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ÔÔ€ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ ` ÑÒ  ÒÒ ° ÒÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€ŠÔÔ€ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€7ÑÑ7€•<XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òÞ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEE̜ـ€ÙßR€"#!A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›ÌAT€KNOXVILLEÌÌDECEMBER€SESSION,€1996ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à à)à àœÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9511„CC„00347ó ó›Ìà àAppellant,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà àœ)à àSULLIVAN€COUNTYÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌV.à àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€FRANK€SLAUGHTER,€JUDGEó óÌò òROBERT€EDWARD€BOLING,ó óà àò ò)à àó óÌà àà àà àà àà àò ò)à à(HABITUAL€MOTOR€OFFENDER)ó óÌà àAppellee.à àà àà àò ò)à àÌó óÌÌÓ  ÓON€APPEAL€FROM€THE€JUDGMENT€OF€THEÌCIRCUIT€COURT€OF€SULLIVAN€COUNTYÌÌÌòòÓ  ÓFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:à àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:ÌÌò òSTEPHEN€M.€WALLACEà àà àCHARLES€BURSONÌó óDistrict€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌSecond€Judicial€DistrictÌP.O.€Box€839ò òà àà àà àà àEUGENE€J.€HONEAÌó óBlountville,€TN€37617à àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€ParkwayÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò òH.€GREELEY€WELLS,€JR.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àó óDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àò òROBERT€H.€MONTGOMERY,€JR.ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àSecond€Judicial€DistrictÌà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€526Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àBlountville,€TN€€37617„0526Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌMODIFIED€AND€REMANDED€IN€PART;€DISMISSED€IN€PARTÌÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEò ò€Ìó óÇò òòòÓ  ÓÔ€°ÔOPINIONóóó óÔ€ŠÔÌÓÓÓ  ÓÌ›à àà àPursuant€to€Rule€3(c)(1)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure,€the€State€has€appealed€an€order€of€the€Criminal€Court€of€SullivanÏCounty.€€€The€trial€court€ruled€that€a€previous€order€of€that€œcourt›€finding€theÏDefendant€was€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€was€not€a€ð ðfinal€judgmentððÏwhen€the€Defendant€allegedly€committed€two€violations€of€the€Habitual€MotorÏVehicle€Offender€Act€in€November€1994.€€We€modify€the€order€of€the€trial€courtÏand€remand€this€case€for€entry€of€a€proper€œjudgment€in€the€habitual€motor€vehicleÏoffender€case€and€dismiss€the€charges€against€Defendant€for€violations€of€theÏHabitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€Act.›€€ÌÌà àà àThere€is€no€transcript€of€the€evidence€in€these€proceedings,€but€theÏparties€did€enter€into€a€Stipulation€of€Facts€which€is€a€part€of€the€record€onÏappeal.€€From€our€review€of€the€Stipulation€of€Facts€and€other€documents,€theÏfollowing€facts€are€found€in€the€record.ÌÌà àà àOn€March€15,€1994,€the€office€of€the€District€Attorney€General€forÏSullivan€County€€filed€a€petition€in€the€Criminal€Court€of€Sullivan€CountyÏrequesting€that€the€Defendant€be€declared€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€ÏThis€case€had€a€docket€number€of€œS35,683›€in€the€Criminal€Court€of€SullivanÍCounty.€€A€document€designated€as€a€ð ðsummons,ðð€but€which€in€substance€isÏworded€more€as€a€show€cause€order,€was€issued€by€the€deputy€court€clerk€onÏMarch€17,€1994€and€listed€the€address€for€the€Defendant€as:€ÌÓӜǛà àà àà àà à121€Clark€StreetÌà àà àà àà àKingsport,€TN€37660Ìà àà àà àà à(Sull€Co€Jail€After€3/8/94)ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àThe€ð ðsummonsðð€reflects€that€Defendant€was€served€by€personalÏservice€at€the€Sullivan€County€Jail€by€a€deputy€sheriff€on€March€18,€1994.€€ItÏgave€Defendant€notice€to€appear€in€the€Criminal€Court€of€Sullivan€County€onÏJune€17,€1994€at€9:00€a.m.€and€to€show€cause€why€he€should€not€be€bannedÏfrom€operating€a€motor€vehicle€ð ðaccording€to€the€Petition€which€is€herewith€servedÏupon€you.ðð€€Furthermore,€it€stated€that€if€the€Defendant€failed€to€appear€asÏordered,€judgment€by€default€would€be€rendered€against€him€for€the€reliefÏdemanded€in€the€petition.€€The€petition€was€not€made€a€part€of€the€record€onÏappeal.€€ÌÌà àà àOn€June€17,€1994,€the€Defendant€did€not€appear€and€no€attorneyÏmade€any€appearance€or€otherwise€made€any€defense€on€behalf€of€theÏDefendant.€€On€the€court€date,€the€Defendant€was€no€longer€incarcerated€at€theÏSullivan€County€Jail,€but€had€been€transferred€to€the€Brushy€Mountain€StateÏPrison€in€Morgan€County.€€At€this€hearing€on€June€17,€1994,€the€State€moved€forÏa€judgment€by€default€against€the€œDefendant,›€and€this€motion€was€granted€byÏthe€trial€court.€€ÌÌÌà àà àOn€June€24,€1994,€a€default€judgment€was€prepared€by€the€officeÏof€the€District€Attorney€General€and€was€forwarded€to€the€trial€court€judge€with€aÏcertificate€of€service€signed€by€an€Assistant€District€Attorney€General€that€aÏcopy€of€the€judgment€had€been€sent€to€the€Defendant€ð ðat€his€last€knownÏaddress.ðð€€The€default€judgment€states€on€its€face,€below€the€signature€for€theÏcertificate€of€service€as€follows:€ð ðMr.€€Robert€E.€Boling€[Defendant],€121€ClarkÏStreet,€Kingsport,€Tennessee€€37660.ðð€€On€June€24,€1994,€the€Defendant€wasÏstill€incarcerated€in€the€Brushy€Mountain€Prison€in€Morgan€County.ÌÌà àà àThe€121€Clark€Street,€Kingsport,€Tennessee€address€was€theÏaddress€which€had€been€provided€by€the€Defendant€to€the€TennesseeÏDepartment€of€Safety€when€the€Defendant€obtained€his€Tennessee€œdriverððs›Ïpermit.€€The€default€judgment€was€signed€by€the€trial€court€on€June€30,€1994Ïand€filed€in€the€clerkððs€office€on€the€same€date.ÌÌà àà àOn€June€30,€1995€[sic]€a€ð ðReturn€of€Service€of€Default€Judgment,ððÏprepared€by€the€office€of€the€District€Attorney€General€was€also€filed€with€the€trialÏcourt€clerk.€€This€document€is€not€filed€in€the€record.€€The€ð ðReturn€of€Service€ofÏDefault€Judgmentðð€was€signed€July€20,€1994€[sic]€by€Deputy€Sheriff€MarkÏDucker€and€contained€thereon€handwritten€markings€that€the€Defendant€ððDoesnððtÍlive€at€address.ðððð€€Additional€handwritten€markings€near€the€DefendantððsÏaddress€were€ð ðex„wifeððs€house,ðð€ð ðdonððt€live€here,ðð€ð ðcheck€3340€Adline,ððÏð ðGrandmotherððs€Home,ðð€and€ð ðBloomingdale€Pike€area.ðð€ÌÌà àà àIt€is€not€clear€from€the€Stipulation€of€Facts€whether€or€not€theÏaddress€listed€on€the€ð ðReturn€of€Service€of€Default€Judgmentðð€prepared€by€theÏDistrict€Attorney€was€the€121€Clark€Street,€Kingsport,€Tennessee€address.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€envelope€sent€to€the€Defendant€at€121€Clark€Street,€Kingsport,ÏTennessee€37660,€containing€the€copy€of€the€default€judgment€as€per€theÏcertificate€of€service,€was€not€returned€as€undelivered€by€the€Postal€Service€toÏthe€office€of€the€District€Attorney€General.€The€Defendant€maintained€that€heÏnever€personally€received€a€copy€of€the€default€judgment€prior€to€his€arrest€onÏNovember€25,€1994€for€operating€a€motor€vehicle€in€violation€of€the€habitualÏmotor€vehicle€offender€order.€ÌÌà àà àOn€January€23,€1995,€the€grand€jury€of€Sullivan€County€returned€anÏindictment€charging€the€Defendant€with€Violation€of€the€Habitual€Motor€VehicleÏOffender€Act,€alleging€that€an€offense€was€committed€by€the€Defendant€onÏNovember€6,€1994.€€This€indictment€bears€the€docket€number€S37,280.€€OnÏFebruary€6,€1995,€the€grand€jury€of€Sullivan€County€again€indicted€Defendant,Íthis€time€in€a€two„count€Indictment€charging€him€in€Count€1€with€a€Violation€of€theÏHabitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€Act€which€was€alleged€to€have€occurred€onÏNovember€25,€1994.€€Count€2€charged€the€Defendant€with€the€offense€ofÏleaving€the€scene€of€an€accident€with€property€damage,€alleging€that€it€alsoÏoccurred€on€November€25,€1994.€€ÌÌà àà àOn€March€22,€1995,€the€Defendant,€through€his€trial€counsel,€filed€aÏð ðMotion€to€Set€Aside€Judgment.ðð€€In€this€Motion,€the€Defendant€asked€the€trialÏcourt€to€set€aside€the€judgment€filed€June€30,€1994€declaring€him€to€be€anÏhabitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€The€motion€specifically€alleged€that€the€defaultÏjudgment€should€be€set€aside€because€(1)€the€Defendant€was€incarcerated€onÏthe€date€of€the€hearing,€June€17,€1994,€and€could€not€appear€in€court,€and€(2)Ïthe€Defendant€never€knew€or€had€any€reason€to€believe€that€the€judgment€hadÏbeen€entered€against€him.€€The€motion€was€filed€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02,ÏTennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€but€it€did€not€bear€the€docket€number€of€theÏhabitual€motor€vehicle€offender€petition€which€was€S35,683.€€Instead,€theÏð ðMotion€to€Set€Aside€Judgmentðð€was€filed€under€Docket€Nos.€S37,350€andÏS37,280,€the€docket€numbers€for€the€two€indictments€returned€against€theÏDefendant.ÌÌà àà àOn€May€5,€1995,€the€Defendant€filed€a€ð ðMotion€to€DismissÏIndictmentsðð€in€Docket€Nos.€S37,280€and€S37,350.€€This€Motion€was€reduced€toÏwriting€and€filed€pursuant€to€an€oral€motion€which€had€been€made€by€theÏDefendant€on€March€22,€1995.€€In€this€motion,€the€Defendant€alleged€that€theÏdefault€judgment€was€not€and€had€not€become€final€at€the€time€of€the€allegedÏcharges€in€Docket€Nos.€S37,280€and€S37,350.€€ÌÌà àà àOn€July€28,€1995,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order,€bearing€DocketÏNos.€S37,280€and€S37,350,€which€states€in€full€as€follows:ÌòòÓÓÓ  ÓORDERÌÓ  ÓóóÌà8 àà àà àThe€Court€having€considered€the€arguments€ofÏcounsel,€the€entire€record€and€the€ð ðAgreed€Stipulation€Of€Factsðð€filedÏon€July€14,€1995,€finds€that€the€ð ðdefault€judgmentðð€signed€by€JudgeÏEdgar€P.€Calhoun€on€June€30,€1994€in€the€case€styled€òòState€ofÏTennessee€v.€Robert€E.€Bolingóó€(Case€No.€S35,683)€was€not€finalÏon€November€25,€1994.€€ÌÌà8 àà àà àEnter€this€28th€day€of€July,€1995.ÌÌà àà8 àà àà àà àòò/s/€Frank€L.€Slaughter€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àóóFRANK€L.€SLAUGHTER,€JudgeÌÓÓà8 àÌà àà àOn€August€4,€1995,€the€State€filed€a€ð ðNotice€of€Appealðð€from€theÏabove€order€which€stated€that€the€appeal€was€as€of€right€in€that€the€order€hadÏthe€substantive€effect€of€dismissing€the€indictments€in€Docket€Nos.€S37,280€andÏS37,350.ÌÌà àà àThe€record€in€this€appeal€does€not€contain€any€order€whichÏspecifically€dismissed€either€indictment€or€which€specifically€grants€relief€pursuantÏto€Rule€60,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€in€Docket€No.€S35,683.€€ÌÌà àà àWe€agree€with€the€Stateððs€assertions€that€the€proper€issue€to€beÏconsidered€is€whether€or€not€the€ð ðdefault€judgmentðð€in€the€habitual€motor€vehicleÏoffender€case€was€òòeffectiveóó€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€offenses€in€November,Ï1994,€and€not€whether€or€not€the€judgment€was€a€ð ðfinal€judgment.ðð€€OurÏSupreme€Court€has€held€that€ð ða€judgment€is€final€ððwhen€it€decides€and€disposesÏof€the€òòwholeóó€merits€of€the€case€leaving€nothing€for€the€further€judgment€of€theÏcourt.ðð€€òòSaunders€v.€Metropolitan€œGovððt.›€of€Nashville€&€Davidson€Countyóó,€214ÏTenn.€703,€€383€S.W.2d€28,€31€(1964).ðð€€òòRichardson€v.€Tennessee€œBrd.›€ofÏDentistryóó,€913€S.W.2d€446,€460€(Tenn.€1995).€€It€is€clear€from€the€record€in€thisÏcase€that€the€default€judgment€in€the€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€caseÏinvolving€the€Defendant€was€a€ð ðfinal€judgmentðð€as€defined€in€òòRichardsonóó.€ÏHowever,€it€is€apparent€from€the€record€that€the€issue€at€the€trial€court€level,€andÏin€this€court,€is€whether€the€default€judgment€was€not€effective€because€theÏprovisions€of€Rule€58,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€had€not€beenÏproperly€followed.€€ÌÌà àà àRule€1€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€€provides€inÏpart€œthat,›€œð ð[t]hese›€rules€shall€be€construed€to€secure€the€just,€speedy,€andÏinexpensive€determination€of€every€proceeding€on€its€merits.ðð€€Furthermore,€theÏAdvisory€Commission€Comments€to€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure,€Rule€1,€provide€in€part€œthat,›€ð ðit€is€the€policy€of€these€rules€to€disregardÏtechnicality€œin›€form€in€order€that€a€just,€speedy,€and€inexpensive€determination€ofÏevery€appellate€proceeding€on€its€merits€may€be€obtained.ððÌÌà àà àTherefore,€even€though€the€order€appealed€from€by€the€State€isÏsomewhat€lacking€itself€in€ð ðfinalityðð€(it€neither€grants€nor€denies€relief€under€RuleÏ60,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€or€grants€or€denies€the€DefendantððsÏMotion€to€Dismiss€Indictments),€we€will€address€the€issue€presented€on€itsÏmerits.ÌÌà àà àIn€order€for€a€Defendant€to€be€convicted€of€the€offense€of€violationÏof€the€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offenders€Act,€three€(3)€prerequisites€must€be€met.€ÏInitially,€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction€must€find€that€the€Defendant€is€anÏhabitual€motor€vehicle€offender€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€SectionÏ55„10„613.€€Secondly,€a€judgment€declaring€the€Defendant€an€habitual€motorÏvehicle€offender€must€become€effective.€€òòState€v.€Donnie€M.€Jacksóó,€No.€03C01„9108„CR„00256,€Anderson€County,€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€Knoxville,€filed€April€28,Í1992).€€Finally,€it€must€be€proven€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt€that€theÏDefendant€operated€a€motor€vehicle,€after€the€judgment€has€become€effective,Ïas€prohibited€by€the€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€statute.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÏ55„10„616€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Scott€D.€Vannóó,€No.€03C01„9403„CR„00125,€JeffersonÏCounty,€slip.€op.€at€3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€filed€December€15,€1994).€ÌÌà àà àIn€òòBankston€v.€Stateóó,€815€S.W.2d€213,€œ216›€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ï1991),€it€is€held€that€actions€under€the€Habitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€Act€areÏcivil€in€œnature.€€Therefore,›€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€govern€theÏeffectiveness€of€judgments€under€the€Habitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€Act.€ÌÌà àà àRule€58,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€provides€that€aÏjudgment€is€effective€when€it€is€marked€on€its€face€by€the€clerk€as€filed€for€entry,Ïò òandó ó€the€judgment€contains€one€of€the€following:ÌÓÓà8 à(1)à0 àThe€signatures€of€the€judge€and€all€parties€or€counsel,€orÌÌà8 à(2)à0 àThe€signatures€of€the€judge€and€one€party€or€counsel€with€aÏcertificate€of€counsel€that€a€copy€of€the€proposed€orderò ò€hasÏbeen€served€on€all€other€parties€or€counseló ó,€orÌÌà8 à(3)à0 àThe€signature€of€the€judge€and€a€certificate€of€the€clerk€that€aÏcopy€has€been€served€on€all€other€parties€or€counsel.ÌÌ(emphasis€added).€€ÌÓÓÌà àà àIn€the€present€case,€the€default€judgment€bears€the€signature€of€theÏjudge.€€Also€it€bears€the€signature€of€an€Assistant€District€Attorney,€along€with€aÏcertificate€of€service€by€him€that€a€copy€of€the€judgment€had€been€sent€pursuantÏto€Rule€58€and€Rule€5€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure€to€DefendantÏò òat€his€last€known€addressó ó.€€(emphasis€added).€€As€mentioned€above,€theÏaddress€of€the€Defendant€on€the€certificate€of€service€was€listed€as€121€ClarkÏStreet,€Kingsport,€Tennessee€€37660.ÌÌà àà àRule€5.02,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€sets€forth€howÏservice€of€pleadings€may€be€made.€€Regarding€service€by€mail,€the€RuleÏspecifically€states€that€service€can€be€accomplished€by€mail€to€the€ð ðpersonððsÏlast€known€addressðð€or€if€no€address€is€known,€by€leaving€a€copy€with€the€clerkÏof€the€court.ÌÌà àà àThe€State€argues€that€Rule€5,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,Ïprovides€that€no€service€must€be€made€upon€any€party€adjudged€in€default€forÏfailure€to€appear.€€While€this€is€a€correct€reading€of€the€rule,€and€while€this€court€Ïnoted€this€provision€of€the€law€in€òòVannóó,€this€court€also€held€ð ðRule€5.01€allowsÏdefault€judgments€to€take€effect€without€any€service€òòas€long€as€the€clerkÏcomplies€with€Rule€58óó.ðð€€òòVannóó,€No.€03C01„9403„CR„00125,€slip.€op.€at€p.€œ4„5›€Í(emphasis€added).€€Likewise,€compliance€with€Rule€58€by€counsel€isÏnecessary€in€order€for€a€default€judgment€to€be€effective.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€present€case€is€distinguishable€from€òòVannóó€because€the€issueÏis€whether€or€not€counsel€for€the€State€complied€with€Rule€58€even€though€thereÏwas€a€failure€to€serve€a€copy€of€the€judgment€upon€Defendant€at€his€lastÏknown€œaddress.€€In›€this€case,€the€ð ðlast€known€addressðð€of€the€Defendant€wasÏthe€Sullivan€County€Jail,€as€indicated€on€the€document€designated€as€aÏð ðsummonsðð€and€as€reflected€in€the€return€by€the€deputy€sheriff€of€service€of€theÏpetition€on€the€Defendant.€€The€Assistant€District€Attorney€General€did€not€serveÏor€even€attempt€to€serve€a€copy€of€the€judgment€on€the€Defendant€at€his€ð ðlastÏknown€addressðð€and€therefore€did€not€comply€with€Rule€5€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Civil€Procedure.€€Failing€to€comply€with€Rule€5,€the€judgment€thereforeÏdid€not€comply€with€Rule€58,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure,€even€thoughÏthe€certificate€of€service€indicated€that€service€had€been€completed€by€mail.ÌÌà àà àIn€òòMasters€by€Masters€v.€Rishtonóó,€863€S.W.2d€702€(Tenn.€Ct.ÏApp.€1992),€there€was€a€similar€problem€addressed€by€the€Tennessee€Court€ofÏAppeals,€Western€Section.€€An€order€granting€a€motion€for€summary€judgment€inÏfavor€of€certain€defendants€had€been€entered€and€it€contained€a€certificate€ofÏservice€certifying€that€a€copy€of€the€order€had€been€served€upon€all€parties€ofÍinterest€in€the€proceeding.€€However,€during€oral€argument,€it€became€apparentÏto€the€court€that€the€order€was€never€served€upon€the€plaintiffs.€€ÏNotwithstanding€the€fact€that€the€certificate€of€service€indicated€compliance€withÏRule€58,€upon€it€becoming€clear€that€in€fact€there€had€not€been€compliance€withÏRule€58,€the€Court€of€Appeals€held,€ð ðWe€believe€that€under€the€rationale€for€RuleÏ58,€a€judgment€which€is€not€actually€served€on€a€party€within€a€reasonable€timeÏafter€it€has€been€filed,€even€though€it€contains€a€certificate€of€service,€is€not€aÏfinal€appealable€judgment.ðð€€€òòRishtonóó,€863€S.W.2d€at€705.€Ìà àà àÌà àà àAs€a€result€of€the€failure€by€the€State€to€properly€serve€a€copy€ofÏthe€judgment€declaring€Defendant€to€be€an€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender,€theÏjudgment€was€not€properly€entered,€and€was€therefore€not€in€effect€at€the€time€ofÏthe€alleged€offenses€in€November€1994.€€The€trial€court€should€have€granted€theÏrelief€requested€by€the€Defendant€pursuant€to€Rule€60.02€and€ordered€a€properÏentry€of€the€judgment€under€Rule€58,€Tennessee€Rules€of€Civil€Procedure.€ÏTherefore,€this€case€is€remanded€for€proper€entry€of€the€judgment€under€Rule€58.€ÏSince€there€was€no€effective€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender€order€in€effect€at€theÏtime€of€the€Defendantððs€alleged€offenses€in€November€1994,€the€œcharges€ofÏviolation€of€the€Habitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€Act€in€indictments›€œnumberedÏS37,280›€and€S37,350€must€be€dismissed.ÌÌà àà àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€should€be€modified€toÏgrant€the€Defendantððs€request€for€relief€under€Rule€60,€Tennessee€Rules€of€CivilÏProcedure€regarding€the€judgment€in€Docket€No.€S35,683,€and€œthis›€œmatter›€isÏtherefore€remanded€for€entry€of€a€proper€œjudgment€in€that€case,€and›€the€œchargesÏagainst€Defendant€alleging€violations€of€the€Habitual€Motor€Vehicle€Offender€ActÏin€indictments›€œnumbers€S37,280›€and€S37,350€are€dismissed.ÌÓӜ̛Ìà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JudgeÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JudgeÌÔ€ÔÔ€XÔ