Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Lutche
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 13, 1996PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LEWIS, Judge.
This is an appeal as of right by petitioner/appellant, Sherman Alexander Henderson, from the judgment of the Chancery Court for Davidson County dismissing petitioner’s complaint.
Petitioner is an inmate in the custody of the Department of Correction (“the Department”). On 8 January 1980, petitioner was convicted of first degree murder in Shelby County, Tennessee and was sentenced to life imprisonment. At the time of his conviction, the sentence credit laws provided that petitioner was ineligible to earn sentence reduction credits. Tenn.Code Ann. § 41-21-212 & -214 (repealed…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Jennings v. JenningsTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
- State v. RicciTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Henderson v. FordTennessee Supreme Court · 1972
- Electric Power Board v. WoodsTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
3Cited by15 opinions
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- Christopher Pope v. Dept of CorrectionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
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