State of Tennessee v. Adrian R. Brown

OPINION

in which Sharon G. Lee, C.J., and Jeffrey S. Bivins and Holly Kirby, JJ., jo'fned.

We granted this appeal to determine whether’ Tennessee Rule of Criminal Procedure 36.1 (“Rule 36.1”)' permits parties to seek correction of expired illegal sentences. We hold that Rule 36.1 does not expand the scope of relief available for illegal sentence claims and therefore does not authorize the correction of expired illegal sentences. We also conclude that a Rule 36.1 motion alleging that a trial court failed to award pretrial jail credit is -insufficient to state a colorable claim for relief from an…