Tennessee § 29-21-101 - Grounds for writ.

§ 29-21-101. Grounds for writ.

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. 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: The petitioner received concurrent sentencing where there was a statutory requirement for consecutive sentencing; The petitioner's sentence included a release eligibility percentage where the petitioner was not entitled to any early release; or 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. Compiler's Notes. This chapter may be superseded as to post-conviction proceedings by title 40, ch. 30. See Rutter v. Wright, 439 F.2d 1002 (6th Cir. 1971), annotated below. Acts 2009, ch. 420, § 3 provided that the act, which amended subsection (a) and added § 29-21-101(b) , shall apply to all habeas corpus petitions filed on or after June 11, 2009. Cross-References. Allowance of transportation costs, § 8-26-108 . Application on behalf of person held for extradition, § 40-9-119 . Appointment of counsel for indigent petitioner, § 40-14-204 . Habeas corpus on purge of contempt, §§ 21-1-808 , 21-1-809 . Juveniles, detention, title 37, ch. 2, part 2. Petition to take child from orphan asylum, § 71-3-609 . Taking child from institution, § 71-3-304 . Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), §§ 2.39, 2.40, 2.45, 2.47. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 4 Tenn. Juris., Bail and Recognizance, § 5; 14 Tenn. Juris., Habeas Corpus, §§ 1, 5, 9. Law Reviews. Appellate and Post-Conviction Relief in Tennessee (Ronald W. Eades), 5 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 1. Methods of Judicial Review over Administrative Actions in Tennessee, 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 657 (1984). Post-Conviction Relief in Tennessee — Fourteen Years of Judicial Administration Under the Post-Conviction Procedure Act (Gary L. Anderson), 48 Tenn. L. Rev. 605 (1981). The Court in Action: A summary of key cases from the U.S. Supreme Court 2000-2001 (Perry A. Craft and Arshad (Paku) Khan), 37 No. 9 Tenn. B.J. 18 (2001). Comparative Legislation. Habeas corpus: Ala. Code § 15-21-1 et seq. Ark. Code § 16-112-101 et seq. Ga. O.C.G.A. § 9-14-1 et seq. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 419.020 et seq. Miss. Code Ann. § 11-43-1 et seq. Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.010 et seq. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 17-1 et seq. Va. Code § 8.01-654 et seq. Cited: Huffman v. Tollett, 321 F. Supp. 58, 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9434 (E.D. Tenn. 1970); Jones v. State, 3 Tenn. Crim. App. 8, 456 S.W.2d 860, 1970 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 375 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1970); Doyle v. State, 3 Tenn. Crim. App. 171, 458 S.W.2d 637, 1970 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 453 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1970); Phillips v. State, 3 Tenn. Crim. App. 184, 458 S.W.2d 642, 1970 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 455 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1970); State ex rel. Huskey v. Hatler, 606 S.W.2d 534, 1980 Tenn. LEXIS 502 (Tenn. 1980); Luttrell v. State, 644 S.W.2d 408, 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 472 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1982); Passarella v. State, 891 S.W.2d 619, 1994 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 466 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994); State v. Mixon, 983 S.W.2d 661, 1999 Tenn. LEXIS 33 (Tenn. 1999); Summers v. State, 212 S.W.3d 251, 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 15 (Tenn. 2007); Faulkner v. State, 226 S.W.3d 358, 2007 Tenn. LEXIS 370 (Tenn. Apr. 27, 2007); Davis v. State, 261 S.W.3d 16, 2008 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 161 (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 31, 2008); Wiggins v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2009 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 992 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 7, 2009); Kendrick v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 129 (Tenn. Crim. App. Feb. 12, 2010); Teal v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 247 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 18, 2010); Livingston v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 347 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 26, 2010); Ritchie v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 474 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 14, 2010); Davis v. Morrow, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 592 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 19, 2010); Dousay v. Barbee, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 635 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 27, 2010); Lunsford v. Carlton, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 665 (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 9, 2010); Matthews v. Parker, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 679 (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 17, 2010); Bankston v. Parker, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 722 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 2, 2010); Henderson v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1092 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 30, 2010); Cantrell v. Easterling, 346 S.W.3d 445, 2011 Tenn. LEXIS 746 (Tenn. Aug. 1, 2011); Flinn v. Blackwood, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. App. LEXIS 181 (Tenn. Ct. App. Apr. 13, 2011); Mathis v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 44 (Tenn. Crim. App. Jan. 19, 2011); Kendrick v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 229 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 29, 2011); Hayes v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 304 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 28, 2011); Watkins v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 314 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 4, 2011); Johnson v. Carlton, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 353 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 19, 2011); Helton v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 389 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 31, 2011); Chance v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 489 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 29, 2011); O'Guin v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 636 (Tenn. Crim. App. Aug. 17, 2011); Amos v. Parker, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 728 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 23, 2011); Thurmond v. Sexton, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 892 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 5, 2011); Benson v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2011 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 949 (Tenn. Crim. App. Dec. 22, 2011); Turner v. Mills, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 252 (Tenn. Crim. App. Apr. 25, 2012); Transou v. Barbee, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 331 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 17, 2012); Williams v. Steward, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 412 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 18, 2012); Stephenson v. Bell, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 420 (Tenn. Crim. App. June 20, 2012); Hall v. Carlton, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 516 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 16, 2012); Allen v. Carlton, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 698 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 5, 2012); Smith v. Steward, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 744 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 19, 2012); Montague v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 769 (Tenn. Crim. App. Sept. 25, 2012); Deleon v. State, — S.W.3d —, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 841 (Tenn. Crim. App. Oct. 16, 2012); Guerrero v. Barbee, — S.W.3d —, 2013 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 258 (Tenn. Crim. App. Mar. 22, 2013).