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CARROLL v. RANEY

953 S.W.2d 657 (1997)

William D. CARROLL, Appellant, v. Fred RANEY, Warden, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

September 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie K. Pillow, Assistant Public Defender, Gary F. Antrican, Pubic Defender, Covington, for Appellant.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Gordon W. Smith, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, for Appellee.

OPINION

ANDERSON, Chief Justice.

The defendant filed a writ of habeas corpus seeking his freedom from prison on the grounds his commuted sentence had expired prior to being revoked by the Governor. The trial court found that the commuted sentence from life to "22 years to life" had expired before the Governor's revocation and granted the defendant's petition for the writ of habeas corpus. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, holding that the Governor...

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