WPC LA@WtS"moG5K*@PیETȅ=]["g!sƛd=)DdOv4 ߰$ fA \6(xOiThu_g*L+nMnc^8@ mHHHHHHHHHHH B__________ D3||| 0D 0D AQ7 0DN D/ BHP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,|AZ"Arial Regular- -(AA$XXXX XX  0  ,  AZ"Arial Regular(*2Oq$ !   X%XXX &`%X X%   `   0  ,  AZ"Arial Regular E !E"#Ӏ{Z='*"|x# 5  X$ XXXX &&X X   `   1    SeeStatev.ArzoliaCharlesGoines,No.1208,1989WL34856(Tenn.Crim.App., `  Knoxville,Apr.14,1989). E  X$ XXXX &&X X   `   2    SeeArzoliaCharlesGoinesv.State,No.03C019710CR00456,1999WL162487 `  (Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Mar.24,1999). X%XXXXX%   Ad FILEDj   September7,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr.R jAppellateCourt  Clerk ,cAZ"Arial RegularU d 'dxd(3$ !  (3$ !  _-*C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ##` CXXmCTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T8bXXdd8      #r*<,(j 8 `@E<f tt0(t` r#_INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATKNOXVILLEJULYSESSION,1999  ARZOLIACHARLES h   )  C.C.A.NO.03C019808CR00288  n  GOINES,    h   )    p  `     h   )  r   ` Appellant,   h   ) t   `     h   )  KNOXCOUNTY v  VS. `     h   )   x   `     h   )  HON.RAYL.JENKINS  z   STATEOFTENNESSEEand  )  JUDGE  |  AUBREYL.DAVIS,  h   )  ~  `     h   )     ` Appellees.   h   )  (PostConviction/Disbarment)  "    ONAPPEALFROMTHEJUDGMENTOFTHECRIMINALCOURTOFKNOXCOUNTY  FORTHEAPPELLANT:     p FORTHEAPPELLEE: l!  ARZOLIACHARLESGOINES    PAULG.SUMMERS d# ProSe    h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter `$ N.E.C.X.Box5000MountainCity,TN37683    ERIKW.DAAB X&  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN37243 `     h     RANDALLE.NICHOLS `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     CityCountyBuilding `     h     Knoxville,TN37902OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDDAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE  7-.    ! m 8gdXXd8OPINION m  ! `     ` TheAppellant,ArzoliaCharlesGoines,isaninmateintheDepartmentofCorrectionservingalifesentenceasahabitualcriminal. A G    1      כOnJune11,1998,he  fileda PetitionforDisbarmentintheCriminalCourtofKnoxCounty,allegingthathisattorneyinapreviouspostconvictionproceedingshouldbedisbarredbecauseofineffectiveassistanceofcounselduringthepostconvictionproceeding.Thetrialjudgetreatedthepetitionasoneforpostconvictionreliefanddismissedit,primarilybecauseitwastimebarred.TheAppellantappeals,arguingthatthetrialcourterredbydismissingthe PetitionforDisbarment.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` TheAppellantspetitionnamedAubreyL.Davisastherespondent.Mr.DaviswastheAssistantPublicDefenderwhorepresentedtheAppellantinhispreviouspetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Inthatpreviouspostconvictionproceeding,thetrialjudgedeniedtheAppellantreliefandthisCourtaffirmedthetrialcourtsdecision.D A      2      כThepetitionfordisbarmentallegednumerouserrors ~*!  committedbytheoriginaltrialcounsel,bytheoriginaltrialjudge,andbyMr.Davis,thepostconvictioncounsel.AlthoughthepetitionsoughtdisciplinaryactionagainsttheAppellantspriorattorney,italsoaskedthattheAppellantbeallowedtofileaproseappealfromthepreviousjudgmentsenteredagainsthim. 2>)( Thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionbecause(1)itwasbarredbythestatuteoflimitationsapplicabletopostconvictionpetitions,(2)theAppellanthadpreviouslyfiledapostconvictionpetitionattackingthesameconviction,and(3)theallegationsofineffectiveassistanceofcounselhadbeenpreviouslydetermined. ` TheAppellantspetitionrecitesthatitisfiledpursuanttoTennesseeCodeAnnotated233202  ,whichprovidesthatproceedingsfordisbarmentordisciplineofanattorneymaybeinstitutedinthecircuit,chancery,orcriminalcourtofthecountyoftheattorneysresidenceorwherethe offensewascommitted.Inthisappeal,theAppellantarguesthatthetrialjudgeerredbytreatinghispetitionasoneforpostconvictionrelief.asapostconvictionproceeding.Hearguesthatpursuanttothereferencedstatute,hispetitionshouldproceedasapetitionfordisbarmentagainsthispostconvictionattorney,AubreyL.Davis. ` Thestatuteprovidesthatanattorneymaybedisbarredorsuspendedfor(1)committinganinfamouscrimeormisdemeanorinvolvingmoralturpitude,(2)improperlysolicitingemployment,(3)wrongfullydetainingaclientsmoneyorproperty,(4)fraudulentlyobtainingadmissiontothebar,or(5)engaginginunprofessionalconduct,dishonesty,malpractice,orotherconductrenderingtheattorneyunfittobeamemberofthebar.Tenn.CodeAnn.233202. ` Uponthefilingofapetitionpursuanttotheabovereferencedstatute,thetrialjudgeisdirectedtoissueacitationrequiringtheattorneytoappearandanswerwithinfifteendaysofserviceofprocess.Id.233202(b).Thestatute 8.. contemplatesthata preliminaryinvestigationshouldbeconducted,by  :00  commissionersappointedunderthesupremecourtrulesorthestateorthelocalbarassociation.Tenn.CodeAnn.Id.233202(c).Ifnosuch preliminaryinvestigationhas h  beenmade,thestatutedirectsthetrialjudgetoappointaspecialmastertoconductaninvestigation.Id.󀛀 Suchproceedingsshallbeexpeditedandgiven x precedenceoverotherbusinessofthecourt....Id.    ` Initially,wenotethatinExparteChattanoogaBarAssn,566S.W.2d880 0  М(Tenn.1978),oursupremecourtheldthatasaresultofitsadoptionofthedisciplinaryprocedurenowfoundinRule9oftheRulesoftheSupremeCourt,thestatutoryschemefoundinTennesseeCodeAnnotated233202wasnolongeravailableasanalternativedisciplinaryprocedureforusebyanybarassociationorbarcommittee.Id.AaAat884.Thecourtspecificallystated,however, X  Anyindividualaggrievedbytheactorconductofanattorneymayavailhimselfofthestatute,orofcoursemayfilehiscomplaintwiththedisciplinarycounsel.ϜId;󛀜seealsoWayneDavidsonv.RogerDelp,No.03A019711CV00518,1998 %p WL548750(Tenn.Ct.App.,Knoxville,Aug.14,1998).ButseeJohnWayne 'x Slatev.State,No.03A019708CV00369,1998WL102072(Tenn.Ct.App., )  МKnoxville,Feb.27,1998). ` WedeclinetofindthatthetrialjudgeerredbytreatingtheAppellantsϜpleadingpetitionasapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Atrialcourtisnotboundbythetitleofapleading.Nortonv.Everhart,895S.W.2d317,319(Tenn.1995).While 4** thispetitionisclearlystyledasadisciplinaryactionagainstanattorney,thepetitionwasfiledbyaninmateintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrectionandallegesasgroundsfordisciplinaryactiononlyineffectiveassistanceofcounsel.  :00 Theramblingpetitionallegesthatcounselwasineffectiveforfailingtoappealissuesrelatingto(1)thestatuteoflimitations,(2)prosecutorialmisconduct,(3)impropercrossexamination,(4)hisrighttoasequesteredjury,and(5)theexclusionofAfricanA,me! merican !"Americans"blackpersonsfromthejury.ThepetitionalsoallegesthatthetrialjudgeerredbynotenforcingtheAppellantsrighttoaunanimousjury.ϜFurthermore,itallegesthattheoriginalindictmentagainsttheAppellantcontainedafatalvarianceandthatanunconstitutionalstatutewasusedtorendertheAppellantahabitualcriminal. ` InadditiontorequestingappropriatedisciplinaryactionagainstMr.Davis,thepetitionasksthatthepriorproceedingsbestayedsothatAppellantmayappealpro󛀜seafterallthe paperworkisreturnedtotheAppellant.Although X ineffectiveassistanceofcounselcouldfallwithinthedefinitionof unprofessionalconductor malpractice,wedonotconstruethestatutetorequireatrialjudgetoproceedwithdisbarmentproceedingsbasedonsuchallegationsofineffectiveassistanceofcounselintertwinedwithallegationsoferrorbythetrialcourt,postconvictioncourt,andappellatecourt.Underthesecircumstances,wedonotbelievethetrialcourtshouldberequiredtoreexaminethepetitionersallegationsinaproceedingbroughtintheformofadisbarmentactionagainstoneofhisformerattorneys.TheAppellantisfreetoseekdisciplinaryactionagainsthisformerattorneyinaccordancewithRule9oftheRulesoftheSupremeCourt. ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. `     h   :00  `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGECONCUR:___________________________________GARYR.WADE,PRESIDINGJUDGE___________________________________JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE