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ð ÐAttorneyà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ Öv ÐP.O.€Drawer€417€à < àà ” àà ì àÐ ¼ \ Ð571€Main€Streetà < àà ” àà ì àà D àMichael€J.€Ô_ÔFaheyÔ_Ô,€IIÐ ¢!B ÐÔ_ÔJacksboroÔ_Ô,€TN€€37757€à ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ ˆ"( Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à425€Fifth€Avenue€North€Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àPaul€PhillipsÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àP.O.€Box€10Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àHuntsville,€TN€€37756€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àMichael€O.€Ripley€Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àP.O.€Box€323Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÔ_ÔJacksboroÔ_Ô,€TN€€37757ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:__________________________ÌÌÌÌAFFIRMED€ÌÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ  þ8ž/5 ÐÔ_ÔÓÓà@33-ÚàòòOPINIONóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€Matthew€S.€Fitzgerald,€was€convicted€of€two€counts€ofÏchild€endangerment,€Class€A€misdemeanors.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€€ðð€55„10„414(1).€ÏThe€trial€court€merged€the€judgment€on€Count€Two€into€Count€One€and€imposed€anÏeleven„month,€twenty„nine€day€sentence€at€seventy„five€percent.€€The€defendantÏwas€ordered€to€serve€thirty€days€in€jail,€had€his€driver's€license€revoked,€and€wasÏfined€$1,000.00.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€this€appeal€of€right,€the€single€issue€presented€by€the€defendant€isÏwhether€the€trial€court€abused€its€discretion€by€failing€to€declare€a€mistrial.€€We€findÏno€abuse€of€discretion€and€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€3:30€A.M.€on€April€6,€1997,€Jellico€City€Police€Officer€Scott€LindsayÏobserved€a€vehicle,€which€he€described€as€traveling€at€a€high€rate€of€speed,€skid€asÏthe€driver€made€a€right€turn.€€The€officer€followed€the€vehicle€into€a€parking€lot€at€theÏJellico€Motel€and€identified€the€defendant€as€the€driver.€€At€trial,€the€officer€testifiedÏthat€the€defendant,€who€had€two€of€his€minor€daughters€as€passengers€in€his€car,Ïsmelled€of€alcohol.€€In€response€to€questioning€at€the€scene,€the€defendant€admittedÏhaving€consumed€approximately€six€beers.€€His€speech€was€impaired€and€his€eyesÏappeared€to€be€glassy€and€watery.€€According€to€Officer€Lindsay€,€the€defendantÏfailed€two€field€sobriety€tests.€€The€officer€stated€that€in€his€opinion€the€defendantÏwas€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€at€the€time€of€the€arrest.€€Officer€JoeÏPerkins,€Jr.,€who€assisted€in€the€arrest,€corroborated€much€of€Officer€Lindsay'sÏtestimony.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant,€a€truck€driver€from€Illinois,€was€the€custodian€of€hisÏthree€children.€€At€trial,€he€testified€that€he€was€visiting€friends,€Keith€and€JoyceÐ 8¸.4 ÐChesser,€in€Campbell€County€and€had€spent€much€of€the€prior€day€in€their€company.€ÏHe€related€that€he€had€one€beer€at€the€Chesser€residence€during€the€afternoonÏhours€of€the€prior€day€and€another€at€a€bar€at€approximately€6:30€P.M.€€TheÏdefendant€stated€that,€after€snacking,€he€had€a€"couple€of€beers"€at€a€bar,€making€aÏtotal€of€four€for€the€entire€day.€€He€recalled€that€he€and€Chesser€then€visited€someÏfriends€and€ate€at€a€fast€food€restaurant€before€returning€to€the€Chesser€residenceÏwhere€he€picked€up€his€two€daughters€and€began€his€drive€back€to€the€Jellico€Motel.€ÏThe€defendant€denied€that€he€was€either€driving€recklessly€or€under€the€influence.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€conclusion€of€the€proof,€the€trial€court€instructed€the€jury€on€theÏelements€of€child€endangerment€which€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àA€person€who€violates€ðð€55„10„401,€and€who€at€the€timeÏof€the€offense€was€accompanied€by€a€child€under€thirteenÏ(13)€years€of€age:€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà Œ àà8 ä à€€€(1)€Commits€the€offense€of€child€endangerment,€aÏClass€A€misdemeanor,€punishable€by€a€mandatoryÏminimum€incarceration€of€thirty€(30)€days€and€aÏmandatory€minimum€fine€of€one€thousand€dollarsÏ($1,000.00),€which€incarceration€and€fine€shall€be€inÏaddition€to€any€other€incarceration€and€fine€required€byÏlaw....Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„414.€€As€a€part€of€the€instruction,€the€trial€court€defined€theÏoffense€of€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€as€set€out€in€Tenn.€Code€Ann.Ïðð€55„10„401:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à(a)€€It€is€unlawful€for€any€person€to€drive€or€to€be€inÏphysical€control€of€any€automobile€or€other€motor€drivenÏvehicle€on€any€of€the€public€roads€and€highways€of€theÏstate,€or€on€any€streets€or€alleys,€or€while€on€theÏpremises€of€any€shopping€center,€trailer€park€or€anyÏapartment€house€complex,€or€any€other€premises€whichÏis€generally€frequented€by€the€public€at€large,€while:€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà Œ àà8 ä à€€€(1)€Under€the€influence€of€any€intoxicant,€marijuana,Ïnarcotic€drug,€or€drug€producing€stimulating€effects€onÏthe€central€nervous€system;€or€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà Œ àà8 ä à€€€(2)€The€alcohol€concentration€in€such€person's€blood€orÏbreath€is€ten€hundredths€of€one€percent€(.10%)€orÏmore....Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÓÐ þ8ž/5 Їà Œ àà ä àAfter€a€period€of€deliberation,€the€jury€returned€to€ask€whether€aÏbreathalyser€examination€had€been€performed€on€the€defendant.€€The€trial€courtÏresponded€that€the€jury€had€been€presented€with€"all€of€the€evidence€that€you€areÏgoing€to€hear€in€this€case."€€After€deliberating€further,€the€jury€returned€to€theÏcourtroom€where€the€following€exchange€took€place:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àTHE€COURT:€€Ladies€and€gentlemen,€have€you€reachedÏa€verdict€in€this€case€as€to€any€part€of€it?€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àJUROR:€€Your€honor,€we've€come€to€a€decision€on€oneÏcount.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àTHE€COURT:€€All€right.€€Would€you€like€to€„„€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àJUROR:€€But€on€the€other€count€we're€hung.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àTHE€COURT:€€All€right.€€Would€you€like€to€announce€yourÏverdict€as€to€which€count„„let's€start€with€count€numberÏone.€€Do€you€have€a€verdict€as€to€count€number€one?€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àJUROR:€€Which€count€was€number€one?€€I€mean,€thatÏwas€„„€that€was€DUI;€right?€€Count€number€one,€I€think,€Ïwas€DUI.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÓThe€trial€court€then€reminded€the€jury€that€count€number€one€was€the€offense€ofÏchild€endangerment€as€it€related€to€the€defendant's€daughter,€Sarah€Fitzgerald,€andÏthat€count€number€two€was€the€same€except€that€it€related€to€Samantha€Fitzgerald.€ÏIn€response€to€the€continuing€questions€by€the€court,€the€jury€then€reported€guiltyÏverdicts€on€both€charges.€€At€that€point,€defense€counsel€asked€for€permission€toÏconfer€at€the€bench€out€of€the€presence€of€the€jury€after€which€the€trial€court€wasÏable€to€ascertain€from€the€foreman€of€the€jury€that€they€"couldn't€all€agree€on€theÏDUI."€€Afterward,€the€court€further€instructed€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àDo€you€all€clearly€understand€that€absent€a€finding€of€DUIÏin€this€case,€there€can€be€no€finding€of€childÏendangerment?€€Does€everyone€sitting€in€the€box€clearlyÏunderstand€that?€€à ì àBefore€a€person€can€be€found€guiltyÐ š3:*/ Ðof€DUI€...€or€operating€€a€motor€vehicle€while€under€theÏinfluence€of€an€intoxicant,€it€has€to€be€established€thatÏthey€were€impaired€to€the€extent€that€they€could€notÏproperly€operate€an€automobile.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àThe€offense€of€child€endangerment€was€committed€only€ifÐ þ8ž/5 ÐDUI€has€occurred€and€a€child€under€13€is€in€theÏautomobile.€€If€you're€unable€to€agree€on€a€verdict€as€toÏthe€DUI,€is€that€what€you're€all€saying€to€me?€€Then€yourÏverdict€regarding€child€endangerment€cannot€beÏaccepted€by€the€Court.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà < àNow,€do€you€wish€to€deliberate€further?€€Do€youÏwish€to€announce€to€the€Court€now€what€your€verdict€isÏregarding€this€case?€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÓAfter€this€clarification,€the€foreman€of€the€jury€answered,€"Your€Honor,€I€guess€weÏneed€to€go€back€to€the€jury€room€and€take€hold€of€this€or€something."€€The€trial€courtÏexplained€the€elements€of€child€endangerment€and€directed€the€jury€to€"[r]etire€to€theÏjury€room€to€consider€[the€matter]€further[,€w]e'll€be€glad€to€await€your€return."€€WhenÏthe€jury€retired,€defense€counsel€moved€for€a€mistrial€based€upon€the€lack€ofÏunanimity€expressed€by€the€jurors€as€to€the€issue€of€driving€under€the€influence.€€TheÏtrial€court€denied€the€motion€and€the€jury€eventually€returned€a€verdict€of€guilty€onÏboth€counts.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€this€appeal,€the€defendant€claims€that€the€jury€could€not€returnÏverdicts€of€guilt€on€child€endangerment€absent€a€unanimous€conclusion€that€he€wasÏoperating€his€vehicle€while€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€€The€defendant€citesÏòòLeach€v.€Stateóó,€552€S.W.2d€407€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1977),€in€support€of€his€claim.€€InÐ '¦! ÐòòLeachóó,€the€jury€asked€the€trial€court€how€much€time€the€defendant€would€be€requiredÐ Ò(r# Ðto€serve€if€they€imposed€a€three„year€sentence.€€The€trial€court€instructed€the€jury€onÏparole€eligibility€but€provided€no€admonishment€that€the€jury€not€place€undueÏemphasis€on€the€supplemental€instruction.€€òòId.óó€at€408.€€The€jury€returned€a€verdict€ofÐ 6.Ö$) Ðsecond€degree€murder.€€òòId.óó€€This€court€held€that€the€jury€had€impermissiblyÐ 0¢&+ Ðestablished€the€sentence€before€making€a€determination€of€which€crime€theÏdefendant€had€committed€among€the€charge€in€the€indictment€and€any€of€its€lesserÏincluded€offenses.€€òòId.óó€€The€defendant€reasons€that€the€jury€acted€similarly€here,Ð f5,1 Ðunable€to€decide€whether€the€defendant€was€guilty€of€driving€under€the€influence€butÏof€the€opinion€that€the€defendant€had€endangered€his€two€children€and€thusÐ þ8ž/5 Ðwarranted€some€punishment.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€òòState€v.€Mounceóó,€859€S.W.2d€319,€320€(Tenn.€1993),€our€supremeÐ ø ˜ Ðcourt€considered€a€case€in€which€an€obviously€confused€jury€unanimously€agreed€toÏa€particular€fine€when€only€eight€of€the€jurors€had€voted€guilty€as€to€the€charge.€€TheÏtrial€court€had€declared€a€mistrial€upon€receiving€the€information.€€òòId.óó€€Our€supremeÐ \ü  Ðcourt€ruled€that€"the€trial€court€had€the€power€and€the€duty€to€return€the€jury€[forÏfurther€deliberations]€with€instructions€that€their€verdict,€whatever€it€might€be,€had€toÏbe€unanimous."€€òòId.óó€at€322.€€Our€high€court€determined€that€a€mistrial€should€beÐ À` Ðdeclared€only€after€a€conclusion€that€the€jurors€were€hopelessly€deadlocked,Ïindicating€a€manifest€necessity€for€the€mistrial.€€òòId.óó€€Ð Xø ÐÌà Œ àà ä àIn€òòState€v.€Jeffersonóó,€938€S.W.2d€1,€21„22€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996),Ð ð Ðthis€court€determined€that€the€proper€procedure€upon€the€return€of€an€unacceptableÏverdict€was€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àWhen€a€jury,€as€the€trier€of€fact,€returns€an€incomplete€orÏinaccurate€verdict€that€does€not€conform€to€the€applicableÏlaw,€the€verdict€is€illegal,€a€nullity,€and,€therefore,€void.€ÏAs€a€result,€a€trial€court€cannot€accept€the€verdictÏbecause€a€judgment€cannot€be€pronounced€upon€a€voidÏverdict.€€If€the€verdict€is€to€be€corrected,€the€trial€courtÏmust€take€immediate€action€before€the€jury€is€discharged.€ÏThe€trial€court€should€advise€the€jury€that€the€courtÏcannot€accept€the€verdict,€direct€the€jury€to€either€rereadÏthe€charge€given€by€the€court€or€the€court€can€give€aÏsupplemental€charge,€and€have€the€jury€retire€to€considerÏits€verdict.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌ(Footnotes€and€citations€omitted).€€ÌÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àIn€our€view,€the€trial€judge€conducted€this€trial€exactly€as€he€shouldÏhave€under€the€circumstances.€€Here,€the€jurors€were€properly€instructed€and€givenÏa€reasonable€opportunity€to€resolve€their€differences.€€It€was€only€upon€their€reportÏthat€they€had€done€so€that€the€trial€court€accepted€the€verdict.Ð þ8ž/5 Їà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.ÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌ_____________________________ÌJoe€G.€Riley,€Judge€