Tewell v. State

PUBLISHED ORDER GRANTING TRANSFER and ADOPTING THE OPINION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS

RANDALL T. SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The Parole Board revoked parole for Appellant, Floyd Tewell, thus returning him to prison to serve out a life sentence. Tewell then filed what he titled a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Treating the petition as one seeking post-conviction relief, the trial court denied relief and Tewell appealed. Rejecting Tewell’s appellate arguments, the Court of Appeals held the trial court (1) had correctly treated Te-well’s petition as a post-conviction relief petition, and (2) had…