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Thomas Calvin Maney v. Tennessee Board of Paroles

CourtCourt of Appeals of Tennessee
DecidedOctober 30, 1998
DocketX2010-0000-XX-X00-XX
StatusPublished

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Thomas Calvin Maney v. Tennessee Board of Paroles, (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).

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IN T H E C O U R T O F A P P E A L S O F T E N N E S S E E

F L E I D A T N A S H V IL L E

O c to b e r 3 0 , 1 9 9 8 T H O M A S C A L V IN M A N E Y , ) ) C e c il W . C r o w s o n P e t it io n e r /A p p e lla n t , ) A p p e lla t e C o u r t ) A p p e a l N o . C le r k ) 0 1 -A -0 1 -9 7 1 0 -C V -0 0 5 6 2 V S . ) ) D a v id s o n C h a n c e r y ) N o . 9 6 C -3 5 7 2 T E N N E S S E E B O A R D O F P A R O L E S , )

) R e s p o n d e n t/A p p e lle e . )

A P P E A L E D F R O M T H E C H A N C E R Y C O U R T O F D A V ID S O N C O U N T Y A T N A S H V I L L E , T E N N E S S E E

T H E H O N O R A B L E T H O M A S W . B R O T H E R S , J U D G E

T H O M A S C . M A N E Y , # 2 1 6 0 5 6 S o u t h e a s te rn T e n n e s s e e S t a te R e g io n a l C o r r e c t io n a l F a c ilit y R o u te 4 , B o x 6 0 0 P ik e v ille , T e n n e s s e e 3 7 3 6 7 P r o S e /P e t it io n e r /A p p e lla n t

J O H N K N O X W A L K U P A tto rn e y G e n e r a l & R e p o rte r

J O H N R . M IL E S C o u n s e l fo r th e S t a te C o r d e ll H u ll B u ild in g , S e c o n d F lo o r 4 2 5 5 th A v e n u e N o r th N a s h v ille , T e n n e s s e e 3 7 2 4 3 -0 4 8 8 A tto r n e y fo r R e s p o n d e n t/A p p e lle e

A F F IR M E D A N D R E M A N D E D B E N H . C A N T R E L L , P R E S ID IN G J U D G E , M .S .

C O N C U R : K O C H , J . C A IN , J . O P I N I O N

A p r is o n e r a t th e L a k e C o u n t y R e g io n a l C o r r e c t io n a l

F a c ilit y file d a P e t it io n fo r W r it o f C e r t io r a r i in th e C ir c u it C o u r t o f

D a v id s o n C o u n t y , c la im in g th a t th e B o a rd o f P a r o le s h a d a c te d

ille g a lly in r e v o k in g h is p a r o le , a n d in r e f u s in g to r e c o n s id e r t h e

r e v o c a tio n . T h e c ir c u it c o u r t g r a n t e d s u m m a ry ju d g m e n t t o th e

B o a r d o f P a r o le s . W e a ffir m .

I. P a r o le R e v o c a tio n P r o c e e d in g s

T h o m a s C a lv in M a n e y w a s c o n v ic t e d o f c o c a in e

p o s s e s s io n o n F e b ru a ry 1 3 , 1 9 9 3 , a n d r e c e iv e d a n e ig h t y e a r

s e n te n c e . H e w a s re le a s e d o n p a ro le o n A u g u s t 3 0 , 1 9 9 5 . A t t h e

t im e o f h is r e l e a s e , h e s ig n e d a C e r t if ic a t e o f P a r o le , w h ic h s e t o u t

t e n g e n e r a l r u le s o r c o n d it io n s o f p a r o le a n d t h r e e s p e c ia l c o n d it io n s

t h a t h e w a s o b lig a t e d t o c o m p ly w it h .

- 2 - O n M a rc h 6 , 1 9 9 6 , D o n n a M a p le s , M r . M a n e y ’s liv e -in

g ir lfr ie n d , s w o r e o u t a c r im in a l w a r r a n t a g a in s t h im , a lle g in g t h a t h e

h a d a s s a u lt e d h e r o n F e b ru a r y 1 3 , F e b r u a r y 2 2 , a n d F e b ru a r y 2 9 , a n d

th a t s h e h a d to g o to th e e m e rg e n c y ro o m fo r t r e a t m e n t fo llo w in g t h e

a s s a u lt o f F e b r u a r y 1 3 . M s . M a p le s a ls o m o v e d o u t o f M r . M a n e y ’s

h o m e o n M a r c h 6 , a n d m o v e d in w it h a n a u n t . U p o n le a r n in g o f t h e

w a r r a n t , M r . M a n e y ’s p a r o l e o f f i c e r , M s . J . G a l e R e e d , c o n t a c t e d M r .

M a n e y a n d t o ld h im t o h a v e n o fu r t h e r c o n t a c t w it h M s . M a p le s o r h e r

fa m ily , e it h e r d ir e c t ly o r in d ir e c t ly .

T h e p a r o le o ffic e r a ls o te le p h o n e d M s . M a p le s , a n d t o ld

h e r to d o c u m e n t a n y a tte m p ts b y M r. M a n e y to c o n ta c t h e r. T h e n e x t

d a y , M s . M a p le s to ld M s . R e e d th a t a fe m a le fr ie n d o f h e rs h a d

t e le p h o n e d , a n d t o ld h e r t h a t M r . M a n e y w a s v e r y s o r r y fo r w h a t h e

h a d d o n e , t h a t h e w o u ld p a y h e r h o s p it a l b ills , t h a t h e w a n t e d t o g e t

b a c k t o g e t h e r w it h h e r , a n d th a t h e w a n t e d h e r t o d r o p t h e c h a rg e s .

M s . M a p le s s a id th a t s h e c o u ld h e a r M r . M a n e y ’s v o ic e in th e

b a c k g r o u n d , t e llin g th e fr ie n d w h a t to s a y . M s . R e e d w a s a b le to

c o n fir m t h is a c c o u n t b y m a k in g a c a ll t o t h e fr ie n d .

O n M a r c h 7 , M r . M a n e y h im s e lf a lle g e d ly m a d e t w o c a l l s

t o M s . M a p le s , a n d s h e h u n g u p o n h im . O n t h e m o r n in g o f M a r c h 1 1 ,

M r . M a n e y c a lle d M s . M a p le s a n d a s k e d h e r to d ro p th e c h a rg e s

a g a in s t h im . O n M a r c h 1 8 , M s . M a p le s te le p h o n e d M s . R e e d , a n d t o ld

- 3 - t h e p a r o le o ffic e r t h a t s h e w a n t e d t o d r o p t h e c h a rg e s a g a in s t M r .

M a n e y . S h e t o l d M s . R e e d t h a t M r . M a n e y ’s f a m i l y h a d a g r e e d t o h e l p

h e r w it h h e r b ills , t h a t s h e w o u ld b e a b le to m o v e b a c k in t o M r.

M a n e y ’s h o m e , a n d t h a t M r . M a n e y h a d a g r e e d t o g o t o c o u n s e li n g f o r

h is p ro b le m s .

T h e p a r o le o f f i c e r g e n e r a t e d a p a r o le v io la t io n r e p o r t o n

M a r c h 7 , c it in g M r . M a n e y fo r t h r e e v io la t io n s o f R u le 2 ( “ I w ill o b e y

th e la w ” ), o n e v io la t io n o f R u le 7 (“ I w ill a b id e b y a ll s p e c ia l

c o n d it io n s o f p a r o le a n d c a rr y o u t a ll in s tr u c t io n s o f m y p a ro le

o f f i c e r ” ) a n d o n e v io l a t i o n o f R u l e 9 ( “ I w i l l p a y a ll a p p l i c a b l e f e e s ,

u n le s s o th e r w is e e x e m p te d .” ) S h e a ls o c o n ta c te d M r. M a n e y , a n d

in s tr u c t e d h im t o r e p o r t t o t h e B r a d le y C o u n t y J a il t h e f o llo w in g d a y ,

t o h a v e t h e p a r o le v io la t io n w a r r a n t s e r v e d . H e f a ile d t o d o s o , a n d

th e p a r o le o ffic e r a d d e d a n o t h e r v io la t io n o f R u le 7 a s a p o s s ib le

r e a s o n fo r p a r o le r e v o c a tio n .

M r . M a n e y w a s g iv e n a n o t i c e o f t h e c h a r g e s a g a in s t h im

a n d a n e x p la n a t io n o f h is r ig h t s o n M a r c h 1 5 . O n t h a t d a t e , h e a g r e e d

t o w a iv e a p r e lim in a r y p a ro le r e v o c a tio n h e a rin g , a n d r e q u e s te d t h a t

t h e fin a l r e v o c a tio n h e a r in g b e h e ld a s s o o n a s p o s s ib le . T h e h e a r in g

t o o k p la c e o n A p r il 1 1 , 1 9 9 6 . A t t h a t t im e , a s s a u lt c h a r g e s w e r e s till

p e n d in g a g a in s t h im in B r a d le y C o u n t y .

- 4 - A t t h e h e a r i n g , t h e h e a r i n g o f f i c e r e x p l a i n e d M r . M a n e y ’s

r ig h t s to h im , a n d h e w a s re p re s e n te d b y a n a tto rn e y , w h o w a s

p e r m it t e d t o c r o s s -e x a m in e t h e w it n e s s e s . A s a p re lim in a r y m a t t e r ,

t h e R u le 9 v io la t io n w a s d is m i s s e d . A ft e r t h r e e a n d a h a lf h o u r s o f

t e s tim o n y , in c lu d in g t e s tim o n y b y M s . R e e d , M s . M a p le s , M r . M a n e y

a n d M r . M a n e y ’s f a t h e r , t h e h e a r i n g o f f i c e r s u s t a i n e d o n e c o u n t o f t h e

R u le 2 v io la t io n , a n d b o th c o u n ts o f th e R u le 7 v io la t io n , a n d

r e c o m m e n d e d t o t h e B o a r d t h a t M r . M a n e y ’s p a r o l e b e r e v o k e d .

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