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ÔÔ€,ÔÝ  ÝÒ € ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\Ñ›Ñ7€{ýXdÈXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÔ€-ÔÓ ` Ü‚Xø ’X ÓœÞ ÞÌMARY›€E.€LESSLEY,à à)Ìà àà à)ÌÓ#` Ü‚Xøôx‘X#Óà àPetitioner/Appellee,à à)à àAppeal€No.Ìà àà à)à à01„A„01„9710„CV„00617Ìv.à àà à)Ìà àà à)à àRobertson€CircuitÌCHARLES€SHOPE,€JR.,à à)à àNo.€DR„7862Ìà àà à)ÌÙ€!ÙœßR€02/A1-j|î.` ç `€€@ÿRß›à àRespondent/Appellant.à à)ÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€-¼ÔCOURT€OF€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌÌAPPEAL€FROM€THE€CIRCUIT€COURT€FOR€ROBERTSON€COUNTYÌÌAT€SPRINGFIELD,€TENNESSEEÌÌÌTHE€HONORABLE€CAROL€CATALANO,€JUDGEÌÓ ` Ü‚XœÈ“X ÓÌÌÓ  ÓÌÌÔ€-XÔJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌÌSUE€A.€SHELDONÌAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ2nd€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌ425€5th€Avenue,€NorthÌNashville,€Tennessee€€37243Ìà àATTORNEYS€FOR€PETITIONER/APPELLEEÌÌÌÌCOLLIER€W.€GOODLETTÌAssistant€Public€DefenderÌ19th€Judicial€DistrictÌ109€S.€Second€StreetÌClarksville,€Tennessee€€37040€Ìà àATTORNEY€FOR€RESPONDENT/APPELLANTÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€-¼ÔWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÑ7€ -n XXdìXdÈ7ÑÑ€ÑÌÓ  ÓÓÓòòÔ€-°ÔOPINIONóóÌÓ  ÓÓ#` Ü` ä œÈ“X#ÓÓ€ÓÔ€-¼Ôà àThis€case€involves€an€appeal€from€an€order€of€the€Circuit€Court€ofÏRobertson€County,€Tennessee,€imposing€a€fifty€dollar€($50.00)€fine€upon€theÏappellant€together€with€a€ten€(10)€day€jail€sentence€for€contempt€of€court€inÏfailing€to€pay€child€support.à àà àÌÌà àAt€the€behest€of€the€District€Attorney's€Office€on€July€3,€1997,ÏJudge€Carol€Catalano€issued€an€order€of€attachment€for€the€body€of€theÏappellant,€Charles€Shope,€Jr.,€reciting€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àYou€are€hereby€commanded€to€arrest€the€above€namedÏRespondent€and€have€him€appear€on€August€20,€1997€atÏ1:30€P.M.€before€the€CIRCUIT€Court€for€ROBERTSONÏCounty,€Tennessee€to€answer€a€charge€that€you€are€inÏcontempt€of€court€for€failing€to€comply€with€the€orders€ofÏthe€Court€to„wit:€€the€payment€of€child€support€and/orÏfailure€to€appear€for€Court.€€At€the€above€hearing,€if€youÏare€found€to€be€in€contempt€of€court,€the€DistrictÏAttorney's€Office€will€request€incarceration.ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà àThe€attachment€was€issued€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏsection€36„5„405(d)€and€bond€was€set€in€the€amount€of€".€.€.€$2,500.00€cash".ÌÌà àAppellant€was€arrested€on€said€attachment€on€July€14,€1997,€withÍhearing€set€for€1:30€p.m.,€August€20,€1997.€€ÌÌà àOn€July€23,€1997,€appellant€filed€a€pro€se€petition€for€a€writ€ofÏhabeas€corpus€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Robertson€County,€Tennessee,Ïasserting€a€right€to€immediate€release€from€confinement.ÌÌà àOn€July€25,€1997€appellant€filed€an€affidavit€of€indigency€beforeÏHonorable€John€H.€Gasaway,€Jr.€€Judge€Gasaway€entered€an€order€that€sameÏday€finding€appellant€indigent,€appointing€counsel€and€providing€as€follows:€ÌÌÌÓÓà8 àIN€THIS€CAUSE,€it€appearing€to€the€court€that€theÏDefendant€is€before€the€Court€on€a€charge€of€ContemptÏfor€failure€to€pay€child€support€andÌà8 àIt€further€appearing€to€the€Court€that€the€defendant€isÏindigent€and€unable€to€employ€counsel€and€is€therebyÏqualified€for€appointed€legal€counsel,Ìà8 àIt€is€therefore€ordered€by€the€Court€that€the€PublicÏDefender,€a€member€of€the€Robertson€County€BarÏAssociation€is€hereby€appointed€to€represent€the€siad€(sic)Ïdefendant.ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà àThis€order€further€provided€in€a€hand€written€addendum€fromÏJudge€Gasaway€bearing€the€same€date:ÌÓÓà8 àThe€court€further€orders€that€the€current€cash€bond€ofÏ$2,500€be€converted€to€a€recognizance€bond€of€$2,500.€ÏFurther,€the€current€hearing€date€of€August€20,€1997€atÏ1:30€p.m.€shall€remain€as€set.€€A€copy€of€this€order€shallÏbe€delivered€to€the€public€defender€and€to€the€respondent,Ïreceipt€to€be€acknowledged€by€the€respondent.€€Writ€ofÏhabeas€corpus€denied.ÌÌÓ€Óà àOn€August€16,€1997,€still€acting€pro€se,€the€appellant€filed€anÍextensive€motion€to€dismiss€on€various€constitutional€and€statutory€grounds.€ÌÌà àThe€petition€for€contempt€was€heard€on€September€17,€1997€and€anÏ"appearance€mittimus"€was€issued€by€Judge€Catalano€on€September€17,€1997Ïwith€a€hand€written€notation€"ten€days€to€serve€w/€credit€for€time€served."ÌÌà àOn€September€18,€1997,€the€appellant,€again€acting€pro€se,€filed€aÏnotice€of€appeal€from€the€judgment€of€September€17.€€On€that€same€date€heÏlikewise€filed€a€notice€that€no€transcript€or€stenographic€record€of€theÏproceeding€of€September€17,€1997€would€be€filed€on€the€appeal.ÌÌà àOn€September€25,€1997€Judge€Catalano€entered€an€order€approvedÏfor€entry€by€John€H.€Lynch,€child€support€attorney€for€the€DistrictÏAttorney's€Office,€which€provided€as€follows:ÌÓ)` Ü` ä ÄœÈx‘X)ÓÓÓà8 àà àThis€cause€came€on€to€be€heard€on€the€17th€day€osÏ(sic)€September,€1997,€before€the€HONORABLE€CAROLÏCATALANO,€Judge€of€the€DOMESTIC€RELATIONSÏCOURT,€upon€an€Attachment,€the€Respondent€appearingÏin€person.€€It€appearing€that€$1,104.76€has€been€paid€inÏthis€matter€since€the€Respondent€was€ordered€to€payÏ$50.00€(plus€5%€clerks€fee),€per€week€beginning€AugustÏ20,€1991.€€The€arrearage€now€owing€in€this€matter€isÏ$18,149.99€including€a€previous€judgment€awarded€on€6„05„96.€€The€last€payment€made€was€on€3„25„92.Ìà8 àà àIT€IS€THEREFORE€ORDERED,€ADJUDGED,€ANDÏDECREED€by€the€Court€that€the€Respondent€is€found€inÏcontempt€and€is€sentenced€to€spend€10€days€in€theÏRobertson€County€Jail.€€Siad€(sic)€sentence€is€to€beÏsuspended€to€10€days€already€served.€€The€Petitioner€isÏawarded€a€judgment€for€$18,149.99€(plus€5%€clerks€fee),Ïthe€amount€of€back€support€owing€in€this€matter.Ìà8 àà àThe€Respondent€shall€pay€$50.00€per€week€(plus€5%Ïclerks€fee),€and€$25.00€per€week€(plus€5%€clerks€fee)€onÏthe€arrearage€owing€in€this€matter€beginning€9„26„97.€ÍRespondent€is€to€pay€a€$50.00€fine€plus€any€Court€costs€inÏthis€matter€by€10„17„97.ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà àAppellant€had€filed€his€pro€se€notice€of€appeal€to€the€Court€ofÏCriminal€Appeals.€€On€October€28,€1997€that€court€acknowledged€that€it€wasÏwithout€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€appeal€under€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏðð€16„5„108€and€transferred€the€case€to€this€court€pursuant€to€Tenn.€R.€App.ÏP.€17.ÌÌà àOn€December€3,€1997,€this€court€ordered€that€the€trial€judge€certifyÏthe€following€question€for€review,€"whether€the€appellant€was€represented€byÏcounsel€or€whether€he€executed€a€written€waiver€of€his€right€to€the€aid€ofÏcounsel€after€being€advised€in€open€court€of€said€right."à àÌÌà àOn€December€10,€1997€Judge€Catalano€responded€to€this€court'sÏorder€by€certifying,€"that€the€record€is€silent€as€to€whether€the€appellant€wasÏrepresented€by€counsel€and€that€there€is€no€written€waiver€of€the€appellant'sÏright€to€the€aid€of€counsel."ÌÌà àOn€December€11,€1997,€an€order€was€entered€in€this€courtÏextending€the€time€for€the€filing€of€the€appellant's€brief€through€January€12,Ï1998.€€On€January€22,€1998,€public€defender€Michael€R.€Jones€was€grantedÏthirty€(30)€days€within€which€to€file€a€brief€on€behalf€of€the€appellant.€€OnÏJanuary€23,€1998,€Sue€A.€Sheldon€on€behalf€of€the€Attorney€General€ofÏTennessee€filed€a€notice€of€appearance€before€this€court.€€On€April€22,€1998,ÏHonorable€Collier€W.€Goodlett,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€filed€a€brief€inÏthis€case€on€behalf€of€the€appellant€and€therein€waived€oral€argument.€€OnÍMay€22,€1998,€Honorable€Sue€A.€Sheldon€on€behalf€of€the€Attorney€GeneralÏof€Tennessee€filed€a€brief€of€the€appellee€also€waiving€oral€argument.ÌÌà àSuch€is€the€state€of€the€record€before€this€court.ÌÌà àAppellant€asserts€in€part€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 àà àòòASSIGNMENT€OF€ERROR€NUMBER€ONE:óó€€THATÏTHE€CHANCERY€COURT,€AFTER€HAVINGÏAPPOINTED€COUNSEL€TO€REPRESENT€THEÏRESPONDENT,€ERRED€IN€PROCEEDING€WITHOUTÏCOUNSEL€PRESENT€FOR€THE€RESPONDENT.Ìà8 àà àòòASSIGNMENT€OF€ERROR€NUMBER€TWO:óó€ÏTHAT€THE€CHANCERY€COURT€AFTER€HAVINGÏAPPOINTED€COUNSEL€TO€REPRESENT€THEÏRESPONDENT€ERRED€IN€SENTENCING€THEÏRESPONDENT€TO€INCARCERATION€WHENÏCOUNSEL€FAILED€TO€APPEAR€TO€REPRESENTÏTHE€RESPONDENT€AND€THE€RESPONDENTÏHAVING€NOT€WAIVED€HIS€RIGHT€TO€COUNSEL.ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà àCounsel€thereupon€briefs€extensively€and€convincingly€these€issuesÏacknowledging€his€debt€to€academic€sources.€€Says€counsel:ÌÓÓà8 àà àWe€have€all€drunk€from€wells€we€did€not€dig.€òòAnon.óó€ÏCounsel€has€drunk€deeply€and€shamelessly€from€theÏfollowing€wells:€€30€Wm.€&€Mary€L.€Rev.€627,€Spring,Ï1989,€THE€RIGHT€TO€APPOINTED€COUNSEL€FORÏINDIGENT€CIVIL€LITIGANTS:€€THE€DEMANDS€OFÏDUE€PROCESS,€William€L.€Dick,€Jr.;€50€U.€Chi.€L.€Rev.Ï326,€Winter,€1983,€THE€INDIGENT€DEFENDANT'SÏRIGHT€TO€COURT„APPOINTED€COUNSEL€IN€CIVILÏCONTEMPT€PROCEEDINGS€FOR€NONPAYMENT€OFÏCHILD€SUPPORT,€Robert€Monk;€9€St.€Thomas€L.€Rev.Ï767,€Spring€1997,€INDIGENT€CONTEMNORSÏBEWARE:€€IN€FLORIDA,€YOU€MAY€BEÏINCARCERATED€WITHOUT€BEING€APPOINTEDÍCOUNSEL!,€Neal€G.€Bourda;€14€N.M.€L.€Rev.€275,ÏSpring,€1984,€FATHERS€BEHIND€BARS:€€THE€RIGHTÏTO€COUNSEL€IN€CIVIL€CONTEMPT€PROCEEDINGS,ÏMichele€Hermann€and€Shannon€Donahue.ÌÌÓ€ÓÌà àIn€brief€before€this€court€the€state€concedes€and€this€court€agreesÏthat€the€contempt€charged€in€this€case€was€criminal€contempt€and€that€theÏtrial€court€having€appointed€counsel€for€the€defendant€could€not€then€proceedÏto€try€the€merits€of€the€criminal€contempt€petition€in€the€absence€ofÏappointed€counsel€and€without€a€waiver€by€the€appellant€of€his€right€toÏcounsel.€€Rule€13€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€Rules;€ò òòòStorey€v.€Storeyó óóó,€835€S.W.2d€593Ï(Tenn.€App.€1992).ÌÌœà àAppellant€asserts€three€other€issues€on€appeal;€in€view€of€ourÏreversal€on€other€grounds€we€find€consideration€of€these€issues€to€beÏunnecessary.ÌÓ,"` Ü` ä ĆœÈÐ X,Óà8 àà àÌà àThis€court€does€not€attempt€in€this€case€to€determine€the€parametersÏwithin€which€indigent€defendants€are€entitled€to€appointed€counsel€in€civil€orÏcriminal€contempt€cases€based€upon€failure€to€pay€child€support.€€We€onlyÏdetermine€that€in€this€case,€where€the€trial€court€has€found€indigency€andÏappointed€counsel,€that€it€is€improper€to€proceed€with€the€merits€of€criminalÏcontempt€in€the€absence€of€that€appointed€counsel,€without€first€securing€aÏknowing€waiver€from€the€appellant€of€his€right€to€be€so€represented.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€finding€the€appellant€in€criminalÏcontempt€and€sentencing€him€to€incarceration€for€a€fixed€period€of€time€isÏreversed,€and€the€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedingsÍnot€inconsistent€with€this€opinion.€€Costs€of€this€appeal€are€assessed€againstÏthe€appellee.Ì€à àÌÌÓÓà àÏà àà àà à________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àWILLIAM€B.€CAIN,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ__________________________________ÌBEN€H.€CANTRELL,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌ__________________________________ÌWILLIAM€C.€KOCH,€JR.,€JUDGE