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STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MARVIN MAGAY JAMES GREEN

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Nov 30, 2021

Head Comment: With concurring opinion by Williams.

Court: TN Court of Criminal Appeals

Attorneys 1: Marvin Magay James Green, Memphis, Tennessee, Pro Se.

Attorneys 2: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Renee W. Turner, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Barry P. Staubus, District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

Judge(s): WEDEMEYER

The Defendant pleaded guilty to several drug offenses stemming from a 2006 arrest, and the trial court sentenced him to a fifteen-year sentence. The Defendant appealed, it was denied, and he filed multiple motions challenging his convictions. Most recently, he filed a motion to correct an illegal sentence or correct a clerical error, contending that he had not received 128 days of pretrial jail credits. The trial court denied the motion, finding that it did not have jurisdiction to amend his sentence and that any alleged error in calculating time should be directed to the Tennessee Department of Correction. It is from that judgment that the Defendant now appeals. After review, we affirm the trial court’s judgment.

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