Legal Opinion
South v. Tennessee Board of Paroles
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided December 11, 1996PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CANTRELL, Judge.
The Tennessee Board of Paroles declined to grant parole to a prisoner in the custody of the Department of Correction. He petitioned the Chancery Court for a Writ of Certiorari. The court dismissed his petition. We affirm.
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Elwin Nathaniel South Jr. was convicted on August 12, 1993 of aggravated sexual battery after pleading guilty to the charge. The offense arose from Mr. South’s sexual contact with his three granddaughters, all of whom were below the age of thirteen. He was sentenced to eight years in prison, with parole eligibility after he had served 30% of his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Byrd v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Powell v. Parole Eligibility Review BoardCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Doyle v. HamptonTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- State v. HowingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Addonizio v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Willis v. Tennessee Department of CorrectionTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- Hopkins v. Tennessee Board of Paroles & ProbationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Joseph Brennan v. Board of Parole For The State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
- Donald F. Long v.Tennessee Board of Probation and ParoleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
- Alvin Seagroves v. State of Tennessee and Tennessee Board of Probation & ParoleCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
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