Rowland v. Bradley

OPINION

CANTRELL, Judge.

Inmate Bobby Rowland appeals from the dismissal of his petition by the Chancery Court of Davidson County. The appellant alleged that the application of Department of Correction rules to increase the proportion of his sentence that must be served before he is eligible for parole is a violation of his constitutional rights.

The Chancery Court dismissed his claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We believe that the Court was correct in dismissing Mr. Rowland’s claim, but feel that the more appropriate ground for dismissal is failure to state a claim upon which…