John J. Villanueva, v. Tennessee Department of Correction

This appeal involves a state prisoner's challenge to his continued incarceration. The prisoner contends that he is entitled to the benefit of the 1989 Sentencing Reform Act’s allegedly lesser sentence for the crime of which he was convicted, rather than the life sentence imposed upon him as a habitual offender at the time of his conviction in 1987. The trial court granted the Department's Motion for Summary Judgment dismissing the prisoner's petition. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.