WPC; ;2uw(HP^Y8㷕Qs R&!IyԥU\%k'yT'd{d侷/+2QJ YFL30]k̢_7xw6$Iޖw26&; YIdq;(i BFm(^qqm 9-h*?|{ F]FF!0=Nos|b %\^ b 0nUNwD4H\ zk m # U@   ] #N 0D&E........................b000000000000000000000000000000000000 08888 B## 0@ D3 D- 0KDD AS 0 0DL Asa-s (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularYo).k2dj3|x C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptUHP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 60(9 Z(Times New Roman Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5  Rgv$      1  ]  _ԀTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection2921101states: GroundsforWrit.Anypersonimprisonedorrestrained  ofliberty,underanypretensewhatsoever,exceptincasesspecifiedinsection2921102(Federalprisoners)[],may t prosecuteawritofhabeascorpustoinquireintothecauseofsuchimprisonmentandrestraint.(#$  0   - -(|G2gv$ !.8edXXd8         0  ] d(|3C$ !.8edXXd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3C$ !.8edXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8edd8     _   e8ZXXdd8@tteINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON#e #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsAugust6,2002 L XZXe #eXXZ#JAMESCARTERv.FREDJ._RANEY_,WARDENXZXe  J @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforLakeCounty  J @@No.02CR8243R.LeeMoore,Jr.,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.W200200879CCAR3CD_Ԅ_ԀFiledOctober31,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     Petitionerwasdeniedhabeascorpusreliefbythetrialcourt.Henowappeals,claimingthetrialcourt x  erredinfailingtoholdanevidentiaryhearingandinfailingtoappointcounseltoassisthimwithhis d habeascorpusclaim.Weaffirmthedenialofhabeascorpusrelief. P  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed  (x   #eXZٴ#XZX.eJohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJosephM._Tipton_and P ThomasT._Woodall_,JJ.,joined. < JamesCarter,_Tiptonville_,Tennessee,ProSe.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ReneeW.TurnerandMarcia_Fogle_,Assistant  AttorneysGeneral;andC.Phillip_Bivens_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,Stateof  Tennessee. t   @@OO& OPINION #eXXZ#XZXe 8!   Background  #`"     Petitionersfirsttrialforthe1991firstdegreemurderofLisaWatkinsendedwhenamistrial $8 $ wasdeclared.Uponretrialin1994,ajuryfoundhimguiltyoffirstdegreemurderandsentencedhim %$!% tolifeinprison.ThisCourtaffirmedtheconvictionondirectappeal.Statev.Carter,970S.W.2d &"& 509,516(Tenn._Crim_.App.1997).Petitionersoughtpostconvictionrelief,allegingimproperjury '"' instructions#eXXZ! #XZXeandineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.Thetrialcourtdeniedthatpetition,andthisCourt (#( affirmedthatdenial.Carterv.State,No.W199900799CCAR3PC(Tenn._Crim_.App.Oct.23, )$) 2000)perm.toapp.den.(Tenn.April9,2001).Petitionernowappealsfromthetrialcourtsdenial p*%* ofhiswritofhabeascorpus.Inthisappeal,thepetitionerallegesthefollowing:(1)Ineffective \+&+ assistanceofcounsel;(2)Improperjuryinstructionsoncircumstantialevidence;(3)Hisretrial H,', violateddoublejeopardy;and(4)Violationofdueprocess.Thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedthe 4-(- _petitionforpetitionersfailuretostateacolorableclaimuponwhichhabeascorpusreliefcouldbe  granted.Petitionerappealsfromthedismissal,allegingthedenialofhispetitionforhabeascorpus  wasinerrorandthatthepetitionshouldnothavebeendismissedabsenthisappointmentofcounsel  forthehabeasproceeding.Weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissal. t    Analysis  L     XZXXXZArticleI,section15oftheTennesseeConstitutionguaranteestherighttoseekhabeascorpus $ t relief.TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsections2921101etseq.codifiestheapplicableproceduresfor  ` seekingawrit #  1      .Whilethereisnostatutorytimelimitinwhichtofileforhabeascorpusrelief,  L  Tennesseelawprovidesverynarrowgroundsuponwhichsuchreliefmaybegranted.Taylorv.  8  State,995S.W.2d78,83(Tenn.1999).Ahabeascorpuspetitionmaybeusedonlytocontestvoid $  judgmentswhicharefaciallyinvalidbecause(1)theconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionor   authoritytosentenceadefendant;or(2)defendantssentencehasexpired.Archerv.State,851   S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993).#XZXX XZ##eXXZ #XZXe     Itiswellsettledthatajudgmentthatisnotvoid,butismerelyvoidable,isnotsubjecttoa p collateralattackinahabeascorpussuit.Archer,851S.W.2dat163;Passarellav.State,891S.W.2d \ 619,627(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).Whileanypersonimprisonedorrestrainedoflibertymayseek H awritofhabeascorpus,Tenn.CodeAnn.2921101,theremedyislimitedtosituationswhenit 4 appearsonthefaceofthejudgmentthataconvictingcourtlackedjurisdictionorauthorityorthat  p adefendantisbeingimprisonedafterexpirationofhissentence.Pottsv.State,833S.W.2d60,62  \ (Tenn.1992).Indeed,summarydismissalisauthorizedif,ontheshowingofthepetitioner,hewould H notbeentitledtoanyrelief.Tenn.CodeAnn.2921109. 4   Thejudgmentsagainstpetitionerarenotvoidontheirface.Petitionerallegesnogrounds   that,eveniftrue,wouldentitlehimtohabeascorpusrelief.Theissuesraisedbypetitionerareissues  properlyaddressedinapostconvictionhearing,notinahabeascorpusclaimforrelief.Petitioners  sentencehasnotexpirednordoanyoftheissuesheraises,iftrue,renderhisconvictionfaciallyvoid.  Theyonlyrenderhisconvictionvoidable.Weholdthetrialcourtmadenoerrorindismissingthe l habeascorpuspetition. X    Wewillbrieflyaddresspetitionersclaimsthatthetrialcourterredindecliningtoappoint 0"  himcounselforthisproceedingandforsummarilydismissingthehabeascorpuspetitionwithout #l! holdinganevidentiaryhearing.WhileTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4014204allowsforthe $X" appointmentofcounselinhabeascaseswhennecessary,nothingintherecordindicatedthatcounsel $D # wasnecessaryinthiscase.Thereisnoconstitutionalrighttocounselinahabeascorpusproceeding. %0!$ Dentonv.State,No.03C019712CR00536,1999Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS493,at*3(citing &"% Weatherlyv.State,704S.W.2d730,732(Tenn.Crim.App.1985)).Additionally,TennesseeCode '#& Annotated#eXXZA#XZXeԀsection2921109allowsfortherefusalofthewritwithonlyabriefendorsementasto  thereasonswhy.Thereisnomandatoryrighttoanevidentiaryhearingunlessthepetitionerraises  acolorableclaim.SeePresnellv.Craven,No.W200200304CCAR3CO,2002Tenn.Crim.App.  LEXIS630,at*6,(Tenn.Crim.App.July23,2002)(citingByrdv.Bomar,214Tenn.476,483,381 t S.W.2d280,283(Tenn.1964)).Thetrialcourtdeterminedthat,eveniftrue,petitionersallegations ` arenotpropermattersforhabeasrelief.Weholdnoerrorwascommittedinthefailuretoholdan L  evidentiaryhearing.Accordingly,thedismissalofpetitionershabeasreliefisaffirmed. 8     `     h     ____________________________________      `     h     JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE