WPC 0# UN %  0(w@74w 0J 0T 0^@ 0h 0r 0|x 0 0z 1u  0dU> 0@! D3a B B) DC U* AMG  v~ AQ e 0D+ 0Do D/ BvHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLH(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ ABDCDDEEFGDHIDJӀzz!3|xU2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X<  9p`(&Times New Roman("$    """"'dxd d% Line 7 d####7Border 1dd<  9p`(Arial* $C << G !  +"  %%   YYY FILED%X July2,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.%AppellateCourtClerk PtPtHHL XG(HHLd'h*+ ,-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ($$   1  ..' dxdP PdStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva ! .      \RA'\*  %\RA'\R&'$A1-j|`  `@Rߛ @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE@ ATJACKSON@ JUNE1997SESSIONMONROEE.DAVIS, @ )@ ) NO.02C019607CC00242  Appellant,@ )@ ) LAUDERDALECOUNTYVS. @ )@ ) Hon.JosephH.Walker,Judge JIMMYHARRISON,WARDEN, @ )@ ) (PetitionforWritofHabeasCorpus) Appellee.@ ) FORTHEAPPELLANT:    FORTHEAPPELLEE:MONROEE.DAVIS,prose   JOHNKNOXWALKUP WestTennesseeHighSecurity   AttorneyGeneralandReporterPostOfficeBox1050Henning,TN380411050    WILLIAMDAVIDBRIDGERS       LISAA.NAYLOR        AssistantAttorneysGeneral       450JamesRobertsonParkway       Nashville,TN372430493       ELIZABETHT.RICE        DistrictAttorneyGeneral       302MarketStreet       Somerville,TN38068 OPINIONFILED:򀀀AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGE7XXdXXd7@ OPINION  Thepetitioner,MonroeE.Davis,appealstheorderoftheCircuitCourtofLauderdaleCountysummarilydismissinghispetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.Heispresentlyservingsentencesof20yearsforseconddegreemurderandone(1)yearforlarceny.Accordingtohispetition,hewasconvictedandsentencedonOctober6,1989.Becausehecannotdemonstratethatthejudgmentsconvictinghimarevoidorthathissentencetermshaveexpired,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.@ I Initially,wenotethatthestatecorrectlypointsoutthatpetitionersnoticeofappealwasuntimelyfiled.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a)requiresthatanoticeofappealshouldbefiled within30daysfromthedateofentryofthejudgmentappealedfrom...𛀀TheorderdenyingthepetitionwasenteredJanuary25,1996.NoticeofappealwasfiledonJuly8,1996.However,intheinterestofjusticewewaivethefilingrequirementsandreviewthepetitiononthemerits.Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).@ II Inhisfirstassignmentoferror,petitionerarguesthatTenn.CodeAnn.4035501allowsthejudicialbranchtoimposeindeterminatesentencesindirectcontraventiontoTenn.CodeAnn.4035211whichprohibitsindeterminatesentences.HisargumentrestsonthefactthattheBoardofParoleshasthepowertograntordenyparoleuponadefendantseligibilityforrelease.Thus,hearguesthatthesentenceshereceivedarevoid. AlthoughTenn.CodeAnn.4035211prohibitsindeterminatesentences,thesentencesimposeduponDavisarenotindeterminate.ThemerefactthattheBoardofParolesmaygrantordenyparoledoesnotconvertadeterminatesentenceintoanindeterminateone.Paroledoesnotcausethesentencetoexpireorterminatebutismerelyaconditionalrelease.SeeDoylev.Hampton,207Tenn.399,340S.W.2d891(1960);JoeThomasBaker,Jr.v.State,C.C.A.No.01C019604CR00129(Tenn.Crim.App.filedFebruary20,1997,atNashville);TerryMerrellv.State,C.C.A.No.01C019604CR00147(Tenn.Crim.App.filedFebruary20,1997,atNashville).Thisissuehasnomerit.@ III PetitioneralsocontendsthatTenn.CodeAnn.4035501isanunconstitutionaldelegationofpowerbythelegislaturetothejudicialbranchbyϜallowingcourtstodetermineadefendantssentencingrange.Heclaimsthatbydoingso,thecourtsaredetermininghowmuchtimeadefendantmustservebeforebecomingeligibleforparole.Therefore,becauseparoleisanexecutivefunction,hearguesthatthissentencingschemeviolatestheseparationofpowersdoctrine. Theauthoritytograntparolesisnotjudicialinnaturebutisadministrative.Woodsv.State,130Tenn.100,169S.W.558(1914).However, ithaslongbeenrecognizedthatitisimpossibletopreserveperfectlythetheoreticallinesofdemarcationbetweentheexecutive,legislativeandjudicialbranchesofgovernment...Thereisnecessarilyacertainamountofoverlapping.Thethreedepartmentsareinterdependent.Underwoodv.State,529S.W.2d45,47(Tenn.1975)(citationsomitted);seealsoInreBurson,909S.W.2d768,774(Tenn.1995).ThisisparticularlysoinourcriminaljusticeϜsystem.See󛀜Underwood,529S.W.2dat47.Accordingly,wefindthatatrialcourtsdeterminationofsentencingrangedoesnotinfringeuponthepowersoftheexecutivebranch.SeeSteveL.Bryantv.State,C.C.A.No.01C019605CR00190(Tenn.Crim.App.filedApril24,1997,atNashville).Thisissueiswithoutmerit.̜@ IV Habeascorpusreliefincriminalcasesislimitedtothoseinstanceswherethepetitionersconvictionisvoidonitsface,orheisbeingheldbeyondtheexpirationofhissentence.Archerv.State,851S.W.2d157(Tenn.1993).Davishasnotshownthatthejudgmentsconvictinghimarefaciallyvoidorthathissentencetermshaveexpired.Thepetitionforwritofhabeascorpuswasproperlydismissed.̛̜ Weconcludethatthepetitioner'sclaimsdonotshowthathisjudgmentsarevoidorthathissentenceshaveexpired,makinghabeascorpusreliefinappropriate.Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.       򀀀       JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE̜CONCUR:̀PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGÈDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE