Opinion
No. 01-C-01-9602-CR-00058.
January 30, 1997.
DAVIDSON COUNTY, THOMAS H. SHRIVER, Judge.
For the Appellant:
Dwight E. Scott, Attorney at Law.
For the Appellee:
Charles W. Burson, Attorney General Reporter, Eugene J. Honea, Assistant District Attorney General, Victor S. Johnson, III, District Attorney General, Nicholas D. Bailey, Assistant District Attorney General.
AFFIRMED PURSUANT TO RULE 20.
OPINION
The appellant, Frank Bell, appeals of right from a judgment of the trial court summarily dismissing his petition for the writ of habeas corpus. Two issues are presented for review: (a) does Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-501, entitled "Release Eligibility Status — Calculations," violate the separation of powers provisions contained in the Tennessee Constitution, and render the judgment of the trial court void, and (b) whether the sentences imposed by the trial court are indeterminate sentences, which are prohibited by Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-211. After a thorough review of the record, the briefs submitted by the parties, and the authorities controlling the issues presented for review, it is the opinion of this Court that the judgments of the trial court should be affirmed pursuant to Rule 20, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
See State v. Jimmie L. Holley, Shelby County No. 02-C-01-9201-CR-00015 (Tenn.Crim.App., Jackson, December 30, 1992).
__________________________________________ JOE B. JONES, PRESIDING JUDGE
CONCUR:
_____________________________________ WILLIAM M. BARKER, JUDGE
_____________________________________ J. STEVEN STAFFORD, SPECIAL JUDGE