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àà  àà p àandà È àà  àà x àà Ð àÐ ~v Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àLisa€A.€NaylorÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€Attorney€General€of€Tennessee€¼à ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à425€Fifth€Avenue€Northà x àà Ð àÐ 0 ( Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTom€P.€Thompson,€Jr.Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à203€Greentop€St.,€P.O.€Box€178Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àHartsville,€TN€37074„0178Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àandÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àRobert€HibbettÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à119€S.€College€St.Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àLebanon,€TN€37087Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ >:639 ЇÌÓÓÌà@õõ)Dàòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€NˆÐ º ² ÐÌà ¸ àó óóóThe€state€brings€this€interlocutory€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€9,€T.R.A.P.,Ð j b Ðfrom€an€order€of€the€Wilson€County€Criminal€Court€denying€its€motion€to€amend€theÏdate€in€an€indictment€charging€William€Kennedy€with€statutory€rape.€€The€sole€questionÏfor€our€review€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€motion€to€amend.€€WeÏreverse€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€motion.ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant,€William€Kennedy,€was€indicted€on€April€4,€1997,€by€aÏWilson€County€grand€jury€for€one€count€of€statutory€rape.€€The€indictment€alleges€inÏpertinent€part:ÌÓÓÓ  Óà8 ¸ àWilliam€Kennedy€on€the€___€day€of€January,€1996€inÏWilson€County,€Tennessee,€and€before€the€finding€ofÏthis€indictment,€unlawfully,€intentionally,€knowingly,€orÏrecklessly€did€engage€in€sexual€penetration€of€[theÏvictim],€a€person€at€least€thirteen€(13)€but€less€thanÏeighteen€(18)€years€of€age,€and€the€defendant€is€at€leastÏfour€(4)€years€older€than€the€victim,€in€violation€of€T.C.A.Ï39„13„506.Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌÓÓÓ  ÓThe€victim€gave€birth€to€a€child€before€the€indictment€was€returned.€€On€July€29,€1997,Ïthe€state€filed€a€motion€requesting€that€the€trial€court€order€the€defendant€to€submit€to€aÏblood€test€to€determine€the€paternity€of€the€victimððs€child.€€In€this€motion,€the€stateÏargued€that€evidence€that€the€defendant€was€the€father€of€the€child€would€be€relevant€toÏthe€alleged€statutory€rape€which€occurred€during€the€same€period€of€time€that€the€victimÏbecame€pregnant.€€On€September€17,€1997,€the€state€moved€to€amend€the€indictmentÏto€change€ð ðon€the€___€day€of€January,€1996"€to€ð ðafter€May€1st,€1995.ððÌœñ©ñÐ è5à.2 Ðñ©ñ›à ¸ àThe€defendant€filed€a€motion€for€a€Bill€of€Particulars€on€October€28,€1997,Ïrequesting€that€the€state€give€the€exact€date,€time€and€location€of€the€offense€or€if€itÏcould€not€give€a€specific€date,€to€affirm€that€the€proposed€amendment€was€meant€toÏcorrespond€to€the€conception€of€the€victimððs€child.€€The€state€responded€with€a€Bill€ofÐ ¤7œ06 ÐParticulars€filed€on€November€7,€1997,€which€stated,€ð ðThe€crime€that€is€alleged€in€theÏindictment€correlates€to€the€date€of€the€conception€of€[the€victimððs]€child€.€.€.ðð€€œñ¬ñÌñ¬ñ›Ìœñ¨ñÌñ¨ñ›à ¸ àAt€the€hearing€on€the€stateððs€motion€to€amend,€the€defendant€introducedÏthe€statement€of€Detective€Ricky€Knight.€€In€this€statement,€Detective€Knight€said€thatÏon€January€22,€1996,€Jenny€Warren€told€Officer€Tommy€Lamberson€that€her€fourteen„Ïyear„old€daughter€was€six€months€pregnant€and€that€she€believed€that€the€defendantÏwas€the€babyððs€father.€€Detective€Knight€said€Mrs.€Warren€told€him€that€the€defendantÏcontinued€to€visit€her€daughter€despite€Mrs.€Warren€telling€him€to€stay€away.€€He€statedÏthat€Mrs.€Warren€took€a€ring€of€her€daughterððs€to€a€pawn€shop,€and€an€employee€toldÏher€that€the€defendant€had€purchased€the€ring.€€Detective€Knight€said€that€Mrs.€WarrenÏtold€him€that€she€thought€the€defendant€gave€the€ring€to€her€daughter.€€He€said€that€sheÏrelated€that€her€daughter€accused€the€defendantððs€fifteen„year„old€son€of€being€theÏœñ­ñbñ­ññ®ñbñ®ñabyððs›€father,€but€she€did€not€believe€œher.ñ¦ñÌñ¦ñ›œñ¯ñÌñ¯ñ›Ìà ¸ àIn€his€statement,€Detective€Knight€said€that€Mrs.€Warren€brought€MelindaÏHall€with€her€and€that€Ms.€Hall€said€that€the€defendant€told€her€that€he€was€better€for€theÏvictim€than€anyone€and€that€no€one€would€take€the€victim€away€from€him.€€DetectiveÏKnight€said€that€Ms.€Hall€also€told€him€that€during€the€preceding€week,€her€brother€sawÏthe€defendant€and€the€victim€together€with€a€boy€who€worked€for€the€defendant.Ìœñ§ñÌñ§ñ›à ¸ àThe€defendant€introduced€the€statement€of€Detective€Sergeant€Jason€T.ÏLocke€at€the€hearing.€€In€this€statement,€Detective€Locke€said€that€he€interviewed€theÏñ¦ñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ¦ñvictim€with€her€motherððs€consent€on€February€2,€1996.€€He€stated€that€the€victim€saidÏâ âñ§ñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ§ñthat€she€first€discovered€that€she€was€six€months€pregnant€two€weeks€earlier€at€herÐ è5à.2 ÐÑ ”:ÑѰÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ¨ñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ¨ñdoctorððs€office.€€He€said€that€she€told€him€that€her€mother€became€suspicious€after€sheÏñ¯ñÑ ”:ÑѰÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ¯ññ©ñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññ©ñgained€weight€and€took€her€to€the€doctor€but€that€the€victim€did€not€suspect€that€she€œñªñÌâ âñªññ¯ññªñÑ ”:ÑѰÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññªññ¯ññ«ññªñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññªññ«ñwas›€pregnant.€€He€stated€that€she€told€him€that€the€defendantððs€fifteen„year„old€son€wasÏñªñÑ í:ÑÑÜÜÑÑÑÑ  Ññªñthe€father,€that€she€and€the€defendantððs€son€had€dated€from€the€summer€of€1995€untilÏChristmas€of€1995,€and€that€they€had€first€engaged€in€intercourse€in€June€of€1995.€€SheÏalso€said€that€aside€from€the€defendantððs€son,€she€had€once€had€sex€with€one€otherÏperson€in€January€of€1995€and€that€she€and€this€seventeen„year„old€boy€usedÏprotection.ÌÌà ¸ àIn€his€statement,€Detective€Locke€said€that€the€victim€told€him€that€herÏfamily€and€the€defendantððs€family€were€friends€and€that€her€mother€œused›€to€have€theÏdefendant€drive€her€to€visit€her€grandmother.€€She€said€that€she€and€the€defendantððsÏdaughter€were€good€friends.€€She€said€that€the€defendant€gave€her€a€ring€for€ChristmasÏin€1994€and€that€the€defendant€purchased€a€ring€from€Wal„Mart€for€her€thirteenthÏbirthday.€€Detective€Locke€said€that€she€told€him€that€her€parents€were€present€whenÏthe€defendant€bought€this€birthday€gift€and€that€they€helped€select€it.€€Detective€LockeÏsaid€that€she€told€him€that€the€defendantððs€son€also€gave€her€a€ring€but€that€her€motherÏthought€the€defendant€gave€it€to€her.€€He€said€that€the€victim€denied€ever€having€aÏsexual€relationship€with€the€defendant€but€that€she€said€that€her€mother€thinks€that€sheÏand€the€defendant€have€had€sex€because€the€defendant€has€bought€things€for€her.€ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant€also€introduced€the€juvenile€record€of€the€defendantððs€sonÏas€an€exhibit€at€the€hearing.€€This€record€contains€a€sworn,€September€10,€1996ÏPetition€to€Establish€Paternity€filed€by€the€victimððs€mother,€and€it€alleges€that€theÏdefendantððs€son€is€the€father€of€the€victimððs€child€born€May€14,€1996.€€The€juvenileÏrecord€also€contains€an€April€2,€1997€order€dismissing€the€petition€because€a€blood€testÏexcluded€the€defendantððs€son€as€the€father.ÌÐ ¨9 26 Ðà ¸ àThe€trial€court€found€that€although€the€evidence€the€grand€jury€hadÏconsidered€before€indicting€the€defendant€was€unknown,€the€work€sheet€that€went€toÐ ¨9 26 Ðthe€grand€jury€contained€the€date€of€January€1996.€€The€state€argued€that€this€date€wasÏgiven€by€the€victimððs€mother€who€ñ¤ñœñ¤ñwroteñ¤ñ›ñ¤ñ€January€1996€because€this€was€when€sheÏlearned€of€the€victimððs€pregnancy.€€The€state€maintained€that€it€knew€of€nothing€thatÏwould€place€the€defendant€and€the€victim€together€in€1996€and€that€the€whole€case€wasÏbuilt€around€the€conception€of€the€victimððs€child,€which€the€defendant€knew€from€the€BillÏof€Particulars.€€The€defendant€argued€that€if€the€grand€jury€had€considered€the€date€inÏthe€proposed€amendment,€it€might€have€considered€exculpatory€evidence€contained€inÏthe€exhibits.€€The€defendant€contended€that€the€stateððs€proposed€amendment€wouldÏusurp€the€grand€juryððs€authority€and€would€charge€the€defendant€with€a€crime€outside€ofÏthe€statute€of€limitations.€€€The€trial€court€denied€the€motion€to€ñ¤ñœñ¤ñamend,ñ¤ñ›ñ¤ñ€finding€that€theÏstate€could€not€amend€ñ¤ñœñ¤ñthe€indictmentñ¤ñ›ñ¤ñ€in€order€to€ð ðpiggybackðð€in€a€date€outside€of€theÏstatute€of€limitations€and€that€the€proposed€amendment€would€be€detrimental€to€theÏdefendant.ÌÌà@    Dàò òTENNESSEE€RULE€OF€CRIMINAL€PROCEDURE€7(b)ˆÐ H!@ Ðó óà ¸ àThe€state€contends€that€the€proposed€amendment€does€not€charge€theÐ (#  Ðdefendant€with€an€additional€offense€because€both€versions€of€the€indictment€chargeÏstatutory€rape€using€the€same€language€and€because€the€date€of€the€offense€is€neitherÏan€essential€element€of€statutory€rape,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„506(a),ñ¤ññšñœñšññ¤ññ¤ñ׃(×ñ¤ññ¤ñ׃×ñ¤ñÝ ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ñ¤ñ›ñ¤ñ€nor€aÐ È(À!$ Ðrequired€component€of€the€indictment,€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„13„207.ñ¤ññ¢ñœñ¢ññ¤ññ¢ññ¤ñ׃|×ñ¤ññ¤ñ׃x×ñ¤ññ¢ññ¢ñ׃x×ñ¢ñÝ ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ñ¤ñ›ñ¤ñ€€The€stateÐ ¨* #& Ðfurther€argues€that€the€proposed€amendment€does€not€prejudice€the€defendant€becauseÏthe€defendant€was€informed€of€the€new€date€well€in€advance€of€trial€and€because€theÐ h.`'* Ðproposed€amendment€does€not€prevent€the€defendant€from€presenting€a€defense.€€TheÏdefendant€acknowledges€that€he€is€not€arguing€a€lack€of€notice,€and€he€makes€noÏargument€that€the€amendment€would€prevent€him€from€preparing€a€defense€for€trial.€ÏHowever,€he€contends€that€the€date€is€distinctly€material€in€this€case€because€theÏproposed€amendment€would€charge€him€with€a€different€crime,€one€outside€of€theÏstatute€of€limitations.€€He€argues€that€the€date€becomes€material€when€the€statute€ofÏlimitations€would€otherwise€bar€the€indictment€and€that€he€would€suffer€prejudiceÏbecause€the€amendment€would€allow€the€state€to€bring€him€to€trial€for€an€offenseÏoutside€of€the€limitations€period.€€€We€hold€that€the€proposed€amendment€does€notÏcharge€the€defendant€with€a€new€or€additional€crime€nor€does€it€cause€the€defendant€toÏhave€to€defend€against€a€crime€outside€the€statute€of€limitations.Ìò òÌ€ó óà ¸ àThe€denial€of€a€motion€to€amend€an€indictment€is€a€matter€within€the€trialÐ (#  Ðcourtððs€discretion,€and€this€court€will€alter€the€trial€courtððs€decision€only€if€that€discretionÏhas€been€abused.€€òòState€v.€Kirklandóó,€696€S.W.2d€544,€545€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).€Ð è&à" ÐRule€7(b),€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.,€states:ÌÓÓà8 ¸ àIf€no€additional€offense€is€thereby€charged€and€noÏsubstantial€rights€of€the€defendant€are€therebyÏprejudiced,€the€court€may€permit€an€amendmentÏwithout€the€defendantððs€consent€before€jeopardyÏattaches.Ð ¸ x¸ x ÐÌÓÓThe€date€in€the€indictment€may€be€amended€pursuant€to€this€rule.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€ñ¤ñœñ¤ññ¤ñœñ¤ñMarlowñ¤ñ›ñ¤ññ¤ñ›ñ¤ñóó,Ð H0@), Ð665€S.W.2d€410,€413€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983)€(holding€that€the€defendant€was€notÐ (2 +. ÐÑ †ÑÑTR[¬ AØ'ÿ Legal[¬ AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  Ñprejudiced€by€the€stateððs€ability€to€impeach€a€witness€with€her€prior€inconsistentÐ  Ðstatement€under€the€amended€date);€òòState€v.€Sextonóó,€656€S.W.2d€898,€900€(Tenn.Ð èà ÐCrim.€App.€1983)€(holding€that€the€charged€offense€qualified€for€Class€X€classificationÏunder€either€the€original€or€the€amended€date);€òòState€v.€ñ¤ñœñ¤ññ¤ñœñ¤ñHarringtonñ¤ñ›ñ¤ññ¤ñ›ñ¤ñóó,€627€S.W.2d€345,Ð @28+0 Ð346€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1981)€(holding€that€an€amendment€correcting€the€date€on€whichÏthe€witnesses€were€sworn€did€not€prejudice€the€defendant).€€A€majority€of€otherÏjurisdictions€permit€the€date€in€an€indictment€to€be€amended€as€long€as€the€date€isÐ ¤7œ06 ÐÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  Ññ¤ñÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ LegalTÑÑ  ÑÑ †ÑÑTR[  AØ'ÿ Legal[  AØ'ÿ Legal AØ'ÿ 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àThis€court€has€held€that€the€amendment€of€the€date€in€an€indictment€doesÏnot€charge€the€defendant€with€a€new€or€an€additional€crime.€€òòState€v.€ñ¤ñœñ¤ññ¤ñœñ¤ñBadgettñ¤ñ›ñ¤ññ¤ñ›ñ¤ñóó,€693Ð œ”  ÐS.W.2d€917,€919€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€John€Claude€Wells,€IIIóó,€No.Ð h` Ð01C01„9505„CR„00146,€Davidson€County,€slip€op.€at€10€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€June€6,Ï1997),€òòapp.óó€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€Nov.€23,€1998)€(holding€that€an€amendment€to€charges€ofÐ ø Ðunlawful€sexual€contact€which€changed€ð ðin€1990"€and€ð ðin€1991"€to€ð ðon€a€day€before€AprilÏ22,€1991"€did€not€allege€new€or€different€offenses€despite€the€defendantððs€argumentÏthat€the€increased€time€frame€forced€him€to€defend€against€charges€not€in€the€originalÏindictment).€€€In€òòBadgettóó,€the€habitual€criminal€count€of€the€indictment€originally€allegedÐ 0 ( Ðthat€in€August€1985,€the€defendant€was€convicted€of€an€offense€occurring€in€MarchÏ1975.€€The€state€discovered€this€discrepancy€at€trial€and€asked€to€amend€the€dateÏreferring€to€it€as€a€typographical€error€charging€an€impossible€date.€€The€defendant€inÏòòBadgettóó€argued€that€the€amendment€charged€him€with€an€additional€crime€in€violation€ofÐ `'X $ ÐRule€7(b)€because€without€the€amendment,€the€habitual€criminal€count€contained€tooÐ ,)$"& Ðfew€prior€convictions€to€stand.€€The€defendant€contended€that€because€the€originalÏindictment€failed€to€charge€any€offense€at€all,€the€corrected€indictment€constituted€anÏadditional€offense.€€This€court€likened€the€situation€to€that€of€a€variance€between€theÏindictment€and€the€proof€at€trial€and€affirmed€the€amendment.€€òòBadgettóó,€693€S.W.2d€atÐ l d Ð919.€€Thus,€a€defendant€is€not€charged€with€a€new€crime€when€the€date€in€theÏindictment€is€merely€corrected€in€order€for€the€original€charge€to€stand.€€In€the€presentÏcase,€the€sole€change€the€state€requests€is€to€the€date€in€the€indictment€and,€therefore,Ïthe€proposed€amendment€alleges€no€additional€offense.ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant€contends€that€the€proposed€amendment€interferes€with€hisÏright€to€be€indicted€by€a€grand€jury€under€Article€I,€section€14€of€the€TennesseeÏConstitution€because€no€grand€jury€has€ever€considered€whether€enough€proof€exists€toÏindict€him€for€the€conception€of€the€victimððs€child.€€However,€because€an€amendment€toÏcorrect€an€immaterial€date€in€the€indictment€does€not€allege€a€new€crime,€Article€I,Ïsection€14€concerns€are€not€implicated.€ÌÌà ¸ àThe€defendant€argues€that€permitting€the€state€to€amend€the€indictmentÏwould€require€him€to€defend€against€a€crime€outside€of€the€statute€of€limitations.€€€TheÏstatute€of€limitations€relates€to€the€time€period€between€the€commission€of€the€offenseÏand€the€beginning€of€prosecution.€€òòState€ex.€rel€Lewis€v.€Stateóó,€1€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€535,Ð ,)$"& Ð538,€447€S.W.2d€42,€43€(1969)€(citing€òòSmith€v.€Stateóó,€168€Tenn.€265,€267,€77€S.W.2dÐ ø*ð#( Ð450,€450€(1935).€€In€the€present€case,€prosecution€began€with€the€return€of€theÏindictment.€€òòSeeóó€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2„104;€òòLewisóó,€1€Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€538,€447Ð .ˆ', ÐS.W.2d€at€43.€€ð ðWhere€there€is€a€statute€of€limitations€that€bars€prosecution€of€theÏoffense€charged,€there€should€be€a€sufficiently€definite€averment€of€time€in€theÏindictment€to€show€that€the€offense€was€committed€within€the€statutory€limit.ðð€€òòState€v.Ð ô3ì,2 ÐDavidsonóó,€816€S.W.2d€316,€318€(Tenn.€1991)€(citing€òòState€v.€Shawóó,€113€Tenn.€536,Ð À5¸.4 Ð538,€82€S.W.€480,€480€(1904)).Ð Œ7„06 Їà ¸ àIn€the€present€case,€the€grand€jury€returned€the€indictment€on€April€4,Ï1997,€and€the€indictment€charged€the€defendant€with€statutory€rape€ð ðon€the€___€day€ofÏJanuary€1996.ðð€€The€state€must€bring€a€charge€of€statutory€rape,€a€Class€E€felony,Ïwithin€two€years€from€the€day€the€offense€is€committed.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2„¼101(b)(4).€€The€defendant€contends€that€the€proposed€amendment€of€ð ðafter€May€1st,Ï1995"€falls€outside€of€the€limitations€period€when€viewed€from€either€the€date€the€stateÏfiled€its€motion€to€amend,€September€17,€1997,€or€the€date€of€the€hearing€on€theÏmotion,€November€10,€1997.€€However,€the€defendant€is€relying€upon€the€wrongÏmeasure€of€time.€€Given€our€conclusion€that€the€amendment€of€the€date€does€notÏcharge€an€additional€crime,€we€look€to€the€date€the€indictment€was€returned€in€order€toÏdetermine€whether€the€amended€date€falls€within€the€statute€of€limitations.€€TheÏamended€date€of€ð ðon€a€day€after€May€1,€1995ðð€is€within€two€years€of€the€return€of€theÏindictment€on€April€4,€1997.ÌÌà ¸ àEven€when€the€date€is€immaterial,€the€state€may€not€amend€the€date€backÏin€time€indefinitely.€€The€state€is€still€bound€by€the€time€frame€set€by€the€applicableÏstatute€of€limitations.€€Our€supreme€court€has€recognized€two€primary€purposes€servedÏby€a€statute€of€limitations:€ð ðto€avoid€the€use€of€stale€evidence€and€to€provide€anÏincentive€for€swift€governmental€action€in€criminal€cases.ðð€€òòState€v.€ñ¤ñœñ¤ññ¤ñœñ¤ñPearsonñ¤ñ›ñ¤ññ¤ñ›ñ¤ñóó,€858Ð `'X $ ÐS.W.2d€879,€886€(Tenn.€1993)€(citing€òòUnited€States€v.€Ewellóó,€383€U.S.€116,€122,€86€S.Ð ,)$"& ÐCt.€773,€777€(1966)).€€Allowing€the€state€to€amend€the€indictment€to€reflect€an€earlierÏdate€for€the€commission€of€the€offense€does€not€interfere€with€either€of€these€purposesÏbecause€the€date€must€still€fall€within€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations.ÌÌà ¸ à€€The€defendant€further€argues€that€an€amendment€to€the€date€wouldÏprejudice€him€because€the€date€in€the€indictment€becomes€material€for€the€purpose€ofÏdetermining€whether€the€limitations€period€has€expired.€€Several€jurisdictions€haveÏpermitted€the€state€to€amend€an€indictment€alleging€a€date€outside€of€the€statute€ofÐ Œ7„06 Ðlimitations€to€bring€the€offense€within€the€limitations€period.€€òòAkers€v.€Stateóó,€370€So.2dÐ  Ð81,€83€(Fla.€Dist.€Ct.€App.€1979)€(holding€that€an€amendment€showing€that€an€arrestÏwarrant€tolled€the€statute€before€the€limitations€period€expired€was€permissible€butÏreversing€the€conviction€because€the€state€failed€to€seek€pretrial€amendment€or€toÏproduce€proof€of€this€jurisdictional€fact€at€trial);€òòState€v.€Unsworthóó,€88€A.€1097,€1099„Ð 80 Ð1100€(N.J.€1913);€òòCommonwealth€v.€Streetsóó,€172€A.€31,€32€(Pa.€Super.€Ct.€1934)Ð ü  Ð(holding€that€the€defendant,€who€made€no€pretrial€challenge€to€the€amendment€bringingÏthe€offenses€within€the€statute€of€limitations,€had€no€grounds€to€appeal€the€convictionÏwhen€the€proof€at€trial€supported€the€date€as€amended).€€In€òòUnsworthóó,€the€courtÐ h` Ðaffirmed€the€amendment€of€an€indictment€returned€on€October€9,€1911,€which€originallyÏalleged€that€a€conspiracy€was€formed€and€overt€acts€were€committed€on€October€6,Ï1909,€but€was€amended€to€November€10,€1909.€€The€court€held€that€the€amendmentÏconformed€to€the€following€standard:ÌÓÓÓ  Óà8 ¸ àWhether€[the€amendment]€was€legally€permissibleÏdepends€on€whether€the€date€is€material,€for€the€courtÏcannot€by€amendment€make€the€indictment€charge€aÏcrime€when€none€is€presented,€or€a€crime€different€thanÏthat€presented,€by€the€grand€jury.ÓÓÐ ¸ x¸ x ÐòòÓ  ÓId.óó€at€1099.€€The€court€stated€that€time€is€material€when€ð ðan€act€may€be€innocent€at€oneÐ È#À  Ðtime€and€criminal€at€another,ðð€but€not€in€instances€when€the€date€is€merely€imperfectlyÏstated.€€òòId.Ð `'X $ ÐóóÌà ¸ àTennessee€courts€have€permitted€the€state€to€amend€the€indictment€toÏallege€facts€which€would€toll€the€statute€of€limitations€in€cases€in€which€the€prosecutionÏbegan€after€the€limitations€period€had€expired.€€òòMorgan€v.€Stateóó,€847€S.W.2d€538,€542Ð .ˆ', Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992);€òòseeóó€òòe.g.óó,€òòDavidsonóó,€816€S.W.2d€at€319,€321€(holding€that€theÐ \0T). Ðamendments€failed€to€allege€the€specific€time€period€during€which€the€offenses€wereÏconcealed);€òòState€v.€Tidwellóó,€775€S.W.2d€379,€389€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1989)€(holdingÐ ô3ì,2 Ðthat€the€concealment€alleged€in€the€amended€indictment€was€not€proven€at€trial).€ÏNotably,€these€cases,€as€well€as€the€cases€from€other€jurisdictions€permitting€theÐ Œ7„06 Ðindictment€to€be€amended€to€bring€the€offense€within€the€statute€of€limitations,€do€notÏdeem€the€defendant€to€be€prejudiced€simply€because€the€amendment€affects€theÏcalculation€of€the€limitations€period,€nor€do€they€view€the€amendment€as€charging€a€newÏoffense,€i.e.,€one€that€is€not€time„barred.€€Because€the€running€of€the€limitations€periodÏis€measured€from€the€amended€date€of€the€offense€to€the€date€the€state€beganÏprosecution,€the€limitations€period€was€tolled€before€it€expired,€and€the€amendmentÏdoes€not€prejudice€the€defendant.€ÌÌà ¸ àIn€light€of€the€foregoing,€we€reverse€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€motion€toÏamend€the€indictment€and€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedingsÏconsistent€with€this€decision.ÌÌÓÓà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È à__________________________Ìà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àà p àà È àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌ______________________________ÌJohn€H.€Peay,€Judge€ÌÌÌ______________________________ÌNorma€McGee€Ogle,€Judge