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IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE

FILED
NOVEMB ER SESSION, 1998 August 19, 1999
GARVIN T. SHEPHERD, ) C.C.A. NO. 01C01-9710-CC-00452
Cecil W. Crowson Appellate Court Clerk

)  
Appe llant,  )  
)  
)  WAYNE COUNTY  
VS.  )  
)  HON. ROBERT L. JONES  
JAMES M. DAVIS, Warden,  )  JUDGE  
WAYNE COUNTY BOOT  )  
CAMP, and  )  
STATE OF TENNESSEE,  )  
Appellees.  )  (Habea s Corpu s Relief)  

FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE:
JOHN E. HERBISON JOHN KNOX WALKUP 2016 E ighth Ave nue So uth Attorney General and Reporter Nashville, TN  37204
LISA A. NAYLOR Assistant Attorney General 425 Fifth Avenu e North Nashville, TN  37243
MIKE BOTTOMS District Attorney General
J. DOUG DICUS Assistant District Attorney
P. O. Box 1119 Wa ynesbo ro, TN  3 8485
OPINION FILED ________________________
AFFIRMED
JERRY L. SMITH, JUDGE

OPINION

On June 24, 1995, Appellant Garvin T. Shepherd filed a petition for habeas
corpus relief in the Circu it Court of W ayne C ounty, as serting tha t his sente nce
had expired.  On N ovembe r 1, 1995, the trial court dismissed the petition for lack
of subject ma tter jurisdic tion.  On September 19, 1996, this Court reversed the
judgment of the trial cou rt and rem anded the case for further pr oceed ings. After
an evidentiary hearing on May 8, 1997, the trial court dismissed the petition as
being withou t merit.  A ppella nt cha llenge s the d ismiss al of his petition.  After a
review of th e record , we affirm th e judgm ent of the tria l court.

BACKGROUND
On January 5, 19 72, Appellan t received a ninety-nine year sentenc e for a
rape conviction .  On September 24, 1984, Governor Lamar Alexander signed an
order of execu tive cleme ncy that comm uted Appellant

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