Howell v. State

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this criminal action arising under the Post-Conviction Procedure Act (§ 40-1801, et seq., T.C.A.) to deal with the troublesome and recurring problem of the proper method of computing parole eligibility in cases wherein consecutive determinate or life sentences are imposed. 1

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Petitioner pled guilty on February 20, 1974, to two charges of first degree murder. In this petition he does not deny guilt but insists that he agreed to plead guilty and take consecutive life sentences because his attorney and the trial judge advised him that he would…