ÿWPCt ‰Nù= 6o÷\|&GÕøCó;N Y;ÏÃ89J~Ï&ŠQ9-°ŒzIŽZÒ´(\|šÏÄL‘A&€Ú  H$ú’§ÔùêòkNßü·—ú¶´S=IÞIÉÒVVYÓ…ëœÄ»EG—'1hg6õ7· 4T†ú~‡ìlʲ‚ÉÇröö¹SHo]ór@5-AÁæOE|#þ´zwEùû'ãh¢“0ÛÖɃ^1¾Yg»—…¡ˆÒšFhŽ‘À  ¤ŸxnF—¨¸T82Qq ñheõ²‚kn3ŸÆa,v·(w^×^噵 €ÎàåDhT¡<•^à7êwJy5(±ïEºbgÁK=Uý=ŽžhÝp-¤“жzPéø)í:=ö «@² zꈪYÌawf„ÍbÚo5m(¿€f¥'”´‹E6‰Lm=ãY‚£¨šíb~^²‹wÍ_åÑ´nšœ¶g?2òóÖ†\³óÓdÖÃðÿÈÄ0_àbÿ;š,˜æ6ÓDÌ$SšûLuPÀðÂ\Ån/ Þ0fKâ5ì^Q]“YÿOkÎìÃûÍ0ßVoM/éž5ÁžÂ$Æ‹ó»&%,íX–Ãí…vº¬Wê¡cꈅ# F UNQ %Ÿ 0(¥ U:Í b w@ 4O c 0Ær 0D8 UN|  Ê îÖU:ÄåþU:ãäU: B;;;;;;;;;;; D3XXX 0D‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹‹ AOÏÆ 0Dä D/( BW˜HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,ü,,,,,ü0nLhÎ(ÖÃ9 Z ‹6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡,“í|AZ‹"Arial Regular- ù- ,D-D.D/D3E45E67Ó€AuM%3|xC(v(2^?$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€X7ÕXXXÔÔ€ôæôXX7ÕÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman Regular Ý ƒ <°$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XS XXXÔÔ€ô¸ïô XXSÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€The€trial€court€referred€to€the€petitionerððs€right€to€a€ð ðtransfer€hearingðð€during€the€guilty€pleaÐ `  Ðproceedings.€€However,€at€the€hearing€on€the€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€all€parties€agreed€that€theÏpetitioner€was€specifically€waiving€his€right€to€an€acceptance€hearing,€not€a€transfer€hearing.€€ò òó óPrior€to€AprilÐ Ü | Ð15,€1994,€all€juveniles€transferred€from€juvenile€court€had€the€right€to€seek€an€acceptance€hearing€inÏcriminal€court€to€determine€whether€the€criminal€court€would€accept€jurisdiction€over€the€child.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€37„1„159€(1991). äÝ ƒ <°$ÝÒ°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€XS XXXÔÔ€ô¸ïô XXSÔà ` àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý€The€petitioner€also€contends€that€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€waive€his€right€to€a€transferÐ `  Ðhearing.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€petitioner€knowingly€waived€his€right€to€a€transfer€and€anÏacceptance€hearing.€€However,€because€the€lack€of€a€transfer€hearing€does€not€affect€the€trial€courtððsÏjurisdiction,€the€issue€whether€the€petitioner€knowingly€and€voluntarily€waived€his€right€to€a€transfer€hearingÏis€irrelevant€to€this€Courtððs€determination€on€the€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€As€a€result,€this€CourtÏwill€not€address€this€issue.,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ÛÔ€X7ÕXXXÔÔ€Ù2 XX7ÕÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X7ÕX Ù2ÔÐ  ÐÌJuly€12,€1999ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAMÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular ÚÔ€X7ÕXXXÔÔ€Ù2 XX7ÕÔÓ  Óò òÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€X7ÕX Ù2ÔÐ  ÐÌJuly€9,€1999ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔdAMÔó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular d'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÑ` °ÑÒ°ÒÒ„°ÒÔ€Šr˜ŠXXÔÔ€Š“ŠŠŠr˜ÔÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑÑ€ÑÑ7€XXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òñAññ7ñßr€*<,(j 8` `€€@Eôf ` 8ttxP,` ð  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à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37243ÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àVICTOR€S.€JOHNSONÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àLISA€NAYLORÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€AttorneyÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à222€Second€Avenue,€NorthÌà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€€37201ÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌAFFIRMEDÌÌJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGEÐ  €4 +,/ ÐÓ  Óò òòòÔ‡„ Å„ŠŠ“ÔOPINIONóóó óÔ#†Š“Š„„ ÅŽ #ÔÐ `  Ðñ,ñÌÌÌñ,ñÓ  ÓÓÓñ-ññ+ñÔ‡ ŠBóŠŠŠÒTÔñ+ññ-ññ.ññ+ñÔ‡XS XŠŠÒTÔñ+ññ.ñÑ7€XXdìXXdì7Ñò òÌó óÌà ` àThe€petitioner,€Albert€Jones,€appeals€the€order€from€the€Davidson€CountyÏCriminal€Court€denying€his€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€The€petitioner€isÏpresently€serving€a€twenty€(20)€year€sentence€as€a€result€of€his€guilty€plea€toÏaggravated€rape€in€the€Cheatham€County€Circuit€Court€in€May€1989.€€In€1996,€heÏfiled€this€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€alleging€that€the€Cheatham€CountyÏCircuit€Court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€convict€him€because€he€was€denied€hisÏright€to€a€juvenile€transfer€hearing,€and€he€did€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€waiveÏthat€right.€€He€further€claims€that€the€police€illegally€questioned€him€in€violation€ofÏhis€right€to€counsel€and€his€right€to€due€process€of€law.€€After€an€evidentiaryÏhearing,€the€trial€court€denied€the€petition.€€After€a€thorough€review€of€the€recordÏbefore€this€Court,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court.ÌÌà@.®àò òIó óˆÐ ô%” ÐÌà ` àOn€February€14,€1989,€the€petitioner€raped€a€59€year€old€woman€in€theÏcourse€of€burglarizing€her€home.€€The€petitioner€was€seventeen€(17)€at€the€timeÏof€the€offense,€just€shy€of€his€eighteenth€birthday€on€March€30,€1989.€€After€theÏpetitioner€was€arrested€in€connection€with€these€charges,€he€appeared€in€juvenileÏcourt€for€a€bond€hearing€without€counsel€present.€€Counsel€was€subsequentlyÏappointed€and€recommended€that€the€€petitioner€receive€a€psychiatric€evaluationÏto€determine€his€competency€to€stand€trial.€€The€petitioner€was€then€committedÏto€Central€State€Hospital€for€thirty€(30)€days,€after€which€he€was€found€competentÏto€stand€trial.€ò òÐ d901 Ðà ` àó óSubsequently,€the€state€and€defense€counsel€entered€into€an€agreementÐ `  Ðwhereby€the€petitioner€would€plead€guilty€to€one€(1)€count€of€aggravated€rape€andÏreceive€a€sentence€of€twenty€(20)€years,€in€exchange€for€the€state€dismissingÏcharges€of€another€aggravated€rape€count,€one€(1)€count€of€burglary€and€two€(2)Ïcounts€of€aggravated€assault.€€On€May€4,€the€acting€juvenile€judge,€Robert€L.ÏPerry,€entered€an€order€transferring€the€petitioner€to€circuit€court€to€stand€trial€asÏan€adult.€€That€same€day,€the€petitioner€appeared€before€the€Cheatham€CountyÏCircuit€Court€and€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€one€(1)€count€of€aggravated€rape.€ÏDuring€the€plea€proceedings,€the€petitioner€was€informed€of€his€right€to€anÏacceptance€hearing€and€specifically€waived€that€right.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ׀РÐp Ðà ` àAt€the€hearing€on€the€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€the€petitionerÏtestified€that€he€did€not€know€that€he€had€a€right€to€a€transfer€hearing€in€juvenileÏcourt.€€He€stated€that€his€attorney€advised€him€that€he€could€not€be€tried€as€aÏjuvenile€due€to€the€ð ðnature€of€the€crimeðð€committed.€Ìà ` àSteve€Stack,€the€petitionerððs€trial€counsel,€acknowledged€that€the€petitionerÏdid€not€receive€a€transfer€hearing€in€juvenile€court.€€However,€he€testified€that,€inÏan€effort€to€secure€the€favorable€plea€agreement€offered€by€the€state,€theÏpetitioner€agreed€to€waive€the€transfer€and€acceptance€hearings.€Ìà ` àIn€denying€the€petition,€the€trial€court€observed€that€the€petitioner€did€notÏallege€that€his€sentence€term€had€expired.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€petitionerÏwaived€his€right€to€a€transfer€hearing€in€juvenile€court.€€The€court€stated€that€theÏtransfer€order€signed€by€Juvenile€Judge€Perry€ð ðwas€sufficient€evidence€to€indicateÏa€knowing€waiver€of€the€petitionerððs€right€to€a€transfer€hearing,€.€.€.ðð€€The€trial€courtÐ 4 *, Ðfound€that€the€Cheatham€County€Circuit€Court€had€both€personal€and€subjectÏmatter€jurisdiction.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€denied€the€petition€for€writ€of€habeasÏcorpus.€€The€trial€court€further€found€that€if€the€petition€were€to€be€treated€as€oneÏfor€post„conviction€relief,€the€three€(3)€year€statute€of€limitations€had€expiredÏunder€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„102€(1990).Ìà ` àFrom€the€trial€courtððs€order€denying€relief,€the€petitioner€brings€this€appeal.ÌÌà@rr-®àò òIIó óˆÐ ð  ÐÌà ` àIt€is€a€well-established€principle€of€law€that€the€remedy€of€habeas€corpusÏis€limited€in€its€nature€and€its€scope.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€161-162Ð Ðp Ð(Tenn.€1993);€òòPassarella€v.€Stateóó,€891€S.W.2d€619,€626€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€Ð À` ÐIn€Tennessee,€habeas€corpus€relief€is€available€only€if€ð ðððit€appears€upon€the€faceÏof€the€judgment€or€the€record€of€the€proceedings€upon€which€the€judgment€isÏrendered,ðð€that€a€convicting€court€was€without€jurisdiction€or€authority€to€sentenceÏa€defendant,€or€that€a€defendantððs€sentence€of€imprisonment€or€other€restraintÏhas€expired.ðð€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€at€164€(citation€omitted€in€original).€Ð p(  ÐThe€habeas€petitioner€bears€the€burden€of€demonstrating€by€a€preponderance€ofÏthe€evidence€that€the€judgment€of€conviction€is€void€or€that€his€term€ofÏconfinement€has€expired.€€òòPassarella€v.€Stateóó,€891€S.W.2d€at€627.Ð @.à$& ÐÌà@TT-®àò òIIIó óˆÐ  2À(* ÐÌà ` àThe€petitionerððs€main€contention€is€that€the€absence€of€a€valid€transferÏâ âhearing€deprived€the€criminal€court€of€jurisdiction;€as€a€result,€his€conviction€andÐ 8 .0 Ðsentence€are€void.€€He€further€claims€that,€prior€to€his€pleading€guilty,€he€wasÏillegally€detained€and€questioned€in€violation€of€his€constitutional€rights.Ìâ âà@EE-®àò òA.ó óˆÐ @ à Ðà ` àTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„134(a)€provides€for€the€transfer€of€a€juvenile€toÏcriminal€court€ð ðto€be€held€according€to€law€and€to€be€dealt€with€as€an€adult€in€theÏcriminal€courtðð€once€a€petition€alleging€delinquency€has€been€filed.à Ð àAlthoughÐ  À  Ðthe€juvenile€courts€retain€original€and€exclusive€jurisdiction€over€juvenile€matters,Ð °  Ðòòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„103,€a€transfer€pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€37„1„Ð    Ð134(a)€vests€jurisdiction€in€the€criminal€courts€over€the€juvenile.Ìà ` àThe€right€to€a€transfer€hearing€is€ð ðsufficiently€fundamental€to€be€consideredÏa€matter€of€due€process,€in€the€context€of€juvenile€justice.ðð€€òòSawyers€v.€Stateóó,€814Ð Ðp ÐS.W.2d€725,€729€(Tenn.€1991).€€The€transfer€hearing€in€juvenile€court€has€beenÏlikened€to€a€preliminary€hearing€with€regard€to€the€issue€of€probable€cause.€€òòStateÐ ° P Ðv.€Womackóó,€591€S.W.2d€437,€443€(Tenn.€App.€1979).Ð  "@ Ðà ` àHowever,€ð ðthe€absence€of€a€transfer€order€cannot€be€said€to€affect€theÏcourtððs€subject€matter€jurisdiction,€which,€in€a€real€sense,€is€concurrent€with€thatÏof€the€juvenile€court€as€to€certain€offenses€committed€by€children€falling€within€aÏspecified€age€span.€.€.€.€€The€only€requirement€.€.€.€is€that€such€proceedingsÏagainst€a€juvenile€must€originate€in€juvenile€court.ðð€€òòSawyers€v.€Stateóó,€814€S.W.2dÐ P,ð"$ Ðat€729€(citations€omitted);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Haleóó,€833€S.W.2d€65,€67€(Tenn.Ð @.à$& Ð1992).€€The€lack€of€a€valid€transfer€hearing€does€not€deprive€a€criminal€court€ofÏjurisdiction,€but€has€been€described€as€a€ð ðprocedural€deficiency.ðð€€òòSawyersóó,€814Ð  2À(* ÐS.W.2d€at€729.€€In€addition,€a€defendant€can€waive€his€right€to€a€transfer€hearing.€ÏòòState€v.€Haleóó,€833€S.W.2d€at€67„68.Ð 6 ,. Ðà ` àClearly,€the€Cheatham€County€Circuit€Court€had€the€authority€to€convict€theÏpetitioner€as€a€transfer€proceeding€would€have€been€proper€under€Tenn.€CodeÐ à9€02 ÐAnn.€ðð€37„1„134(a)(1)€(1984)€(providing€that€a€juvenile€may€be€transferred€toÏcircuit€court€and€tried€as€an€adult€if€ð ð[t]he€child€was€sixteen€(16)€years€or€more€ofÏage€at€the€time€of€the€alleged€conduct,€.€.€.ðð).€€The€lack€of€a€valid€transfer€hearingÏdid€not€affect€the€circuit€courtððs€jurisdiction,€and€the€petitionerððs€conviction€is€notÏvoid€on€this€basis.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð  À Ðà@BB-®àò òB.ó óˆÐ °  Ðà ` àFurthermore,€the€petitionerððs€claim€that€he€was€illegally€detained€andÏquestioned€in€violation€of€his€constitutional€rights€does€not€render€his€convictionÏvoid.€€Such€a€claim€would€make€the€€judgment€voidable,€not€void.€€In€criminalÏcases,€the€remedy€of€habeas€corpus€is€limited€to€instances€where€the€judgmentÏis€void€or€the€term€of€imprisonment€has€expired.€€òòPassarellaóó,€891€S.W.2d€at€626.€Ð Ðp ÐThus,€this€claim€is€not€cognizable€in€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.ÌÌà@HH-®àò òIVó óˆÐ  "@ ÐÌà ` àThe€petitionerððs€allegations€are€not€cognizable€in€a€petition€for€writ€ofÏhabeas€corpus€as€they€would€render€the€judgment€merely€voidable,€not€void.€ÏThese€claims€would€properly€be€recognized€in€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€ÏHowever,€at€the€time€of€the€petitionerððs€conviction,€the€statute€of€limitations€forÏpost„conviction€relief€was€three€(3)€years.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„102Ð P.ð$& Ð(1990).€€The€petitioner€pled€guilty€in€May€1989€and€filed€the€present€petition€inÏNovember€1996.€€Thus,€the€three€(3)€year€statute€of€limitations€has€expired.ÌÐ  4À*, Ðà@ff.®àò òVó óˆÐ `  ÐÌà ` àThe€petitioner€has€not€established€that€the€judgment€of€conviction€is€voidÏor€that€his€sentence€term€has€expired;€therefore,€the€trial€court€properly€deniedÏthe€petition€for€habeas€corpus€relief.€€Moreover,€the€trial€court€properly€found€thatÏthe€statute€of€limitations€for€post„conviction€relief€had€expired.€€Accordingly,€theÏjudgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed.ñ+ññ-ññ+ñÔ#†XS XX Xvoœ#Ôñ+ññ-ññ.ññ+ñÔ#†ŠÒTŠ XXS^ #Ôñ+ññ.ñÌñ/ñÌà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àà ` àÌÌÌÌñ/ñÓ  Óñ/ñà ` àÌñ/ñÌÌÓÓà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À à____________________________________Ìà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àñ(ñJERRY€L.€SMITHñ(ññ(ñDAVID€H.€WELLESñ(ñ,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìñ)ñDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGEñ)ñÌÌÌ___________________________________Ìñ*ñNORMA€MCGEE€OGLE,€JUDGEñ*ñ