State Ex Rel. Turner v. Gore

In this canse a petition for habeas corpus was filed on the relation of Walter J. Turner seeking' his release from the State prison at Nashville. A return was made by the warden, proof heard, and the trial judge dismissed the petition.

Turner was convicted of highway robbery and given a maximum sentence of twelve years. If credited with all possible honor time and good conduct time he would have been eligible to .parole at the time of the hearing below. As a matter of fact, certain deductions were made from his good time allowance by reason of Ms misconduct and his sentence has .still a…