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ŌŌ€ŌÓ&€  X„d&ÓŃ#€  Xd#ŃŌ€!ŌŻ  ŻŅ  ŅŅ X ŅŁ€€ŁÓ  ÓŃ\R AŲ'\ŃŌ€Ō›œßL€$&#;+'h|` ē `€€LߛIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEĢĢAT€NASHVILLEĢĢDECEMBER€1995€SESSIONĢÓ  ÓĢĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ąNo.€01„C„01„9505„CR„00135Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ĢIN€RE:€PETITION€OF€DANNYą ąą ą)ą ąSumner€CountyĢBLANKENSHIP€BONDING€COMPANYą ą)ą ąĢą ąą ąą ą€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€ą ą)ą ąJane€W.€Wheatcraft,€JudgeĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą)ą ą(Application€to€Write€Bail€Bonds)ĢĢĢĢFOR€THE€APPELLANT:ą ąą ąą ąą ąFOR€THE€APPELLEE:ĢĢMatt€Q.€Bastianą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąCharles€W.€BursonĢAttorney€at€Lawą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąAttorney€General€&€ReporterĢ505€Main€Street,€Eastą ąą ąą ąą ą450€James€Robertson€ParkwayĢHendersonville,€TN€37075ą ąą ąą ąą ąNashville,€TN€37243„0493ĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąDarian€B.€TaylorĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąAssistant€Attorney€GeneralĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą450€James€Robertson€ParkwayĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąNashville,€TN€37243„0493ĢĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąLawrence€Ray€WhitleyĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąDistrict€Attorney€GeneralĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą113€Main€Street,€EastĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąGallatin,€TN€37066ĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢĢOPINION€FILED:___________________________________ĢĢĢAFFIRMEDĢĢĢJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeĢĢĢĢĢĢĒŃ7€wĄXXdČXXdČ7ŃŲŲŁ  ŁĢÓ  Óņ ņO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óĢÓ  ÓĢĢĢÓÓą ąThe€œappellant,›€Danny€A.€Blankenship,€doing€business€as€Danny€BlankenshipĻBonding€Company,€sought€permission€from€the€trial€court€to€write€bail€bonds€inĻSumner€County.€€The€proposed€resident€representative€of€the€company€in€SumnerĻCounty€was€the€appellant,€Glen€M.€Davis.€€In€the€event€Davis€was€not€available€to€writeĻa€bond,€the€proposed€substitute€was€Richard€L.€Gregory,€an€employee€of€the€bondingĻcompany€and€also€an€appellant€in€this€case.€€The€trial€court€denied€the€applicationĻbecause€Blankenship€did€not€possess€sufficient€personal€assets€to€support€hisĻcompanyššs€writing€of€bail€bonds€in€the€general€sessions€and€criminal€courts€of€SumnerĻCounty.€€The€appellants€appeal€as€of€right€from€this€judgment.€€Since€the€evidenceĻsupports€the€findings€made€by€the€trial€court,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.Ģą ąThe€standard€of€review€in€these€cases€is€ņņdeóó€ņņnovoóó.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€šš€40„11„125(d).€€Usually,€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€are€presumed€to€be€correctĻunless€the€evidence€contained€in€the€record€preponderates€against€these€findings.€ĻWhen,€as€here,€the€findings€of€fact€made€by€the€trial€court€are€based€exclusively€uponĻwritten€records,€the€presumption€of€correctness€does€not€apply.€€This€Court,€like€theĻtrial€court,€can€analyze€the€records€and€reach€its€own€conclusions€since€the€trial€courtĻwas€not€required€to€view€the€manner€and€demeanor€of€the€witnesses€and€assess€eachĻwitnessššs€credibility.Ģą ąThe€trial€court€conducted€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€When€the€hearing€wasĻconcluded,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€evidence€was€"adequate€to€allow€the€petition€toĶbe€granted."€€However,€the€court€wanted€additional€information€concerningĻBlankenship€and€Gregory.€€He€required€that€they€furnish€a€certificate€from€the€State€ofĻTennessee€that€the€surety€company€had€complied€with€the€laws€of€Tennessee€andĻwas€authorized€to€do€business€in€Tennessee.€€Blankenship€and€Gregory€wereĻrequired€to€obtain€certificates€from€the€trial€court€and€the€clerk€in€the€respective€judicialĻdistricts€where€they€lived€and€wrote€bonds€stating€that€they€did€not€have€criminalĻrecords,€there€were€no€outstanding€civil€judgments€against€them,€and€aĻrecommendation€as€to€their€respective€characters.€€The€judge€also€requiredĻBlankenship€to€provide€a€financial€statement€and€a€list€of€all€outstanding€bonds€thatĻwere€written€by€the€company.Ģą ąBlankenship€and€Gregory€complied€with€the€requirements€mandated€by€the€trialĻcourt.€€The€record€reflects€that€the€surety€company€was€authorized€to€do€business€inĻTennessee.€€The€surety€company€furnished€each€person,€Blankenship,€Gregory,€andĻDavis,€with€a€bond€power€of€$100,000€for€the€writing€of€bail€bonds€in€Sumner€County.€ĻBoth€Blankenship€and€Gregory€furnished€the€requisite€certificates,€which€wereĻfavorable€to€them.€€Blankenship€furnished€a€financial€statement€documenting€a€modestĻnet€worth.€€He€also€furnished€two€lists,€one€from€each€judicial€district€where€hisĻbonding€company€did€business,€showing€outstanding€bail€bonds€totalling€$278,800.€ĻThe€record€does€not€establish€the€bond€powers€issued€by€the€surety€in€these€twoĻjudicial€districts.Ģą ąThis€Court€agrees€that€Blankenshipššs€net€worth€is€insufficient€to€support€theĻwriting€of€bail€bonds€in€another€judicial€district.€€Assuming€ņņarguendoóó€that€the€bondĻpower€issued€by€the€surety€is€$100,000€in€the€judicial€district€where€approximatelyĶ$226,500€in€bail€bonds€were€outstanding,€Blankenship's€potential€personal€liability€farĻexceeded€his€net€worth.€€If€permitted€to€write€bail€bonds€over€a€period€of€time€inĻSumner€County,€the€aggregate€amount€of€the€bail€bonds€may€exceed€the€limit€ofĻ$100,000.€€As€a€result,€Blankenship€would€not€be€able€to€satisfy€the€obligations€givenĻhis€net€worth.ĢĢÓÓĢą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą________________________________________Ģą ąą ąą ąą ąą ąą ą€€€€€€€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEĢĢĢĢCONCUR:ĢĢĢĢ________________________________________Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€PAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€JUDGEĢĢĢĢ________________________________________Ģ€€€€€€€€€€€€€JOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGEĢ