WPC  = "{Dh0;Pr7Cu +ۙa;n4Ő'~*V#V~M)ِ_0*v툈zeH"8)Q>,>̞zʢPh'krUD /Gs p0۟NUdWfpܗm8Csk5x5,>]ӏ3K]=͛^iQ<̗DӺJm>>|)rԄWrV OX1ͮ_17( ;P|zX\əF,WyvEn(0qbS ;&<(.DtZg&/+fd2s>m&hپEOP?_Vaݼ%b*xXW/Bׇ,glNNI3"|W1#]_.:%FFQ5|/غQ9IGMx|*# LU:W % 0(b w@4 .26 0lh 0DU:                 BU AQr  0D 0D 0D  D/U U B D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh,  AZ"Arial RegularX($- - DDDDaӀ~-&3|x (  XX     1    TheStatedidnotassertthatthisproceedingisacollateralattackonMr.Taylorsoriginal  conviction.Wewillnotaddressithere.((3$ !      0  (#$  0   ""  XoXXXfW XXo   Ad FILEDXoX fW  February9,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAh ,cAZ"Arial Regular d!"#$&C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd'dxd !  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7oXXdd7    &(XX  r )<,(j 8` `@E` 8ttxP,  rߛ@  INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XoX&(Ԉ  DANIELB.TAYLOR,   8   ) p    0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellant,   8   ) <    0      8   )  AppealNo. " r    0      8   )  01A019707CH00338 X  МVS.  0      8   ) >    0      8   )  DavidsonChancery $    0      8   )  No.96859II   STATEOFTENNESSEE,   8   )   @      H!  #    JOHNDOE,STATECOORDINATOR  )   OFELECTIONS,MS.BOBBIEWHITE,  ) l МSHELBYCOUNTYREGISTRAROF  ) R VOTERS;andCHARLESW.BURSON,  ) 8 ATTORNEYGENERAL,   8   ) n   0      8   ) Defendants/Appellees. 8   ) : @U U APPEALEDFROMTHECHANCERYCOURTOFDAVIDSONCOUNTY@#ATNASHVILLE,TENNESSEE@8 8 THEHONORABLECAROLL.MCCOY,CHANCELLORDANIELB.TAYLOR#102957NorthwestCorrectionalCenterRoute2,Box660̜Tiptonville,Tennessee38079 ProSe/Plaintiff/AppellantJOHNKNOXWALKUPAttorneyGeneral&ReporterKEVINSTEILINGSeniorCounsel425FifthAvenue,NorthNashville,Tennessee372430490@$AFFIRMEDANDREMANDED  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:KOCH,J.CAIN,J. |XXo@tt(OPINION XoX|Ԉ :^5; Ї  0 Theonlyquestionpresentedinthiscomplaintiswhetheralawmakingallfeloniesinfamouscrimescan,uponconviction,beappliedtocrimescommittedbeforethedateoftheact.TheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountydismissedtheplaintiffsrequestforadeclaratoryjudgment.Weaffirm.@- I.       0 Theplaintiff,DanielB.Taylor,wasconvictedonOctober6,1982ofamurdercommittedonSeptember20,1980.Onthedatethecrimewascommittedmurderwasnotaninfamouscrime.In1981theTennesseelegislatureamendedTenn.CodeAnn.4020112tomakeallfeloniesinfamouscrimesresultinginalossoftherighttovote.Uponhisconviction,Mr.Taylorwasdeclaredtobeinfamous.   #  1      כ    0 Mr.Taylorsoughtadeclarationthatthelaw,asappliedtohim,violatedtheexpostfactoprovisionsofArticleI17oftheTennesseeConstitutionandArticleI10oftheUnitedStatesConstitution.HealsoreliedonArticleI5oftheTennesseeConstitutionanditsguaranteeoftherightofsuffrage.TheStatefiledamotiontodismissforfailuretostateaclaim.ThechancelloranalyzedallthreeclaimsandgrantedtheStatesmotion.0  @- T$ T$ II.  (#(   0 WewilldealwithArticleI5oftheTennesseeConstitutionfirst.Thatsectionprovidesthattherightofsuffrage shallneverbedeniedtoanypersonentitledthereto,exceptuponconvictionbyajuryofsomeinfamouscrime,previouslyascertainedanddeclaredbylaw....Mr.Taylorassertsthatthissectionmeansthatthecrimemustbeinfamousatthetimeitwascommitted.InGaskinv.Collins,661 3.4 S.W.2d865(Tenn.1983)ourSupremeCourtdeclaredthattheactinquestionwasunconstitutionalwhenappliedtoconvictionsthatoccurredpriortotheactseffective 7l28 date.TheCourtsaidthatArticleI5 prohibitstheGeneralAssemblyfromretroactivelydisenfranchisingconvictedfelons.661S.W.2dat868.  0 Whataboutconvictionsthatoccurredaftertheact?TheStatearguedinGaskinthatthelegislaturehadthepowertodisenfranchiseanyconvictedfelonby  itssimpleactregardlessofwhetherthelegislatureactedbeforeoraftertheconviction.TheSupremeCourtrejectedthatargumentandsaidthephrase previouslyascertainedanddeclaredbylawinArticleI5qualifiesthewords infamouscrimesand placesatimelimitationonwhenanactshallbedeclaredinfamous;thatis,beforeconvictionofthecrimebyajury.661S.W.2dat867 ` (emphasisadded).WeareoftheopinionthatGaskinresolvesthisquestioninfavor @ oftheState.@zz, III.  $"   0 TheUnitedStatesConstitutionprohibitsthestatesfrompassingexpostfactolaws,ArticleI10,andtheTennesseeConstitutionechoesthatprohibitionas contrarytotheprinciplesofafreeGovernment.ArticleI11.Underbothcharters,however,theprohibitionsrunonlyagainstpenallaws,lawsthatpunish anactwhichwasnotpunishableatthetimeitwascommittedoraddspunishment,orchangestherulesofevidencebywhichlessordifferenttestimonyissufficienttoconvictthanwaspreviouslyrequired.Statev.Young,904S.W.2d603at607(Tenn.Cr.App.1995). 3.2 SeeCollinsv.Youngblood,497U.S.37(1990);Kaylorv.Bradley,912S.W.2d728 p504 (Tenn.App.1995). 0948   0 InGoatsv.State,364S.W.2d889(Tenn.1963),thecCourtsaidthatthe  revocationofadriverslicensebytheDepartmentofSafetyafterthedriverhadbeenconvictedofdrivingundertheinfluencewasnotapartofthetrialorconvictionforacriminalact.tThus,thestatutegivingtheDepartmentofSafetythatpowerdidnotviolatetheseparationofpowers.InStatev.Conley,639S.W.2d435(Tenn.1982), 0  theCourtsaidthatallowingtheStatetodeclarethedefendantanhabitualoffenderandtobarhimfromdrivingamotorvehicledidnotamounttodoublejeopardy,eventhoughtheconvictionsusedtoinvoketheHabitualOffendersActalsoallowedthesuspensionofhislicenseforanindefiniteperiodoftime.TheCourtsaidthatamatteriscriminalonly(thussubjectingthedefendanttojeopardy)onlyifimprisonmentorthe  assessmentofafinemayfollowconviction.639S.W.2dat436.Thecourtsthusmakeadistinctionbetweencriminalstatutesandremedialstatutesthatdonothingmorethandeprivethedefendantofaprivilege.639S.W.2dDat437.  0 Wethinkthelawsdisenfranchisingconvictedfelonsaresimplyremedialstatutesandarenotlawsthatinvokeorincreasecriminalpenalties.Therefore,theyarenotexpostfactolawswithintheprohibitionoftheStateorfFederalConstitution.  0 Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtandremandthecauseforanyfurtherproceedingsnecessary.Taxthecostsonappealtotheappellant.  0      8      @      H!  #   0      8     ____________________________  0      8     BENH.CANTRELL  0      8     PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.CONCUR:_____________________________WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE_____________________________WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE  @837   XXY= @.INTHECOURTOFAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE XY=XԈ  DANIELB.TAYLOR,   8   )     0      8   ) Plaintiff/Appellant,   8   )     0      8   )  AppealNo. |    0      8   )  01A019707CH00338 l   МVS.  0      8   ) \    0      8   )  DavidsonChancery L    0      8   )  No.96859II <  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   8   )   @      H!  #  ,|  JOHNDOE,STATECOORDINATOR  ) l  OFELECTIONS,MS.BOBBIEWHITE,  )  Affirmed  \ МSHELBYCOUNTYREGISTRAROF  )  and L VOTERS;andCHARLESW.BURSON,  )  Remanded < ATTORNEYGENERAL,   8   ) ,   0      8   ) Defendants/Appellees. 8   )   XXY= @uu'JUDGMENT   XY=X  0 Thiscausecameontobeheardupontherecordonappealfromthe  ChanceryCourtofDavidsonCounty,andbriefsoftheparties;uponconsiderationwhereof,thisCourtisoftheopinionthatinthedecreeoftheChancellorthereisnoreversibleerror.  0 InaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCourtfiledherein,itis,therefore,orderedanddecreedbythisCourtthatthedecreeisofthechancellorisaffirmed.ThecauseisremandedtotheChanceryCourtofDavidsonCountyfortheenforcementofthedecreeandforthecollectionofthecostsaccruedbelow.  0 CostsofthisappealaretaxedagainstDanielB.Taylor,forwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 BENH.CANTRELL,PRESIDINGJUDGE,M.S.  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMC.KOCH,JR.,JUDGE  0      8 _____________________________________  0      8 WILLIAMB.CAIN,JUDGE