Byrd v. Dept. of Corrections

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE JAMES W. BYRD, ) ) FILED Petitioner/Appellant, ) ) Appeal No. February 23, 1999 ) 01-A-01-9804-CH-00171 VS. ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate Court Clerk ) Davidson Chancery ) No. 97-3206-III TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ) CORRECTION, ) ) Respondent/Appellee. ) APPEAL FROM THE CHANCERY COURT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY AT NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE THE HONORABLE ELLEN HOBBS LYLE PRESIDING JAMES W. BYRD #078204 MCRCF PO BOX 2000 Wartburg, TN 37887 PRO SE JOHN KNOX WALKUP Attorney General and Reporter MICHAEL E. MOORE Solicitor General PATRICIA C. KUSSMANN, BPR 15506…