Legal Opinion

Author Ray Turner v. David Mills, Warden and the State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 13, 2010No. E2009-00194-CCA-R3-HCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs March 30, 2010 AUTHOR RAY TURNER v. DAVID MILLS, WARDEN and the STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Morgan County No. 9422 E. Eugene Eblen, Judge No. E2009-00194-CCA-R3-HC - Filed May 13, 2010 The petitioner, Author Ray Turner, claims that the habeas corpus court erred in summarily dismissing his petition for writ for habeas corpus relief. The petition claims that his sentence is illegal because his release eligibility of 30 percent violates statutory law requiring that he served 100 percent of his…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Archer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Passarella v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. Hart v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State ex rel. Newsom v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1968

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