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ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<Î` AßÐ Ï Ðó óÌÓ  ÓPetitioner,€an€incarcerated€prisoner€at€South€Central€Correctional€Facility,€appeals€the€dismissal€byÐ Î Ðthe€trial€court€of€his€petition€for€a€writ€of€certiorari€to€review€a€disciplinary€decision€made€by€theÐ ¾ ÐCorrectional€Facility€Disciplinary€Board€and€approved€by€the€Tennessee€Department€of€CorrectionÐ ®þ Ð(ð ðÔ_ÔT.D.O.C.Ô_Ôðð).€€The€defendant€filed€a€Rule€12.02(6),€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.,€motion€asserting€the€failure€ofÐ žî ÐPetitioner€to€state€a€claim€for€which€relief€may€be€granted.€€The€trial€court€sustained€this€motion€toÐ ŽÞ Ðdismiss.€€We€reverse.Ð ~Î ÐÓßÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Chancery€Court€Reversedó óÐ ^® ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼µ|»àX¡—#ÔÔ‡X¡X.¼µ|ÔWilliam€B.€Cain,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòBòòENóó€H.€CòòANTRELLóó,€P.J.,€M.S.óó€andÐ >Ž ÐòòPòòATRICIAóó€J.€CòòOTTRELLóó,€J.óó,€joined.Ð .~ ÐÌAndrew€Palmer,€Clifton,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð ^ ÐÌTom€Anderson,€Jackson,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€South€Central€Correctional€FacilityÐ î > ÐDisciplinary€Board.Ð Þ!.  ÐÌÓÓò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼µ|»XX¡C#ÔÔ‡X¡X»¼µ|ÔÐ ¾#" ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼µ|»XX¡K #ÔÔ‡X¡X»¼µ|ÔÓ  Óà  àIn€his€petition,€Andrew€Palmer,€(ð ðPetitionerðð),€states€that€on€January€13,€1999,€he€wasÐ ž%î $ Ðcharged€with€violating€T.D.O.C.€policy€number€502.05.IV€entitled€ð ðUnauthorized€FinancialÐ Ž&Þ!% ÐTransaction.ðð€€He€was€convicted€of€this€charge€on€January€19,€1999.€€He€appealed€his€conviction€toÐ ~'Î"& ÐAssistant€Commissioner€Jim€Rose€of€Ô_ÔT.D.O.C.Ô_Ô€who,€on€March€17,€1999,€affirmed€his€conviction.Ð n(¾#' ÐÌà  àThe€assertions€in€the€petition€include:Ð N*ž%) ÐÌà8  àThe€definition€of€the€offense€for€which€Petitioner€was€convicted€indicates€thatÐ .,~'+ Ðinmates€are€not€allowed€to€enter€into€financial€transactions€with€other€inmates€or€theÐ -n(,ý Ðfamily€of€other€inmates€without€the€prior€approval€of€the€Warden.€€Other€areas€ofÐ ° ÐT.D.O.C.€policy,€however,€allow€for€family€and€friends€that€are€on€an€inmateððsÐ  ð Ðvisitation€list€to€send€that€inmate€money.€€The€person€in€question€who€sent€PetitionerÐ à Ðmoney€is€Petitionerððs€mother,€which€is€obviously€a€family€member€and€is€onÐ €Ð ÐPetitionerððs€visitation€list.€€Therefore,€Petitioner€was€not€on€notice€that€any€ofÐ pÀ ÐPetitionerððs€actions,€or€the€actions€of€Petitionerððs€family,€could€violate€T.D.O.C.Ð ` ° Ðpolicy€and€result€in€disciplinary€action.€€Further,€the€only€evidence€cited€byÐ P   ÐRespondent€as€a€basis€for€guilt€is€that€a€note€was€included€with€the€money€sent€byÐ @  ÐPetitionerððs€mother€that€stated€ð ðYaððll€motherf***ers€are€paid€in€full.ðð€€Although€anÐ 0 € Ðambiguous€statement,€the€money€came€from€Petitionerððs€mother,€which€does€notÐ  p  Ðviolate€policy,€there€is€no€provision€of€policy€that€indicates€that€any€action€taken€wasÐ `  Ðsubject€to€disciplinary€action,€and€Respondent€did€not€prove€by€a€preponderance€ofÐ P  Ðthe€evidence,€or€any€evidence€for€that€matter,€that€Petitioner€had€entered€into€anÐ ð@  Ðunauthorized€financial€transaction€with€another€inmate€or€the€family€of€anotherÐ à0  Ðinmate.€€Petitioner€continues€to€maintain€Petitionerððs€innocence.€€This€is€a€violationÐ Ð  Ðof€T.D.O.C.€policy€and€a€denial€of€due€process€warranting€the€issuance€of€both€aÐ À Ðstatutory€and€common„law€Writ€of€Certiorari.аРР ÐÌPetitioner€then€prayed€for€the€issuance€of€writ€of€certiorari.Ð à ÐÌà  àThe€agency€record€attached€to€the€petition€for€certiorari€is€confusing€and€incomplete,€but€theÐ pÀ ÐDisciplinary€Appeal€Report€of€January€21,€1999€states€as€grounds€for€appeal€to€the€warden€theÐ `° Ðfollowing:€€Ð P  ÐÌà8  àIt€seems€by€the€actual€evidence€in€hand,€that€the€above€charge€should€be€expungedÐ 0€ Ðfrom€Inmate€Palmerððs€record.€€The€reporting€official€claims€that€the[re]€was€anÐ  p ÐUnauthorized€Financial€Ô_ÔObligÔ_Ô/Transaction€[Ô_Ôt]hatÔ_Ô€inmate€Palmer€received€from€theÐ ` Ðactual€sender.€€[Corrections€Corporation€of€America€(ð ðC.C.A.ðð)]€came€out€with€aÐ P Ðpolicy€saying,€ð ðAll€Inmates€shall€be€allowed€to€receive€money€orders€and€other€itemsÐ ð@ Ðthat€they€need€as€long€as€that€sender€is€on€their€visitation€list€otherwise€it€would€beÐ à0 Ða€violation€of€the€C.C.A.€policy.€€The€actual€sender€in€hand€is€named€CharlotteÐ Ð  ÐGoode€(which€is€Inmate€Palmerððs€mother)!€€The€sender€is€on€Inmate€PalmerððsÐ À! Ðvisitation€list.€€So,€how€is€this€a€violation,€if€Inmate€Palmer€did€what€was€required€byÐ °"  Ðthe€C.C.A.€policy.€€It€seems€by€the€actual€description,€that€the€reporting€officialÐ  #ð! Ð(which€is€Pat€W.€Cooksey),€felt€offended€by€the€actual€statement€that€InmateÐ $à" ÐPalmerððs€mother€said€to€her€children.€€A€mother€has€the€right€to€say€anything€to€herÐ €%Ð # Ðchild.€€This€statement€doesnððt€have€anything€to€do€with€breaking€of€a€C.C.A.Ð p&À!$ Ðviolation.€€What€is€the€reporting€official€trying€to€say,€that€a€Human€Being€doesnððtÐ `'°"% Ðhave€the€freedom€of€speech.€€If€so,€this€is€a€violation€of€the€United€StatesÐ P( #& ÐAmendment.€€This€is€the€1st€Amendment€„€Freedom€of€Speech!€€Even€though,€it€mayÐ @)$' Ðsound€offensive,€this€may€be€the€way€that€a€mother€and€her€children€communicate.€Ð 0*€%( Ðâ âEven€though,€this€is€still€.€.€.€not€a€sign€of€Unauthorized€Fina[n]cialÐ  +p&) ÐObligation/Transaction,€because€the€money€that€was€sent€to€Inmate€Palmer,€fromÐ ° ÐCharlotte€Goode€met€the€criteria€given€by€Ô_ÔS.C.C.C.Ô_Ô,€C.C.A.РðÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà8  àà ` àTherefore,€it€is€recommended€that€this€actual€charge€should€be€investigatedÐ €Ð Ðvery€closely€and€in€the€investigations[ðð]€conclusion€it€will€be€seen€that€this€charge€beÐ pÀ Ðoverturned€on€the€above€stated€grounds.Ð` °Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà ` àThank€you€for€your€time€and€patience.Ð @  ÐÌà  àIn€the€disposition€of€this€appeal€by€Warden€Jim€Rose€on€March€17,€1999,€the€conviction€ofÐ  p  ÐPetitioner€was€affirmed€with€the€following€statement:Ð `  ÐÌà8  àReasons€for€Disposition:€Based€on€the€written€incident€report€that€stated€that€attachedÐ ð@  Ðto€a€money€order€was€the€note€saying€that€ð ðyaððll€mother€f„„„„„„€are€paid€in€full.ðð€€ThisÐ à0  Ðis€a€violation€of€rules.€€Also,€the€inmate€did€not€refute€that€this€statement€wasÐ Ð  Ðattached€to€a€money€order.ÐÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€the€disciplinary€report€hearing€summary€following€the€January€19,€1999€hearing,€theÐ  ð Ðfollowing€is€reflected:Ð à ÐÌà8  àDescription€of€Physical€Evidence€Introduced€(Attach€all€test€results):€#€6966€copy€ofÐ pÀ Ðletter€and€money€order€stating€ð ðYaððll€Mother€Fuckers€are€paid€for€in€full.ððÐ`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àFindings€of€Fact€and€Specific€Evidence€Relied€Upon€to€Support€Those€Findings:€DueÐ @ Ðto€statement€made€in€contents€of€note€that€ð ðYaððll€Mother€Fuckers€are€paid€in€fullðð€andÐ 0€ Ðdue€to€statement€from€him€he€did€not€refute€any€evidence€presented.Ð pÐ Ð  ÐÌIn€the€incident€report€of€January€13,€1999,€the€following€appears:Ð P ÐÌà8  àDescription:€On€1„7„99,€mail€was€received€from€Charlotte€Goode€1126€McFerrinÐ à0 ÐAve.€Nashville,€TN€37207.€€This€letter€contained€a€money€order€and€a€note€whichÐ Ð  Ðread€ð ðYall€motha€fuckers€are€[pa]id€for€in€full.ðð€€After€conducting€an€investigationÐ À! Ðof€this,€I€mailroom€supervisor€am€charging€I/M€Palmer€119206€with€UFT.а" Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àPrepared€by€Staff€ID:€à h àWallBE02€à  àNutt€(Wallace),€Betty€R.Ð$à"Ð Ð  Ðà  àReported€by€Staff€ID:€à h àWheaPA01à  àWheat€(Cooksey),€PatÐ €%Ð # ÐÌà  àAlso,€in€his€disciplinary€report€appeal€to€the€Commissioner€of€Corrections€of€March€29,Ð `'°"% Ð1999,€Petitioner€states:Ð P( #& ÐÌà8  àGrounds€for€Appeal:€The€statement€from€Inmate€Palmerððs€mother€is€not€anÐ 0*€%( Ðâ âUnauthorized€Financial€Ô_ÔObligÔ_Ô/Transaction.€€See€the€attached€appeal€papers€for€moreÐ  +p&) Ðinformation€on€why€this€charge€should€be€expunged€from€Inmate€PalmerððsÐ ° ÐInstitutional€Record.РðÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌà  àIn€the€brief€of€the€State€before€this€court,€it€is€stated:€€Ð €Ð ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€evidence€at€the€hearing€consisted€of€a€note€containing€information€of€anÐ ` ° Ðunauthorized€financial€transaction,€however,€the€petitioner€failed€to€refute€theÐ P   Ðevidence€as€it€was€presented.€€The€note€illustrates€that€there€is€evidence€in€the€recordÐ @  Ðto€support€the€disciplinary€boardððs€conclusion,€especially€in€light€of€the€petitionerððsÐ 0 € Ðrefusal€to€refute€the€evidence.Ð p Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àFrom€the€record€before€this€court,€it€appears€that€Petitioner€is€being€disciplined€for€receivingÐ P  Ða€money€order€from€his€mother€containing€a€note,€apparently€written€by€his€mother€or€someone€else,Ð ð@  Ðand€placed€in€an€envelope€mailed€to€the€prison€for€Petitioner.€€In€his€grounds€for€appeal€datedÐ à0  ÐJanuary€21,€1999,€he€asserts€the€existence€of€a€C.C.A.€policy€allowing€inmates€to€receive€moneyÐ Ð  Ðorders€as€long€as€the€sender€is€on€the€inmateððs€visitation€list.€€He€further€asserts€that€the€sender€of€theÐ À Ðmoney€order€was€his€mother,€Charlotte€Goode,€who€was€on€his€visitorððs€list.€€If€such€be€true,€it€isÐ ° Ðdifficult€to€see€how€Petitioner€can€be€guilty€of€the€offense€of€ð ðUnauthorized€Financial€TransactionððÐ  ð Ðbecause€of€a€vulgar€and€insulting€note€which€he€neither€wrote€nor€sent€to€anyone.Ð à ÐÌà  àThe€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€involves€a€very€narrow€scope€of€review€and€is€notÐ pÀ Ðavailable€to€correct€mistakes€or€to€review€the€intrinsic€correctness€of€the€decision€of€C.C.A.€or€theÐ `° ÐDepartment€of€Corrections.€€òòPowell€v.€Parole€Eligibility€Review€Bd.óó,€879€S.W.2d€871€(Tenn.€Ct.Ð P  ÐApp.€1994).€€There€must€be€some€evidence€in€the€record€to€support€the€disciplinary€boardððsÐ @ Ðconclusion.€€òòSuperintendent,€Mass.€Correctional€Inst.,€Ô_ÔWalpoleÔ_Ô€v.€Hillóó,€472€U.S.€445,€455„56€(1985).€Ð 0€ ÐCertiorari€is€not€available€if€there€is€any€material€and€substantial€evidence€to€support€the€action€ofÐ  p ÐC.C.A.€and€the€Department€of€Corrections.Ð ` ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€common€law€writ€of€certiorari€petition€was€tested€by€a€Tennessee€Rule€ofÐ ð@ ÐCivil€Procedure€12.02(6)€motion€which€admits€all€factual€allegations€of€the€petition€to€be€true€andÐ à0 Ðrequires€all€legitimate€inferences€therefrom€to€be€drawn€in€favor€of€the€petitioner.€€òòDobbs€v.Ð Ð  ÐGuenther,€óó846€S.W.2d€270€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1992).€€Rule€12.02€provides€in€part€as€follows:€ð ðEveryÐ À! Ðdefense,€in€law€or€fact,€to€a€claim€for€relief€in€any€pleading,€whether€a€claim,€counter„claim,€cross„Ð °"  Ðclaim,€or€third€party€claim,€shall€be€asserted€in€a€responsive€pleading€thereto€if€one€is€required,Ð  #ð! Ðexcept€that€the€following€defenses€may€at€the€option€of€the€pleader€be€made€by€motion€in€writing;Ð $à" Ð.€.€.€(6)€failure€to€state€a€claim€upon€which€relief€can€be€granted,€.€.€.€.ððÐ €%Ð # ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„8„101€is€declaratory€of€the€common€law€writ€ofÐ `'°"% Ðcertiorari,€òòÔ_ÔHewgleyÔ_Ô€v.€Triceóó,€207€Tenn.€466,€340€S.W.2d€918€(1960);€òòRoberts€v.€Brownóó,€43€Tenn.Ð P( #& ÐApp.€567,€310€S.W.2d€197€(1957),€and€is€distinguishable€from€the€statutory€writ€of€certiorariÐ @)$' Ðprovided€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„8„102.€€In€the€case€at€bar,€we€are€dealing€aloneÐ 0*€%( Ðwith€common€law€certiorari.€€In€òòConners€v.€City€of€Knoxvilleóó,€136€Tenn.€428,€189€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€870€(Tenn.Ð  +p&) Ð1916),€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€held€that€both€the€trial€court€and€the€court€of€appeals€had€erredÐ ,`'* Ðin€refusing€to€grant€a€petition€for€writ€of€common€law€certiorari€to€the€chief€of€police€to€review€hisÐ ° Ðdismissal€as€chief€of€police€by€the€city€council.€€Said€the€court:Ð  ð ÐÌà8  àà ` àThe€writ€of€certiorari€was€a€remedy€in€civil€cases€at€common€law,€theÐ €Ð Ðcontention€of€the€counsel€of€the€city€to€the€contrary€notwithstanding.€€It€may€be€trueÐ pÀ Ðthat€its€earliest€use€was€on€the€crown,€or€criminal,€side€of€the€Court€of€Kingððs€Bench,Ð ` ° Ðbut€if€so€its€use€on€the€civil€side€later€came€into€general€use.€€ÐP  Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIt€was€said€by€this€court€in€òòTennessee€Railroad€Co.€v.€Campbellóó,€109€Tenn.Ð 0 € Ð645,€75€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€1012:Ð p Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àà8 ` à€€€ð ðThe€writ€of€certiorari€does€not€owe€its€existence€to€constitutionalÐ P  Ðprovision€or€statutory€enactment.€€It€is€a€common„law€writ,€of€ancientÐ ð@  Ðorigin,€and€one€of€the€most€valuable€and€efficient€remedies€whichÐ à0  Ðcome€to€us€with€that€admirable€system€of€jurisprudence.€€This€courtÐ Ð  Ð*€*€*€is€not€restricted€from€its€use€by€section€10€of€article€6€of€theÐ À ÐConstitution,€providing€that€the€judges€of€inferior€courts€of€law€andÐ ° Ðequity€shall€have€power€to€issue€it€in€civil€cases€to€remove€them€fromÐ  ð Ðany€inferior€jurisdiction€into€a€court€of€law.€€This€provision€was€onlyÐ à Ðintended€as€a€guaranty€of€the€continuance€of€a€power€with€whichÐ €Ð Ðthese€judges€were€already€vested.ððÐpÀ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà ` àOur€statute€was€not€intended€to€work€a€change€in€the€common„law€functionÐ P  Ðof€the€writ,€as€a€supervisory€or€ð ðsuperintending€writ,ðð€as€it€has€been€called.€€TheÐ @ Ðstatute€specifically€and€affirmatively€provides€that€certiorari€lies€ð ðwhere€no€appealÐ 0€ Ðis€given,ðð€but€it€does€not€stipulate€that€provision€for€an€appeal€shall,€in€all€cases,€beÐ  p Ðdeemed€an€adequate€remedy,€binding€or€restraining€ð ðthe€judgment€of€the€courtðð€asÐ ` Ðto€its€being€a€speedy€and€adequate€remedy€in€cases€where€an€ð ðinferior€tribunal,€board,Ð P Ðor€officer€exercising€judicial€functions€has€exceeded€the€jurisdiction€conferred,€or€isÐ ð@ Ðacting€illegally.ððÐà0Ð Ð  ÐÌòòConnersóó,€189€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€at€871.Ð À! ÐÌà  àThe€Supreme€Court€reversed€and€remanded€the€case€with€directions€that€should€have€left€noÐ  #ð! Ðdoubt€as€to€the€course€of€action€to€be€pursued€by€the€trial€court.Ð $à" ÐÌà8  àà ` àWe€hold,€therefore,€that€the€circuit€judge€and€the€Court€of€Civil€Appeals€wereÐ p&À!$ Ðin€error€in€holding€that€certiorari€was€not€awardable,€and€in€not€quashing€theÐ `'°"% Ðproceeding€in€the€board€of€commissioners€as€being€in€excess€of€jurisdiction,€illegal,Ð P( #& Ðand€void,òò€if€the€same€shall€appear€to€be€as€[the€chief€of€police]€states€in€his€petitionóó.Ð@)$'Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àReversed,€and€remanded€to€the€circuit€court,€with€direction€that€the€writ€beÐ  +p&) Ðissued,€so€that€a€judgment€may€be€rendered€in€accord€with€what€is€herein€held.€€Ð,`'*Ð Ð  ЇòòId.óó€at€872€(emphasis€added).€€The€trial€court,€in€òòConnersóó€on€remand,€apparently€misconstrued€theÐ ° ÐSupreme€Court€holding€and€on€the€second€appeal€Chief€Justice€Grafton€Green€repeated€and€describedÐ  ð Ðthe€procedure€that€should€have€occurred€on€remand.€€ð ðThe€case€was€remanded€to€the€circuit€court,Ð à Ðwith€directions€to€issue€the€writ€ððto€remove€the€proceeding€from€the€inferior€board€for€the€purposeÐ €Ð Ðof€revision,€not€for€a€trial€òòde€novoóó,€but€for€review€of€€the€€record€€to€€be€€certified€€from€€the€€inferiorÐ pÀ Ðtribunal,€and€for€judgment€of€quashal€or€Ô_ÔaffirmanceÔ_Ô.ðð€ðð€òòCity€of€Knoxville€v.€Connersóó,€139€Tenn.€45,Ð ` ° Ð201€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€133€(Tenn.€1918).€€The€continued€viability€of€the€òòConnersððóó€rule€is€attested€in€òòState€v.Ð P   ÐÔ_ÔLeathÔ_Ôóó,€977€S.W.2d€132,€135€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1998).Ô#†¼µ|»XX¡© #ÔÔ‡X¡X»¼µ|ÔÐ @  ÐÌà  àThe€parallel€to€the€case€at€bar€is€striking.€€In€his€petition€for€certiorari,€Petitioner€has€assertedÐ  p  Ðthat€a€policy€existed€at€C.C.A.€on€January€7,€1999€that€allowed€inmates€to€receive€money€orders€fromÐ `  Ðpersons€on€their€visitors€list€and€that€his€mother,€Ms.€Goode,€was€on€his€visitors€list.€€WhenÐ P  ÐRespondent€chose€to€employ€a€Rule€12.02(6),€Tenn.€R.€Civ.€P.,€motion€to€test€the€sufficiency€of€theÐ ð@  Ðpetition,€it€necessarily€conceded€hypothetically€the€truth€of€Petitionerððs€allegations.€€Further€includedÐ à0  Ðin€the€allegations€of€the€petition€is€the€entry€made€by€C.C.A.€staff€of€January€7,€1999,€wherein€it€isÐ Ð  Ðstated:€€ð ðMail€was€received€from€Charlotte€Goode,€1126€McFerrin€Avenue,€Nashville,€TennesseeÐ À Ð37207.€€This€letter€contained€a€money€order€and€a€note€.€.€.€.ðð€€This€allegation€of€the€petition€too€mustÐ ° Ðbe€accepted€as€true€in€the€face€of€a€Rule€12.02(6)€motion.€€If€these€allegations€are€in€fact€true,€it€isÐ  ð Ðdifficult€on€the€record€that€is€before€the€court€to€see€how€Petitioner€can€be€guilty€of€an€unauthorizedÐ à Ðfinancial€transaction.€€There€appears€to€be€no€evidence€to€support€such€a€finding.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àð ðIt€is€a€question€of€law€whether€the€factual€evidence€is€legally€sufficient€to€uphold€aÐ `° Ðjudgment,€and€therefore,€the€courts€will€review€the€merits€of€the€case€to€determine€whether€theÐ P  Ðevidence€in€the€record€meets€this€standard.ðð€€14€Ô_ÔAm.JurÔ_Ô.2d€òòCertiorarióó€ðð€107€(2000);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòPetitionÐ @ Ðof€Gantóó,€937€S.W.2d€842€(Tenn.€1996).Ð 0€ ÐÌà  àNeither€this€court€nor€the€trial€court€knows€what€is€actually€contained€in€the€record€beforeÐ ` ÐC.C.A.€and€the€Ô_ÔT.D.O.C.Ô_Ô.€€All€we€have€are€allegations€in€a€petition€for€certiorari€challenged€by€aÐ P Ð12.02(6)€motion€with€such€allegations,€if€true,€indicating€that€there€is€no€evidence€to€support€aÐ ð@ Ðconviction.€€We€therefore€hold€that€under€the€circumstances€and€in€accordance€with€òòConners€v.€CityÐ à0 Ðof€Knoxvilleóó,€136€Tenn.€428,€189€Ô_ÔS.W.Ô_Ô€870€(1916),€the€trial€court€erred€in€not€issuing€the€writ€ofÐ Ð  Ðcertiorari€ð ðto€remove€the€proceeding€from€the€inferior€board€for€the€purpose€of€revision,€not€for€a€trialÐ À! Ðòòde€novoóó,€but€for€review€of€the€record€to€be€certified€from€the€inferior€tribunal,€and€for€judgment€ofÐ °"  Ðquashal€or€Ô_ÔaffirmanceÔ_Ô.ððÐ  #ð! ÐÌà  àOne€other€question€presented€by€the€petition€must€be€addressed.€€The€petitioner€makes€theÐ €%Ð # Ðfollowing€assertion:Ð p&À!$ ÐÌà8  àT.D.O.C.€Policy€#€9502.01.VI.E.3.c.l€states,€ð ðThe€inmate€shall€have€the€right€toÐ P( #& Ðdecline€to€testify,€and€it€shall€be€the€burden€of€the€reporting€employee€to€prove€guiltÐ @)$' Ðby€a€preponderance€of€the€evidence.ðð€€òòPetitioner€did€testify,€but€did€not€comment€onÐ 0*€%( Ðthe€evidence,€which,€by€the€above€policy,€is€Petitionerððs€right.€€However,€theÐ  +p&) ÐDisciplinary€Report€Hearing€Summary€issued€by€Respondent€indicates€that€guilt€wasÐ ,`'* Ðfound,€in€part,€on€Petitioner€exercising€his€right€to€decline€to€comment€on€theÐ ° Ðevidence.óó€€This€is€a€violation€of€T.D.O.C.€policy€and€a€denial€of€due€processÐ  ð Ðwarranting€the€issuance€of€a€common„law€Writ€of€Certiorari.€€ÐàÐ Ð  ÐÌ(Emphasis€added).€€This€portion€of€the€petition€seems€to€indicate€that€the€petitioner€chose€to€testifyÐ pÀ Ðbut€claimed€a€right€not€to€comment€on€the€evidence.€€If€the€petitioner€chose€to€testify,€he€waived€hisÐ ` ° Ðconstitutional€rights,€federal€and€state,€relative€to€self€incrimination.Ð P   ÐÌà8  àWhen€the€defendant€elected€to€testify€in€support€of€his€defense,€and€took€the€witnessÐ 0 € Ðstand,€he€waived€his€constitutional€rights,€federal€and€state,€against€self€incriminationÐ  p  Ðas€to€matters€which€were€relevant,€material€and€germane€to€the€issues€which€the€juryÐ `  Ðwould€be€required€to€resolve.€€òòóóThus,€the€defendant€was€not€entitled€to€invoke€theÐ P  Ðprivilege€because€the€question€sought€to€elicit€information€which€was€probative€ofÐ ð@  Ðthe€issues€in€controversy.à h àÐà0 Ð Ð  ÐÌòòState€v.€Gilbertóó,€751€S.W.2d€454,€463€(Tenn.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€App.€1988)€(citations€omitted).Ð À ÐÌà  àThe€case€is€reversed€and€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€proceedings€in€conformity€with€thisÐ  ð Ðopinion.€€Costs€of€this€cause€are€assessed€against€Respondent/Appellee.Ð à ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h à________________________________________________Ð @ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÐ 0€ Ѐ̀ÌÌ€