WPCE  ;fpOb"{(:h71偖xq}cP-{Y:Į UmeLTqx7>h%%rBU:2Y s?ޜ[1w`W8HMkc|d;E\ޚ3V59py&z6f 4oy33俌U&KM_ӭ(Wy̙B- m6%0uHh0~`1@-*pmk-|G+ԕ@4dȄP'Sr= /;scCBm 0D D/ B D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh,  AZ"Arial RegularX($- - UUUUUDUӀօ#%3|x    XX     1    Rule10(b)oftheRulesoftheCourtofAppealsreadsasfollows:  8  0 TheCourt,withtheconcurrenceofalljudgesparticipatinginthecase,mayaffirm,reverseormodifytheactionsofthetrialcourtbymemorandumopinionwhenaformalopinionwouldhavenoprecedentialvalue.Whenacaseisdecidedbymemorandumopinionitshallbedesignated MEMORANDUMOPINION,shallnotbepublished,andshallnotbecitedorreliedonforanyreasoninasubsequentunrelatedcase.((3$ !      0  (#$  0   ""   X?XXX  X X?   Ad FILED X?X    October14,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular d!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd'dxd !  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7?XXdd7    @XX  r )<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP,  r@  V @INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEt )>.*jx:` `@E|` 8ttxP@B : tߛ@**(ATNASHVILLE#@  V# X?X@Ԉ B: MONTYTURNER,     8   )     0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   )    0      8   )  AppealNo.     0      8   )  01A019802CH00089   МVS.  0      8   )     0      8   )  DavidsonChancery xp    0      8   )  No.972665III ^V  МDONALCAMPBELL,   8   ) D<  COMMISSIONERTENNESSEE 8   )   @      H!  #  *" DEPARTMENTOF  CORRECTION,  )    0      8   ) Respondent/Appellee. 8   )  @U U APPEALEDFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@ THEHONORABLEELLENHOBBSLYLE,CHANCELLORMONTYTURNER#89388P.O.Box1000̜Henning,Tennessee380411000 ProSe/Petitioner/AppellantJOHNKNOXWALKUPAttorneyGeneral&ReporterMARKA.HUDSON̜CordellHullBuilding,SecondFloor425FifthAvenueNorthNashville,Tennessee372430488 AttorneyforRespondent/Appellee@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGECONCUR:KOCH,J.CAIN,J. ,2XX? 927w @$MEMORANDUMOPINION X?X,2Ԝ   #  1      כ    0 MontyTurner,aninmateinthecustodyoftheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection,soughtadeclaratoryjudgmentthathewasentitledtomandatoryparoleunderTenn.CodeAnn.4028117(b)(1).ThetrialcourtdismissedthePetitionforDeclaratoryJudgment,holdingthatthemandatoryparoleprovisionsfoundintheabovementionedstatutearenotapplicabletofelonsconvictedaftertheeffectivedateoftheTennesseeCriminalSentencingReformActof1982.Weaffirmthetrialcourt.@- I.  0(   0 TheTennesseeLegislaturecreatedmandatoryparolein1974byanAct  whichaddedthefollowinglanguagetoTenn.CodeAnn.403614:0 EveryprisonernototherwiseparoledshallbemandatorilyreleasedtoandunderthesupervisionoftheDivisionofProbationandParolessubjecttothefollowingrestrictions:  1.Prisonersservingsentenceswithmaximumtermsoften(10)yearsorlessshallbereleasedninety(90)dayspriortothecompletionofthemaximumtermofsentencelessallcreditsgrantedbylaw.  2.Prisonersservingsentenceswithmaximumtermsofoverten(10)yearsshallbereleasedsix(6)monthspriortothecompletionofthemaximumtermofsentencelessallcreditsgrantedbylaw.0 1974Tenn.PublicActs,ch.624,5.  0 AfurtheramendmenttoTenn.CodeAnn.403614in1975alteredthequalifyinglanguageformandatoryparolefrom everyprisonernototherwiseparoled d1\*. to everyprisonerwhohasneverbeengrantedaparolebytheBoardonaparticularsentenceofimprisonment.1975Tenn.PublicActs,ch.99,1.Tenn.CodeAnn.403614waslaterrenumbered,andthemandatoryparolestatuteisnowfoundatTenn.CodeAnn.4028117(b).  0 In1982,theLegislaturealmosttotallyrevisedthelawsinvolvingsentencingandeligibilityforreleaseandparole.AlthoughtheTennesseeCriminalReformSentencingActof1982,Tenn.CodeAnn.4035101,etseq.,didnotexplicitlyrepealthemandatoryparolestatute,a1983amendmenttoTenn.CodeAnn.4035503oftheAct,appearstobeinconsistentwiththeconceptofmandatoryparole:0 (a)  Thedeterminationofwhetheradefendantconvicted h` ofafelonyandsentencedtoone(1)yearormorewhohasnotpreviouslybeengrantedreleaseclassificationstatusunderthissectionshouldbegrantedsuchstatus,shallbemadebytheadministrativeauthorityvestedbylawwithauthorityoverpardonsandparoles.0 Ҝ1983Tenn.PublicActs,ch.406,12.@- II.  )"%   0 In1989,Mr.Turnerwasconvictedofthreefelonies,andreceivedanineyearsentenceandtwoconcurrentsixyearsentences.Astheendofhissentenceapproached,hefiledaPetitionforaDeclaratoryOrderwiththeDepartment,askingittorulethathewasentitledtobereleasedonmandatoryparoleninetydaysbeforehissentenceexpired.TheDepartmentdeniedhispetition.HethenfiledaPetitionforDeclaratoryJudgmentintheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty. 815   0 TheStatefiledaMotiontoDismissthePetition,arguingthatTenn.CodeAnn.4028117(b)hadbeenrepealedbyimplication,upontheenactmentoftheTennesseeCriminalReformSentencingActof1982.Thechancerycourtgrantedthemotion,butruledthatTenn.CodeAnn.4028117(b)wasstilleffective,butwasonlyapplicabletothoseindividualsconvictedpriortoMay26,1983,theeffectivedateofthe1982ReformAct.  0 SinceMr.Turnerwasconvictedin1989,thecourtruledthathewasnotentitledtomandatoryparole.Thecourtrecitedthatithadreliedbothuponareviewoftheapplicablestatutes,andastatementbytheLegislatureinTenn.CodeAnn.4028117(a)thatparoleisaprivilege,andnotaright.  0 Mr.TurnerarguesonappealthatthetrialcourterredinrulingthatTenn.  CodeAnn.4035503wasmeanttoapplytoanythingotherthanthetraditionaltypeofdiscretionaryparole.Wenote,however,thatthestatuteapparentlyreferstothesameclassofprisonersasweredealtwithundertheoldmandatoryparolestatute,Ϝnamelythosewhohadneverpreviouslybeengrantedparole.Wearethereforepersuadedthatthechancelloriswascorrect.@zz, III.  *#&   0 Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.RemandthiscausetotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyforfurtherproceedingsconsistentwiththisopinion.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.̀Ӝ  0      8     ____________________________  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE 926 МCONCUR:̜_____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JUDGE̜_____________________________WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE  80    ǟXXQ @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XQXǟMONTYTURNER,     8   ) v n   0      8   ) Petitioner/Appellant, 8   ) VN   0      8   )  AppealNo. F>   0      8   )  01A019802CH00089 6.  МVS.  0      8   ) &    0      8   )  DavidsonChancery     0      8   )  No.972665III   МDONALCAMPBELL,   8   )   COMMISSIONERTENNESSEE 8   )  Affirmedand     H!  #    DEPARTMENTOF  CORRECTION,  )  Remanded    0      8   ) Respondent/Appellee. 8   )  #ǟXXQ9"#XQXǟǟXXQ @uu'JUDGMENT   XQXǟ  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe  ChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty,briefsandargumentofcounsel;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstMontyTurner.̜  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   BENH.CANTRELL,JUDGE  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   WILLIAMC.KOCH,JUDGE  0      8   ________________________________  0      8   WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE