Legal Opinion
Thomas Tarpley v. Charles Traughber, Chairman, Tennessee Board of Paroles
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 8, 1996No. 01A01-9608-CH-00365PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TODD, Presiding Judge, Middle Section.
The captioned plaintiff, an inmate of the Department of Corrections, filed this suit for certiorari from an adverse decision of the Board of Paroles. The Trial Court dismissed the suit for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted.
Plaintiffs two issues complain of the dismissal of his suit and the failure of the Trial Court to find the action of the Parole Board illegal and arbitrary.
According to the complaint, on January 23, 1990, plaintiff was convicted of rape, aggravated kidnaping, and larceny and sentenced to 20 years…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Powell v. Parole Eligibility Review BoardCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Norman Quincy Wright v. Nevil C. Trammell, Jr. Charles M. Traughber Linda K. Miller Donna Blackburn and Ed HooverCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- MobileComm of Tennessee, Inc. v. Tennessee Public Service CommissionCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
3Cited by9 opinions
- 421 Corp. v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson CountyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Hopkins v. Tennessee Board of Paroles & ProbationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Corp. v. Metro Gov't of NashvilleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- Donald Moore v. Tennessee Board of Probation and ParoleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
- Donovan Davis v. Ray MaplesCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
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