Grounds for writ

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-101, under Habeas Corpus.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 29-21-101

(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.