Jerry Thomas Ricks v. Dept. of Correction

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE ASSIGNED ON BRIEFS DECEMBER 5, 2000 JERRY THOMAS RICKS v. TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 95-3489-III; The Honorable Ellen Hobbs Lyle, Chancellor No. M1999-01916-COA-R3-CV - Filed March 20, 2001 This case arises from the commutation of the Appellant’s prison sentence from eighty-five years imprisonment to forty years. The Appellant’s commutation was revoked after he was arrested on misdemeanor charges. The revocation occurred following the expiration of the term of the commuted…