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ÔÔ€)ÔÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€ÔÝ  ÝÑ7€u(XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÑ  ÑÙ€ÙßR€-/,A1-j|- `€€@ÿRßÞ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àWESTERN€SECTION€AT€JACKSONÌà àà à€€€________________________________________________ÌÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€ó óÌÌà àAppellee,€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àShelby€Circuit€No.€71235€T.D.ÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àC.A.€No.€02A01„9607„CV„00152ÌÌò òJOHN€GUINN,€ó óÌÌà àAppellant.Ì___________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà@ àFROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€OF€SHELBY€COUNTYÌà@ àTHE€HONORABLE€DððARMY€BAILEY,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àW.€Mark€Ward,€Assistant€Shelby€County€Public€DefenderÌà@ àFor€AppellantÌÌà@ àCharles€W.€Burson,€Attorney€General€and€ReporterÌà@ àEllen€H.€Pollack,€Assistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà@ àFor€AppelleeÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àò òòòAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDó óóóÌÌà@ àOpinion€filed:ÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ÌÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEÌÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óÌÌÌ›Ñ7€žXXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÓÓà àThis€is€a€juvenile€delinquency€proceeding.€€Defendant,€John€Guinn,Ïappeals€from€the€order€of€the€Circuit€Court€of€Shelby€County€on€a€jury€verdictÏfinding€defendant€guilty€of€committing€the€delinquent€act€of€attempt€toÏcommit€murder€in€the€second€degree.Ìà àOn€May€12,€1995,€a€petition€was€filed€in€Juvenile€Court€for€ShelbyÏCounty,€Tennessee,€charging€the€defendant€with€the€delinquent€act€of€attemptÏto€commit€murder€in€the€first€degree.€€After€an€evidentiary€hearing€in€juvenileÏcourt,€defendant€was€found€to€have€committed€the€delinquent€act€and€wasÏcommitted€to€the€Tennessee€Department€of€Youth€Development€for€anÏindefinite€period€of€time.€€Defendant€appealed€to€the€circuit€court€for€a€trial€deÏnovo,€and€the€record€was€certified€to€the€circuit€court€on€July€18,€1995.€€OnÍJuly€19,€1995,€defendant€filed€a€motion€in€the€circuit€court€to€stay€the€judgmentÏof€the€juvenile€court€and€to€set€bond.€€This€motion€was€granted,€and€defendantÏwas€released€from€custody€pending€the€trial€of€the€case.€€Defendant€demanded€aÏjury,€and€the€case€was€set€for€trial€on€December€6,€1995.€€At€the€conclusion€ofÏthe€trial€on€December€12,€1995,€the€jury€returned€a€verdict€finding€thatÏdefendant€had€committed€the€delinquent€act€of€attempted€second€degreeÏmurder.€€The€court€subsequently€entered€an€order€on€the€jury€verdict,€and€theÏdefendant€has€appealed.€€Ìà àDefendantððs€brief€states€the€issues€for€review€as:€€ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à1.€€Whether€the€trial€judge€erred€in€failing€to€dismissÏthe€petition€against€the€appellant€on€the€grounds€thatÏthe€court€failed€to€conduct€the€appeal€hearing€withinÏ45€days€as€required€by€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„159.ÌÌà8 àà8 à2.€€Whether€the€petition€should€be€dismissed€as€theÏjury€failed€to€return€a€verdict€finding€that€appellantÏcommitted€a€delinquent€act.ÌÌÓÓà àAs€to€defendantððs€first€issue,€defendant€asserts€that€the€trial€court€erredÏin€not€granting€his€pre„trial€motion€to€dismiss€the€case€with€prejudice€becauseÏthe€circuit€court€hearing€was€not€held€within€the€time€prescribed€by€statute.Ìà àT.C.A.€ðð€37„1„159€(1996)€provides€in€part€pertinent€to€this€appeal:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò37„1„159.€€Appealsó ó.ò ò€„€ó ó(a)€The€juvenile€court€shall€beÍa€court€of€record€and€any€appeal€from€any€final€orderÏor€judgment€in€a€delinquency€proceeding,€unruly€childÏproceeding,€or€dependent€and€neglect€proceeding,€filedÏunder€this€chapter,€except€a€proceeding€pursuant€to€ððÏ37„1„134,€may€be€made€to€the€circuit€court€whichÏshall€hear€the€testimony€of€witnesses€and€try€the€caseÏde€novo.€€The€appeal€shall€be€perfected€within€ten€(10)Ïdays,€excluding€nonjudicial€days,€following€the€juvenileÏcourtððs€disposition.€€If€a€rehearing€of€a€matter€heardÏby€a€referee€is€not€requested€or€provided€pursuant€toÏðð€37„1„107(e),€the€date€of€the€expiration€of€the€timeÏwithin€which€to€request€rehearing€shall€be€the€date€ofÏdisposition€for€appeal€purposes,€and€the€parties€andÏtheir€attorneys€shall€be€so€notified€by€the€referee.€€IfÏthere€is€a€rehearing€by€the€judge,€the€appeal€periodÏshall€commence€the€day€after€the€order€of€dispositionÏis€entered.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(b)€An€appeal€does€not€suspend€the€order€of€theÏjuvenile€court,€nor€does€it€release€the€child€from€theÏcustody€of€that€court€or€of€that€person,€institution€orÏagency€to€whose€care€the€child€has€been€committed.€ÏPending€the€hearing,€the€circuit€court€may€make€theÏsame€temporary€disposition€of€the€child€as€is€vested€inÏjuvenile€courts;€provided,€that€until€the€circuit€courtÏhas€entered€an€order€for€temporary€disposition,€theÏorder€of€the€juvenile€court€shall€remain€in€effect.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(c)€When€an€appeal€has€been€perfected,€the€juvenileÏcourt€shall€cause€the€entire€record€in€the€case,Ïincluding€the€juvenile€courtððs€findings€and€writtenÏreports€from€probation€officers,€professional€courtÏemployees€or€professional€consultants,€to€be€takenÏforthwith€to€the€circuit€court€whose€duty€it€is,€eitherÏin€term€or€in€vacation,€to€set€the€case€for€an€earlyÏhearing.€€When€an€appeal€is€taken€from€a€juvenileÍcourtððs€decision€that€involves€removal€of€a€child€orÏchildren€from€the€custody€of€their€natural€and/or€legalÏparents€or€guardian€or€from€the€department€ofÏchildrenððs€services,€or€when€the€decision€appealedÏinvolves€the€deprivation€of€a€childððs€liberty€as€theÏresult€of€a€finding€that€such€child€engaged€in€criminalÏactivity,€such€hearing€shall€be€held€within€forty„fiveÏ(45)€days€of€receipt€of€the€findings€and€reports.€€In€itsÏorder,€the€circuit€court€shall€remand€the€case€to€theÏjuvenile€court€for€enforcement€of€the€judgmentÏrendered€by€the€circuit€court.€€Appeals€from€an€orderÏof€the€circuit€court€pursuant€to€this€subsection€mayÏbe€carried€to€the€court€of€appeals€as€provided€by€law.ÌÌÓÓà àAs€previously€noted,€the€juvenile€court€record€was€certified€to€the€circuitÏcourt€on€July€18,€1995,€and€the€trial€of€this€case€was€commenced€on€DecemberÏ6,€1995.€€In€the€meantime,€defendant€had€obtained€a€stay€of€the€juvenile€courtÏjudgment€and€was€released€from€custody€on€bond€pending€the€trial.€€DefendantÏasserts€that€the€circuit€court€is€required€to€dismiss€the€case€because€the€caseÏwas€not€commenced€within€the€45€day€period€set€out€in€T.C.A.€ðð€37„1„159(c).€ÏWe€must€respectfully€disagree.€Ìà àIt€is€a€general€rule€that€statutory€provisions€which€relate€to€mode€or€timeÏof€doing€an€act€to€which€the€statute€applies€are€not€held€to€be€mandatory,€butÏare€held€to€be€directory€only,€especially€when€there€is€no€showing€of€prejudice€toÏthe€one€seeking€to€invoke€the€time€limit.€€ò òòòBig€Fork€Mining€Co.€v.€TennesseeÍWater€Quality€Control€Bd.,€ó óóó620€S.W.2d€515,€520€(Tenn.€App.€1981).€€InÏò òòòGarrett€v.€State€of€Tennessee€Dept.€of€Safetyó óóó,€717€S.W.2d€290€(Tenn.€1986),€aÏtruck€owner€appealed€the€decision€of€the€Department€of€Safety€permittingÏforfeiture€of€his€truck€with€an€altered€vehicle€identification€number.€€TheÏadministrative€law€judge,€after€conducting€a€hearing€on€the€case,€failed€toÏcomply€with€the€provisions€of€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„314€(g)€(1985)€requiring€that€aÏdecision€be€rendered€in€writing€within€90€days€after€conclusion€of€the€hearing.€ÏOur€Supreme€Court,€after€noting€that€forfeiture€statutes€are€strictly€construedÏbecause€forfeitures€are€not€favored€in€the€law€and€that€because€the€proceedingsÏare€quasi€criminal€the€presumption€of€innocence€must€be€considered,€said:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 à€€€€€Although€we€are€in€agreement€with€the€generalÏrules€stated€above,€we€will€not€construe€any€statute,Ïincluding€a€confiscation€statute,€so€strictly€that€weÏnegate€the€intentions€of€the€legislators€who€passed€theÏlaw.€€Although€the€legislative€intent€behind€the€ninetyÏday€requirement€in€T.C.A.€ðð€4„5„314(g),€is€not€clear,Ïthe€general€rule€in€this€state€is€that€statutoryÏprovision€relating€to€the€time€of€doing€an€act€toÏwhich€statute€applies€are€directory€rather€thanÏmandatory.€€ò òòòSee€Trapp€v.€McCormickó óóó,€175€Tenn.€1,Ï130€S.W.2d€122,€125€(1939);€ò òòòBig€Fork€Mining€Co.€v.ÏTennessee€Water€Quality€Control€Boardó óóó,€620€S.W.2dÏ515,€520€(Tenn.€App.€1982),€ò òòòcert.€denied€ó óóó(Tenn.€1981).€ÏThis€is€especially€true€absent€some€showing€ofÏprejudice.€€ò òòòId.ó óóó€Thus,€in€cases€like€the€present€oneÏwhere€no€prejudice€has€been€shown,€we€can€infer€thatÍthe€legislature€intended€for€the€ninety€day€provisionÏto€be€directory€in€nature.€€Since€the€statue€isÏdirectory€rather€than€mandatory,€violation€of€theÏninety€day€rule€does€not€nullify€the€forfeiture€hearingÏor€order.ÌÌÓÓò òòòGarrettó óóó,€717€S.W.2d€at€291.€€Ìà àIn€the€case€before€us,€the€45€day€period€relates€only€to€the€time€for€theÏhearing€and€does€not€relate€to€the€merits€of€the€case.€€Defendant€was€dulyÏreleased€from€custody€after€the€appeal€was€filed,€and€there€has€been€no€showingÏof€any€prejudice€to€the€defendant€by€the€failure€to€conduct€the€trial€within€theÏ45€day€period.€€This€Court,€like€our€Supreme€Court€in€ò òòòGarrettó óóó,€can€infer€thatÏthe€legislature€intended€the€45€day€provision€to€be€directory€in€nature.€€ThisÏissue€is€without€merit.Ìà àIn€defendantððs€second€issue,€he€asserts€that€he€could€not€have€committedÏa€delinquent€act€of€attempted€second€degree€murder€because€there€is€noÏcriminal€offense€of€attempted€second€decree€murder€in€this€state.€We€mustÏrespectfully€disagree.Ìà àT.C.A.€ðð€39„12„101€(1991)€provides:ÌÓÓà8 àà8 àò ò39„12„101.€€Criminal€attempt.€ó ó„€(a)€A€personÏcommits€criminal€attempt€who,€acting€with€the€kindÏof€culpability€otherwise€required€for€the€offense:Ìà8 àà8 à(1)€Intentionally€engages€in€action€or€causes€a€resultÍthat€would€constitute€an€offense€if€the€circumstancesÏsurrounding€the€conduct€were€as€the€person€believesÏthem€to€be;ÌÌà8 àà8 à(2)€€Acts€with€intent€to€cause€a€result€that€is€anÏelement€of€the€offense,€and€believes€the€conduct€willÏcause€the€result€without€further€conduct€on€theÏpersonððs€part;€orÌÌà8 àà8 à(3)€Acts€with€intent€to€complete€a€course€of€action€orÏcause€a€result€that€would€constitute€the€offense,€underÏthe€circumstances€surrounding€the€conduct€as€theÏperson€believes€them€to€be,€and€the€conductÏconstitutes€a€substantial€step€toward€the€commissionÏof€the€offense.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(b)€Conduct€does€not€constitute€a€substantial€stepÏunder€subdivision€(a)(3)€unless€the€personsðð€entireÏcourse€of€action€is€corroborative€of€the€intent€toÏcommit€the€offense.ÌÌà8 àà8 à(c)€It€is€no€defense€to€prosecution€for€criminalÏattempt€that€the€offense€attempted€was€actuallyÏcommitted.ÌÌÓÓà àDefendant€contends€that€since€second€degree€murder€is€ð ða€knowingÏkilling€of€anotherðð€T.C.A.€ðð€39„13„210€(a)(1)€(1991),€an€attempt€to€commitÏsecond€degree€murder€would€involve€the€ð ðspecific€intentðð€to€commit€ð ðaÏknowing€act.ðð€€We€do€not€disagree€œthat€that›€could€be€the€result,€but€it€is€clearÏthat€in€second€degree€murder,€the€murder€is€the€intended€result€of€theÏperpetratorððs€act.€€If€the€perpetrator€actually€possesses€an€intent€to€kill,€he€orÍshe€may€be€charged€with€attempted€murder.€€ò òòòSee€State€v.€Kimbroughó óóó,€924ÏS.W.2d€888,€892€(Tenn.€1996).Ìà àOnce€a€homicide€or€attempted€homicide€it€established,€it€is€presumed€toÏbe€the€offense€of€murder€in€the€second€degree€or€an€attempt€to€commit€murderÏin€the€second€degree,€and€to€elevate€the€offense€to€first€degree€murder€or€anÏattempt€thereof,€the€state€must€prove€the€elements€of€premeditation€andÏdeliberation.€€ò òòòState€v.€Boydó óóó,€909€S.W.2d€50,€53€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€InÏò òòòBoydó óóó,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€held€that€the€evidence€was€insufficient€toÏsupport€a€conviction€for€attempted€first€degree€murder€but€was€sufficient€toÏsupport€a€conviction€for€attempted€second€degree€murder.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€was€modified,€and€the€case€was€remanded€for€newÏsentencing.€€ò òòòIdó óóó.€at€55.Ìà àWe€find€both€of€appellantððs€issues€without€merit.€€The€judgment€of€theÏtrial€court€is€affirmed,€and€the€case€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€suchÏfurther€proceedings€as€may€be€necessary.€€Costs€of€the€appeal€are€assessedÏagainst€the€appellant.€€ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òW.€FRANK€CRAWFORD,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àPRESIDING€JUDGE,€W.S.ó óÌò òCONCUR:ÌÌó ó_________________________________Ìò òALAN€E.€HIGHERS,€JUDGEó óÌÌò ò_________________________________ÌDAVID€R.€FARMER,€JUDGEó óœÔ€0ÔÔ€0Ô