J.D. Hickman v. TN Board of Paroles

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 2, 2001 J.D. HICKMAN v. TENNESSEE BOARD OF PAROLES Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 00-1367-I Irvin H. Kilcrease, Jr., Chancellor No. M2000-02846-COA-R3-CV - Filed October 16, 2001 This appeal involves a prisoner’s efforts to obtain a mandatory parole date. After the general counsel for the Tennessee Board of Paroles informed him that he was ineligible for mandatory parole, the prisoner filed a common-law writ of certiorari in the Chancery Court for Davidson County seeking a declaration either…