WPC 2C`Mh{jP$-7/oi^R'$"}u 5]3d*< X|Y&5a\d08㴦Q+5Xr:l{O g \yW+ٽ(7y?Y08g쿥6@]zkA\UBғo,..KMoŘ#IxUXm73IJ.1(yL/1-%IgF=}g;\ Obkg=4CzpUyK;;Vh)}dw{8T>S/>^j\2ѼI ͮ{/JM0ΥRV׬+Z5N!NP]9`,ǽ`h@)/Zδ\G}+Su?W)# F UNQ % 0( w@ 4 ! 0 U:8 U:r U: 0 U:  0DcU:7U:qU: B D3 0D AOb 0Dw D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($ 23E45D6789:"e;ӀuM%3|xD, AZ"Arial Regular, AZ"Arial Regular,cAZ"Arial Regular(c(29$ !  X XXXX   `   0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular   ϸ$XXSXXX   `   1    X*XX XSTheSupremeCourtgrantedthepetitionersapplicationforpermissiontoappeal.  InStatev.Jones,No.01C019308CR00272(Tenn.,Nashville,February12,1996),the  SupremeCourt,inapercuriamorder,remandedthecause forahearingtodeterminewhetherthepetitionerwasconvictedofkidnappingorkidnappingforransomsoastodeterminewhetherthesentenceimposedwasvoid.#XSXX X*#(#$  0     ϸ$X XSXXX   `   1     X*XX XSTheSupremeCourtgrantedthepetitionersapplicationforpermissiontoappeal.  InStatev.Jones,No.01C019308CR00272(Tenn.,Nashville,February12,1996),the  SupremeCourt,inapercuriamorder,remandedthecause forahearingtodeterminewhetherthepetitionerwasconvictedofkidnappingorkidnappingforransomsoastodeterminewhetherthesentenceimposedwasvoid.# XSXX X*#,cAZ"Arial Regular, AZ"Arial Regular XXXXl XX   Ad FILEDXX l  December11,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d""""'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ::::XTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T XmXXX  ;r*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxPX  rߛ;INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  ATNASHVILLENOVEMBER1998SESSION    WILLIAMJONES, h   )    p   `     h   )  C.C.A.No.01C019711CR00548 `  'XX XX' `  Appellant, h   ) P   `     h   )  DavidsonCounty @  v. `     h   )   p  0   `     h   )  HonorableJ.RandallWyatt,Jr.,Judge   STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   )   `     h   )  (HabeasCorpus)   `  Appellee. h   )  FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: @ GregoryD.Smith   h     JohnKnoxWalkup  p OnePublicSquare   h     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter ` Suite321    h     425FifthAvenue,North P Clarksville,TN37040 h     Nashville,TN372430493 @  `     h     KimR.Helper `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenue,North `     h     Nashville,TN372430493OPINIONFILED:______________________________________AFFIRMEDL.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGE  0948   aX Xm  ::7 XXdXXd7O::PINION# XmX aƋ #     ` Theappellant,WilliamJones,appealsasofrightfromthesummarydismissalofhispetitionforawritofhabeascorpusbytheDavidsonCountyCriminalCourt.Thepetitionerallegesinhispetitionthathissentenceofthirtyyearsisillegalandvoidinthatthejurysentencedtheappellanttoconfinementwithoutthepossibilityofparolefortheoffenseofkidnapping,notkidnappingforrobbery.Afterareviewoftheentirerecord,thehistoryofthispetition,thebriefsofallparties,andapplicablelaw,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdismissal.  HISTORY      ` ThispetitionforhabeascorpusreliefreflectstheappellantsongoingbattlewiththeStateofTennesseesince1978,whenhewasfoundguiltyofsimplerobberyandkidnappingbyaHaywoodCountyjury.Thejuryimposedsentencesoftentofifteenyearsforsimplerobberyandthirtyyearsforkidnapping,Tenn.CodeAnn. XmXX Xm# XmXX Xm<#Ԁ392603,withoutthe &v possibilityofparole.::On::directappeal,thisCourt::affirmedtheappellantsconvictions.William::Jonesv.State,HaywoodCountyNo.2(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,April26, !6 ::1979).::Inthiscase,oneissueforappealwasthetrialjudgesrefusaltochargethejuryonthelesseroffenseofsimplekidnapping,Tenn.CodeAnn. XmXX Xm# XmXX XmU#Ԁ392601.ThisCourtstated: % #  TheevidencewasunrefutedthatakidnappingwascommittedinconnectionwithMrs.Curlinsrobbery.Itdoesnotsuggestthatasimplekidnappingoccurred.Wefindnoerrorintheinstructions.Id.,slipop.at5.Therecordalsoreflectsthattheappellantisserving F+&) concurrentsentencesofsixtytwoyearsforhisconvictionsinShelbyCountyofmurderseconddegreeandsixoffensesofrobberywithadeadlyweapon.ThesesentenceswereorderedtorunconcurrentlywiththeHaywoodCountysentencesforsimplerobberyandkidnapping. ` ThepresentpetitionwasfiledinJuly,1992intheDavidsonCountyCriminalCourt.Inhiscomplaint,thepetitionerallegesthathissentenceforkidnappingisvoidinthatcourtsandjuriesdidnothavejurisdictiontoexerciseauthority,control,orcommandoverthe F:59 BoardofParoles.Uponthestatesmotiontodismiss,thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionforhabeascorpusrelief.ThisCourt,inWilliamJonesv.State,No.01C019308CR00272  (Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,July14,::1995),::affirmedthedismissal. X*XX X*:::: %  1      # X*XX X*#ԀInitsopinion,this p Courtstated:8 ` 8 ` (#` (#ThepetitionerallegesthathissentenceforkidnappingisvoidbecauseheclaimsthatthecourtsandjuriesdidnothavejurisdictiontoexerciseauthorityorcontrolorcommandovertheBoardofParoles.Wedonotneedtodecidethis,itwaspreviouslyraisedbythepetitioneranddecidedbythisCourt.Statev.WilliamJones, No. @  02C019406CC00134(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,March22,1995).  ! !  ` Uponremand,thestatefiledamotiontodismissthepetitionforhabeascorpusreliefonthebasisthepetitionerssentencehadexpiredandhewasnolongerincustodyfortheoffenseofkidnapping.Aspartofitsmotiontodismiss,thestatefiledanaffidavitofFayeClaud,ManagerofSentenceInformationServices,TennesseeDepartmentof::Correction::::.::::Theaffidavitstated::thesentenceofthirtyyearswithoutparoleimposed::onMay::1,1978fortheoffenseofkidnappinginHaywoodCountyCaseNo.7099hadexpired.Ingrantingthestatesmotiontodismiss,thetrialcourtheld:8 ` 8 ` (#` (#[A]saresultoftheexpirationofthepetitionerskidnappingsentence,theCourtisoftheopinionthattheissueremandedfordeterminationisnowmoot,asthecasenolongerpresentsalivecontroversyfortheCourttoresolveandfromwhichthepetitionercanobtainrelief.(citationomitted).  ! ! ̀ThetrialcourtalsonotedthatthepetitionersconvictionsoutofShelbyCountyhadnotexpiredandthepetitionerwasstillsubjecttoconfinement. ` Inhisbrief,thepetitionertakesissuewiththetrial::court1s1::orderindismissingthepetitioninlieuofaremandhearingasorderedbytheSupreme::Court2,23.3::::4c45C5iting::Statev. 0,/ Jefferson,938S.W.2d1,21(Tenn.Crim.App.),per.app.denied(Tenn.1996);Statev. 2-1 Pendergrass,795S.W.2d150,15556(Tenn.Crim.App.1989),per.app.denied(Tenn.  1990).Weagreewiththeholdingsinthesetwocasesastothedutyofintermediateappellatecourtsandtrialcourtsinremandordersimposedbythe::6S66s6upreme::::7C77c7ourt.::However,inthiscause,wedonotbelievethetrialcourtsfailuretoconductaremandhearingwouldcreatechaosasurgedbythepetitioner. ` HabeascorpusreliefisavailableinTennesseeonly whenitappearsuponthefaceofthejudgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentisrenderedthataconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthoritytosentenceadefendant, orthata  defendantssentenceofimprisonmentorotherrestrainthasexpired.  Archerv.  State,851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993)(emphasisadded).Webelievethetrialcourt p wascorrectindismissingthepetitioninthiscause.Sincethepetitionerwasnolongerincustodyfortheoffenseofkidnapping,thequestionastowhethertheconvictionisvoidismoot.TheCourtofAppealsaddressedasimilarquestioninMcIntyrev.Traughber,884 ` S.W.2d134,137(Tenn.App.1994).::Th8at88eC89C9ourt::held anappealconcerningthelegalityofaprisonersincarcerationbecomesmootupontheprisonersunconditionalrelease,citingStateexrel.Lewisv.State,208Tenn.534,538,347S.W.2d47,49(1961). "   ` Tennesseecourtsrecognizeexceptionstothemootnessrule.Thetwomostcommonexceptionsare:(1)issuesofgreatpublicinterestandimportancetotheadministrationofjustice,and(2)issuescapableofrepetitionyetevadingreview.Wedonotbelievethepetitionersclaimfallswithinthesetwoexceptions.McIntyrev.Traughber, ,`'* 884S.W.2dat137.Werecognizethatthepetitionerhasnotbeenunconditionallyreleased -@), fromcustodyduetohisShelbyCountyconvictions.TheonlyissueremandedbytheTennesseeSupremeCourtwasforthetrialcourttodeterminethenatureofthepetitionerskidnappingconvictioninordertodetermineifthepetitionerwasservingapropersentence.Whateversentencethepetitionerwasserving,thatsentencehasexpiredandthereisnolongerajusticiableissuetobedetermined. 0948  ` Inconclusion,wefindthetrialcourtwascorrectindismissingthepetitionforhabeascorpusreliefandaffirmthejudgment. XSXX X* `     h     ________________________________________ `     h     L.T.LAFFERTY,SENIORJUDGECONCUR:___________________________________PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE___________________________________# X*XX XS5+# X*XX X*   JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE# X*XX X*,# `     h