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Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-101: Grounds for writ

(a) Any person imprisoned or restrained of liberty, under any pretense whatsoever, except in cases specified in subsection (b) and in cases specified in § 29-21-102 , may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment and restraint. (b) Persons restrained of their liberty pursuant to a guilty plea and negotiated sentence are not entitled to the benefits of this writ on any claim that: (1) The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing; (2) The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or (3) The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements. Code 1858, § 3720; Shan., § 5500; Code 1932, § 9671; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), §23-1801; Acts 2009 , ch. 420, §§ 1, 2.
(a) Any person imprisoned or restrained of liberty, under any pretense whatsoever, except in cases specified in subsection (b) and in cases specified in § 29-21-102 , may prosecute a writ of habeas corpus, to inquire into the cause of such imprisonment and restraint.
(b) Persons restrained of their liberty pursuant to a guilty plea and negotiated sentence are not entitled to the benefits of this writ on any claim that: (1) The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing; (2) The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or (3) The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements.
(1) The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing;
(2) The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or
(3) The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements.

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TN Code
Title 29
Chapter 21

(b) Persons restrained of their liberty pursuant to a guilty plea and negotiated sentence are not entitled to the benefits of this writ on any claim that: (1) The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing; (2) The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or (3) The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements.

(1) The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing;

(2) The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or

(3) The petitioner's sentence included a lower release eligibility percentage than the petitioner was entitled to under statutory requirements.

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