Hughes v. Duncan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NASHVILLE DIVISION JEFFREY HUGHES, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 3:22-cv-00238 ) ZANE DUNCAN, GARY M. FAULCON, ) TIM GOBBLE, MAE BEAVERS, ) ROBERTA NEVIL KUSTOFF, and ) BARRETT RICH, ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION While Jeffrey Hughes was serving a 27-year sentence in the Tennessee Department of Corrections, the Reentry Success Act of 2021 was passed by the General Assembly. That Act amended the parole eligibility requirements set forth in Tennessee Code Annotated § 40-35-503 by providing that “there is a presumption that an…