-  _InadditiontoadirectappealfromacriminalconvictionunderTenn.R.Crim.P.37,petitionsforreliefunder 8 thePostConvictionProcedureActandpetitionsforawritofhabeascorpusaretheexclusivemeansbywhichaprisoner  canobtainrelieffromconfinement.Rutherfordv.Campbell,No.M199902789COAR3CV,2000WL679235,at*2  (Tenn.Ct.App.May25,2001),perm.app.denied(Tenn.Jan.16,2001);Dezurnv.Mathney,No.88225II,1989WL L 14155,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.24,1989),perm.app.denied(Tenn.June5,1989). r R*$      5  `-  _Mr.MitchellassertedthatTenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)couldnotbeusedtodeprivehimofsentence 8 reductioncreditsbecause(1)theindictmentdidnotstatethatconvictionoftherapechargeswouldforcehimtoserve  hissentencewithoutsentencereductioncredits,(2)theDistrictAttorneyGeneraldidnotfileanoticeofsentence  enhancement,and(3)thetrialcourtdidnotincludethestatuteinitsinstructionstothejury. - R*$      1  `-  _Statev.Mitchell,No.M199600008CCAR3CD,1999WL559930,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.July30,1999), 8 perm.app.denied(Tenn.Jan.31,2000).  R*$      2  `-  _Tenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)(Supp.2001)provides,inpart,that [a]multiplerapist...shallbepermitted 8 toearnanycreditsforwhichsuchpersoniseligibleandsuchcreditsmaybeusedforthepurposeofincreasedprivileges,  reducedsecurityclassification,orforanypurposeotherthanthereductionofthesentenceimposedbythecourt.  v R*$      7  `-  _Onlystatutesrelatingtothesamesubjectmatterorsharingthesamepurposeshouldbeconstruedinpari 8 materia.Statev.Blackstock,19S.W.3d200,210(Tenn.2000);Kitev.Kite,22S.W.3d803,805(Tenn.1997). h R*$      8  `-  _Washingtonv.RobertsonCounty,29S.W.3d466,475(Tenn.2000);Lambertv.InvacareCorp.,985S.W.2d 8 446,448(Tenn.Ct.App.1998);Byrdv.Bradley,913S.W.2d181,184(Tenn.Ct.App.1995). # R*$      9  `-  _Tenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)srestrictionagainstearningsentencereductioncreditsappliestoboth 8 multiplerapistsandchildrapists.  R*$      3  `-  _NeitherMr.MitchellspetitionforadeclaratoryordernortheCommissionersresponseareincludedinthe 8 record.However,becausetheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralhasnotarguedthatMr.Mitchellfailedtoexhausthis  administrativeremedieswithintheDepartmentbeforefilinghispetitionfordeclaratoryjudgmentinthetrialcourt,we  willassumethatMr.MitchellexhaustedhisadministrativeremediesasrequiredbyTenn.CodeAnn.45225(b) L (1998)beforehefiledsuit.U  R*$      4  `-  _Tenn.R.Civ.P.7.02(1)requiresthatmotions statewithparticularitythegroundstherefor.Themotionin 8 thiscasereferstoamemorandumoflawaccompanyingitsmotion.However,thismemorandum,byoperationofTenn.  R.App.P.24(a),isnotapartoftheappellaterecord.Sufficeittosaythatarticulatingadefenseinamemorandum  accompanyingamotiondoesnotamounttocompliancewithTenn.R.Civ.P.7.02(1).Hickmanv.TennesseeBoardof L Paroles,___S.W.3d___,___,2001WL1222259,at*1,n.2(Tenn.Ct.App.Oct.16,2001);_Pendleton_Ԁv.Mills,___ H S.W.3d___,___,2001WL1089503,at*2,n.7(Tenn.Ct.App.2001);Robinsonv.Clement,65S.W.3d632,635n.2   (Tenn.Ct.App.2001).  *+ (_2623  ..*G+G (_25   /%` ` hp x /23  ../%` ` hp x /   *8+8 (_24  ," hp x ,23  ..," hp x ,  *5+5 (_23 ` ) hp x )23  ..) hp x ) ` *2+2 (_22  &hhp x &23  ..&hhp x &  */+/ (_21  #p x #23  ..#p x #   R*$      10  `-  _ActofApril23,1992,ch.878,1992Tenn.Pub.Acts807.*,+, (_20 h  p x 23  .. p x h *)+) (_19  pp x 23  ..pp x   *&+& (_18   x 23  .. x   *AA (_17  5+ ` hp x 523  Ԁ5+ ` hp x 5  - -*GG (_16   /%` ` hp x /23  Ԁ/%` ` hp x /   *88 (_15  ," hp x ,23  Ԁ," hp x ,  *55 (_14 ` ) hp x )23  Ԁ) hp x ) ` *22 (_13  &hhp x &23  Ԁ&hhp x &  *// (_12  #p x #23  Ԁ#p x #  *,, (_11 h  p x 23  Ԁ p x h *)) (_10  pp x 23  Ԁpp x   (&& &_9   x 23  Ԁ x   (AA &_8  5+ ` hp x 523  5+ ` hp x 5  (GG &_7   /%` ` hp x /23  /%` ` hp x /     R*$      11  `-  _WegivenoweighttoMr.Mitchellsassertionsthatthecriminalcourtinstructedthejurythatconvictedhim 8 toconsiderhiseligibilityforsentencereductioncreditsorthatthecriminalcourtstatedduringhissentencinghearing  thathewouldbeeligibleforparoleafterservingthirtypercentofhissentenceandthathewouldbeabletoearnsentence  reductioncreditstofurtherreducetheamountoftimehewouldberequiredtoserve.Thetermsandconditionsofa L prisonerssentencearedictatedbytheapplicablelawandthejudgmentorder.Intheabsenceofatranscript,wedecline H tobaseourdecisionsonaprisonersselfservingrecollectionsaboutwhatasentencingjudgemighthavesaid.(88 &_6  ," hp x ,23  ," hp x ,  (55 &_5 ` ) hp x )23  ) hp x ) ` (22 &_4  &hhp x &23  &hhp x &  (// &_3  #p x #23  #p x #  (,, &_2 h  p x 23   p x h ()) &_1  pp x 23  pp x   &&& $_   x 23   x   (|G2*$ !.8ׅdd8         0  `- d(|3$ !.8ׅdd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3$ !.8ׅdd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8ׅdd8     _8H  ׅ8XXdd8  @ ׅINTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE 8 @kk$ATNASHVILLE#ׅ(#Ԉ ^&   AssignedonBriefsOctober10,2001 L XXׅ #ׅXX#RAYMONDMITCHELLv._DONAL_ԀCAMPBELLXXׅ  J @@ AppealfromtheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCounty  J @@No.003311IIEllen_Hobbs_ԀLyle,Chancellor n 6 @@*AV) ` dE<1` A 2  @@TTNo.M200100477_COA_ԄR3CVFiledApril19,_2002_ -  AV) ` dE<` A      ThisappealinvolvesadisputebetweenaprisonerandtheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection  regardingtheDepartmentsdecisiontoclassifytheprisonerasamultiplerapistunderTenn.Code  Ann.3913523(b)(2000).AftertheCommissionerofCorrectiondeniedhispetitionfora  declaratoryorder,theprisonerfiledapetitionforadeclaratoryjudgmentintheChanceryCourtfor x DavidsonCountyclaimingthattheDepartmenthad_misclassified_Ԁhimand,ifithadnot,thathewas d stillentitledtoearnsentencereductioncreditsbecausehewasaRangeIstandardoffender.Thetrial P courtdismissedthepetition,andtheprisonerhasappealed.WehavedeterminedthattheDepartment t< properlyclassifiedtheprisonerasamultiplerapistandthattheprisonerisnototherwiseentitledto `( earnsentencereductioncredits.Accordingly,weaffirmthetrialcourtsjudgment. L #ׅXX#XXׅ Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheChanceryCourtAffirmed  $   #ׅX #XX.ׅWilliamC.Koch,Jr.,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichWilliamB.Cainand  PatriciaJ.Cottrell,JJ.,joined.  RaymondMitchell,Nashville,Tennessee,ProSe.    PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichaelE.Moore,SolicitorGeneral;andDawn "`" Jordan,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,Nashville,Tennessee,fortheappellee,_Donal_ԀCampbell. #L# (  OPINION #ׅXXW #XXׅ \%$!% #ׅXX #XXׅ  @)I.  4'"'   RaymondMitchell,dubbedthe FantasyManbytheNashvillenewsmedia,   1      ׀wasindicted  )$) onthreecountsofrapeaccomplishedbyfraudandonecountofattemptedrape.Oneoftherape )%* chargeswasseveredpriortotrial.ADavidsonCountyjuryconvictedhimoftwocountsofrapeand *&+ onecountofattemptedrape,andonJune19,1996,theCriminalCourtforDavidsonCounty +', sentencedhimasaRangeIstandardoffendertotwoconcurrenttenyearsentencesfortherape 8 convictionsandoneconsecutivefiveyearsentencefortheattemptedrapeconviction.Mr.Mitchell $ laterpleadednolocontenderetotheseveredrapecharge,andtheCriminalCourtforDavidson  Countyimposedatwoyearsentenceforsexualbatterytobeservedconcurrentlywiththesentences  alreadyimposed.Accordingly,Mr.Mitchellreceivedatotaleffectivesentenceoffifteenyears.    TheDepartmentofCorrectionclassifiedMr.Mitchellasa multiplerapist,thereby   preventinghimfromearningcreditstoshortenhissentence.   2      ׀Mr.Mitchellpetitionedthe  t CommissionerofCorrectionforadeclaratoryorderthathewasentitledtousehiscreditstoreduce  ` hissentence.AftertheCommissionerdeterminedthathewasproperlyclassified,    3      ׀Mr.Mitchellfiled  L  apetitionforadeclaratoryjudgmentintheChanceryCourtforDavidsonCountyinsistingthathe p 8  wasentitledtoearnsentencereductioncreditsbasedonhistreatmentasaRangeIstandardoffender \$  andtheCriminalCourtscommentsduringthesentencinghearingthathewouldbeeligiblefor H  paroleafterservingthirtypercentofhissentenceandthathewouldbeabletoearnsentence 4  reductioncreditstoreducethelengthofhissentenceevenmore.      TheOfficeoftheAttorneyGeneralandReportermovedtodismissMr.Mitchellspetition.  Unfortunately,asissooftenthecasewithmotionsfiledbyassistantattorneysgeneral,thismotion  failedtocomplywithTenn.R.Civ.P.7.02bystatingwithparticularitythegroundsforthemotion._"x   4      _Ԁ  BasedonMr.Mitchellsresponsetothemotion,wepresumethatthemotionwasaTenn.R.Civ.  P.12.02(6)motionassertingthatMr.Mitchellhadfailedtostateaclaimuponwhichreliefcouldbe p grantedbecausehehasbeenproperlyclassifiedasamultiplerapist.OnJanuary17,2001,thetrial \ courtfiledamemorandumopinionandorderdismissingMr.Mitchellspetition. H @) II. X  @22!StandardofReview  D    ThesolepurposeofaTenn.R.Civ.P.12.02(6)motiontodismissistotestthesufficiency  ofthecomplaint,notthestrengthoftheplaintiffsevidence.Doev._Sundquist_,2S.W.3d919,922  (Tenn.1999);Bellexrel.Snyderv._Icard_,Merrill,Cullis,_Timm_,_Furen_Ԁ&_Ginsburg_,P.A.,986 8 S.W.2d550,554(Tenn.1999).Itrequiresthecourtstoreviewthecomplaintalone,Danielv. $ _Hardin_ԀCountyGen.Hosp.,971S.W.2d21,23(Tenn.Ct.App.1997),andtolooktothecomplaints  substanceratherthanitsform._Kaylor_Ԁv.Bradley,912S.W.2d728,731(Tenn.Ct.App.1995).  DismissalunderTenn.R.Civ.P.12.02(6)iswarrantedonlywhentheallegedfactswillnotentitle  theplaintifftorelieforwhenthecomplaintistotallylackinginclarityandspecificity.Dobbsv.  _Guenther_,846S.W.2d270,273(Tenn.Ct.App.1992).     ATenn.R.Civ.P.12.02(6)motionadmitsthetruthofalltherelevantandmaterialfactual  ` allegationsinthecomplaintbutassertsthatnocauseofactionarisesfromthesefacts.Winchester  L  v.Little,996S.W.2d818,821(Tenn.Ct.App.1998);Smithv.FirstUnion_Natl_ԀBank,958S.W.2d p 8  113,114(Tenn.Ct.App.1997).Accordingly,courtsreviewingacomplaintbeingtestedbyaTenn. \$  R.Civ.P.12.02(6)motionmustconstruethecomplaintliberallyinfavoroftheplaintiffbytaking H  allfactualallegationsinthecomplaintastrue,Steinv.DavidsonHotel,945S.W.2d714,716(Tenn. 4  1997),andbygivingtheplaintiffthebenefitofalltheinferencesthatcanbereasonablydrawnfrom    thepleadedfacts.RobertBanks,Jr.&JuneF._Entman_,TennesseeCivilProcedure56(g),at254    (1999).OnappealfromanordergrantingaTenn.R.Civ.P.12.02(6)motion,wemustlikewise  presumethatthefactualallegationsinthecomplaintaretrue,andwemustreviewthetrialcourts  legalconclusionsregardingtheadequacyofthecomplaintwithoutapresumptionofcorrectness.  Bellexrel.Snyderv._Icard_,Merrill,Cullis,_Timm_,_Furen_Ԁ&_Ginsburg_,P.A.,986S.W.2dat554;Stein  v.DavidsonHotel,945S.W.2dat716. p @^^( III. H @c c Mr.MitchellsClassificationasaMultipleRapist  l4   Mr.MitchellclaimsthattheDepartmentsdecisiontoclassifyhimasamultiplerapist D  rendershissentenceinvalidandisinconsistentwithTenn.CodeAnn.4035106(2000).Thetrial 0 courtproperlydeclinedtoconsiderMr.Mitchellsvariouschallengestothevalidityofhissentence   5        becausedeclaratoryproceedingsunderTenn.CodeAnn.45225(1998)cannotbeusedto  challengethevalidityofacriminalconvictionorsentence.   6      ׀Therefore,theonlyissueproperlybefore  thetrialcourtandthiscourtiswhethertheDepartmentproperlyconstruedandappliedTenn.Code  Ann.3913523(b)toMr.Mitchell.Wehavedeterminedthatitdid.     !  _  Mr.MitchellassertsthattheDepartmentinterpretedTenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b) 8 incorrectlybecauseitfailedtoconsideritinparimateriawithTenn.CodeAnn.4035106(b)(4) $ whichprovides:   8  8`    Convictionsformultiplefeloniescommittedaspartofa  singlecourseofconductwithintwentyfour(24)hours,constituteone  (1)convictionforthepurposeofdeterminingpriorconvictions;   however,actsresultinginbodilyinjuryorthreatenedbodilyinjuryto  t thevictimorvictimsshallnotbeconstruedtobeasinglecourseof  ` conduct. L ` x` x Thisargumentiswithoutmeritforatleastthreereasons.First,thestatutesdonotdealwiththesame \$  subjectmatter.Tenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)relatestosentencereductioncredits;whileTenn. H  CodeAnn.4035106(b)(4)relatestothesentenceitself.Therefore,thesestatutesneednotbe 4  construedinparimateria.   7      ׀Second,becausespecificstatutescontrolovermoregeneralones,   8      ׀Tenn.    CodeAnn.3913523(b)thatdealsspecificallywithsentencereductioncreditsformultiplerapists    controlsoverTenn.CodeAnn.4035106(b)(4)totheextenttheyareinconsistent.Finally,Tenn.  CodeAnn.4035106(b)(4)doesnotapplytoMr.Mitchellbecause(1)theactsforwhichhewas  convictedraperesultedbytheirverynatureinbodilyinjurytotheirvictimsand(2)therapeswere  notpartofasinglecourseofconductwithinatwentyfourhourperiod.    Mr.MitchellalsoassertsthatheisentitledtoearnsentencereductioncreditsdespiteTenn. \ CodeAnn.3913523(b)becausehewassentencedasaRangeIstandardoffenderandbecausethe H judgmentorderdoesnotspecificallystatethatheisnotentitledtoearnsentencereductioncredits. l4 Wehavealreadyaddressedthisissueinacaseinvolvingachildrapist.h   9      ׀There,wepointedoutthat X   [t]hejudgmentofthetrialcourtquitecorrectlysaysnothingatallrelativetosentencereduction D  creditssinceadministrationofsuchstatutorysentencereductioncreditsiscommittedbytheGeneral 0 AssemblytotheDepartmentofCorrections.#ׅXX #XXׅRutherfordv.Campbell,2000WL679235,at*1.    Tenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)wasenactedin1992)   10      ׀andthuswaspartofthesubstantive  lawwhenMr.MitchellcommittedhisoffensesbetweenAugust1992andJuly1994.Accordingly,  #ׅXX6#XXׅitwaspartofhissentencewhenhewastriedandconvictedofmultiplerapesin1996.The   DepartmenthadnodiscretionregardingtheapplicationofTenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)toMr. !   Mitchellinlightofhistworapeconvictions.Accordingly,theDepartmentdidnoterrbyclassifying "l! Mr.Mitchellasa multiplerapistforthepurposeofTenn.CodeAnn.3913523(b)andby 8 determiningthathewasineligibletoearnsentencereductioncredits.9   11       $  @dd) IV.     WeaffirmtheorderdismissingMr.Mitchellspetitionforadeclaratoryjudgmentand  remandthecasetothetrialcourtforwhateverfurtherproceedingsmayberequired.Wetaxthecosts   ofthisappealtoRaymondMitchellforwhichexecution,ifnecessary,mayissue.Wealsohave  t determinedthatthisappealisfrivolousinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.4121807(c)(Supp.  ` 2001)andTenn.CodeAnn.4121816(a)(1)(1997).  L  #ׅXX8#   `     h     XXׅ_____________________________ 4     `     h     WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE