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HOWELL v. STATE

569 S.W.2d 428 (1978)

David Garland HOWELL, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 31, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gus D. Hatfield, Jr., Hatfield, McColpin, Morgan, Nielsen & Van Cleave, Chattanooga, for petitioner.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., Patricia J. Cottrell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Gary Gerbitz, Dist. Atty. Gen., Stanley Lanzo, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Chattanooga, for respondent.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

We granted certiorari in this criminal action arising under the Post-Conviction Procedure Act (§ 40-1801, et seq., T.C.A.) to deal with the troublesome and recurring problem of the proper method of computing parole eligibility in cases wherein consecutive determinate or life sentences are imposed.1

I.

Petitioner pled guilty on February...

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