ÿWPCå ½I무Oßè±ò ÑÞLmäÝýÅ‹²ûY~ÍÝ–ó‹\¸+B”ÄÉZFHeÅ ¯Ccú­-sA`ɨ5ÿHewÓYÀ¦Á´ºv#eŸ7g@3¼²:òü?Â(¡ ôž\8AuÏ'ŸÖ`ð‚‹m!—\ò*evtiTK=÷åeôð<”³ÃØy¼s­m`.™I¥š-g¥F ¡e“ºMbð8Ã&˜‡…'()o £7ˆî1hS“ÝäæF˜°MÈpù˜ˆþç'è0ÐÆBO§ëŠÍæ³9"ÞSUý«aµ_³/¾V) Õ9Ôë| :ÒnݦŸ~ÿúh]¼¸žò’Ï\‘‘­ýXstä³äáªxý›ÉC®Œ3Õ)މ脎cG¶õè›g:jÁÚõzŠGg›â§ç—,‘YR¿V'YåïÕ~Q¶îqÀõåónußMÑÊóYžIÊ=óñt-Q–=Ç+_8E‰/t6†j+DËX”+`P‘“`µhIYY'OøU¼×—Þêïbݰªþz”< ì*VÞ>@"•;þF@ü¨‘²Ð‚ßÏ€K„‹cÙié%k²xàžžžÉà…ÒÛUÁÒP”vg¶N‚ßT…# F UNQ %Ÿ 0(¥ U:Í L w@S 4“ § M¶ BZEŸv§U:;kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Bàààààà D3ýýý 0D00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 0ˆt 0Düüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüüü AO@Æ 0DU D/™ BȘHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,ü,,,,,ü0nLÐ(ÈhH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($¡¡, øð AZ"Arial RegularC:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT 4D5Õ67D8;<E=>?Ó€ýhµ&3|xJ CÝ ƒ\¨$ÝÒ4°ÒÒX°Òà Œ àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝOf€course,€if€a€defendant€is€otherwise€an€appropriate€candidate€for€alternativeÐ `  Ðsentencing,€a€trial€court€may€not€imprison€a€defendant€solely€due€to€the€defendantððs€indigencyÏand€consequent€inability€to€pay€a€fine.€€òòState€v.€Dyeóó,€715€S.W.2d€36,€41€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð @ à Ð1986);€òòState€v.€Millsapsóó,€920€S.W.2d€267,€272€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€òòState€v.€Colemanóó,Ð 0 Ð Ð675€S.W.2d€206,€207„208€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984). 8Ý ƒ\¨$ÝÒ4°ÒÒX°Òà Œ àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝHowever,€the€appellantððs€filing€of€motions€in€February€and€April€of€1997€asking€theÐ `  Ðtrial€court€to€waive€his€fines€and€costs€due€to€his€indigency€belies€the€assertion€in€his€AugustÏ1997€motion.€ PÝ ƒ\üÝ$Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€55„10„403(b)(2)(1986)€specifically€authorizes€trial€courts,€upon€aÐ `  Ðfinding€of€indigency,€to€relieve€a€defendant€of€his€obligation€to€pay€a€fine€imposed€pursuant€to€aÏconviction€for€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€ lÝ ƒ\¨$ÝÒ4°ÒÒX°Òà Œ àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝTenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€55„10„403(b)(2)(1986)€specifically€authorizes€trial€courts,€uponÐ `  Ða€finding€of€indigency,€to€relieve€a€defendant€of€his€obligation€to€pay€a€fine€imposed€pursuantÏto€a€conviction€for€driving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant.€ Ô€X§ XXXÔÔ€îQýîXX§ ÔÓ  ÓÔ Ad ÔFILEDÔ€oÕîîQýÔÐ  ÐÌò òJune€24,€1999Ð ¶¶ ÐÌCecil€Crowson,€Jr.ÌÔ€ô÷ÒôoÕÔAppellate€CourtÐ –– ÐClerkó ó,c½¬AZ‹"Arial Regular aÝ ƒ\ ƒ$ÝÔ€X|XXXXÔÔ€ôcäôXX|XÔÒ4°ÒÒX°Òà Œ àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝThe€State€argues€that€the€trial€court€was€addressing€the€August€1997€motion,€but€relied€uponÐ `  Ðits€prior€order.€€However,€the€trial€court€nowhere€mentions€the€August€1997€motion. d$$$$'ÿÿdxd(3¯$££Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  Ý(8(2¨$¤¤Ý ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÒ4°ÒÒX°Òà Œ àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó€-‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  Ýñ?ñ›ñ?ñÑ` °ÑÑܰÑÒ4°ÒÒX°ÒÔ€Xü;XXXÔÑTR[¤ AØ'ÿ Legal3Ø' AØ'ÿ Legalÿ3Ø'TÑò òòòÑ7€,¥XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  Ññ?ñßr€*<,(j 8 `€€@Ehf  tt0" ` ¨Ørß›ñ?ñà@Q Q ÚàIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ `  ÐÌà@üü*ÚàAT€KNOXVILLEˆÌóóÌà@‘‘'ÚàMARCH€1999€SESSIONó óˆÐ  À ÐÌÌÌò òJAMES€E.€LAMPKIN,à ” àà ì àà D à*ó óà œ àC.C.A.€03C01„9804„CR„00160Ð à€ ÐÌà Œ àAppellant,à < àà ” àà ì àà D à*à œ àKNOX€COUNTYÐ À`  ÐÌvs.€à Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à*à œ àHon.€Ray€L.€Jenkins,€JudgeÐ  @  ÐÌò òSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à ” àà ì àà D à*ó óà œ à(Motion€to€be€Discharged€fromÐ €  Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àPayment€of€Moot€Fines€andà T$ àÐ p Ðà Œ àAppellee.à < àà ” àà ì àà D à*à œ àCosts)Ð ` ÐÌÌÌòòFor€Appellantóó:à < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àòòFor€Appelleeóó:Ð  À ÐÌJames€E.€Lampkinà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àJohn€Knox€WalkupÐ   ÐSTSRCF,€Unit€6à < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÐ ð ÐRoute€4,€Box€600à < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÐ à€ ÐPikeville,€TN€œñ6ñ€ñ6ñ37367ñ7ñ›à ” àñ7ñ›à ” àà ì àà D àà œ àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493Ð Ð p ÐÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àEllen€H.€PollackÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àCriminal€Justice€DivisionÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:€òò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ  +À!$ ÐÌÌÌREMANDEDÌÌÌÌNORMA€MCGEE€OGLE,€JUDGEÐ   2@),S ÐÓÓà@33-Úàò òòòOPINIONó óóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àIn€this€appeal,€James€E.€Lampkin€challenges€the€order€of€the€CriminalÏCourt€of€Knox€County,€entered€on€March€24,€1998.€€The€order€was€entered€inÏresponse€to€the€appellantððs€motion€to€ascertain€the€status€of€his€previously€filedÏð ðMotion€to€be€Discharged€from€Payment€of€Moot€Fines€and€Costs.ðð€€The€trial€courtÏfound€that€it€had€already€ruled€upon€the€appellantððs€motion€œand€had›€dismissed€theÏmotion.€€The€appellant€now€raises€the€following€issues€for€our€consideration:ÌÓÓà8 Œ à1.à8ä Œ (#Œ (#àWhether€the€trial€court€erroneously€declined€to€considerÐ €  Ðthe€appellantððs€ð ðMotion€to€be€Discharged€from€PaymentÏof€Moot€Fines€and€Costs.ððÐ ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà8 Œ à2.à8ä Œ (#Œ (#àWhether€the€appellant€should€be€discharged€from€finesÐ Pð Ðand€costs€imposed€pursuant€to€his€1986€convictions€forÏreceiving€stolen€property,€leaving€the€scene€of€anÏaccident,€driving€on€a€revoked€license,€and€driving€underÏthe€influence€of€an€intoxicant,€third€offense.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  Ðà8 Œ à3.à8ä Œ (#Œ (#àWhether€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€œ67„1„1501€(1986)›€barsÐ   Ðcollection€of€the€aforementioned€fines€and€costs.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓŸ ÓÌà Œ àà ä àFollowing€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€we€remand€this€case€to€theÏtrial€court.ÌÌà@§§%Úàò òòòI.€€Factual€Backgroundóóó óˆÐ P(ð! Ðà Œ àà ä àThe€record€reflects€that,€on€September€12,€1986,€the€petitioner€pledÏguilty€to€receiving€stolen€property€(Case€No.€27996),€leaving€the€scene€of€anÏaccident€(Case€No.€27997),€driving€on€a€revoked€license€(Case€No.€27998),€andÏdriving€under€the€influence€of€an€intoxicant€(Case€No.€27999).€€The€record€onlyÏincludes€the€minutes€of€the€court€documenting€the€appellantððs€judgment€ofÏconviction€in€case€No.€27999.€€For€the€offense€of€driving€under€the€influence,€the€trialÏcourt€imposed€a€sentence€of€eleven€(11)€months€and€twenty„nine€(29)€days€in€theÏKnox€County€Penal€Farm€and€a€fine€of€one€thousand€dollars€($1,000.00).€Ð P7ð-1 ÐAdditionally,€the€trial€court€provided€that€the€appellant€would€be€responsible€for€theÏcosts€of€the€prosecution.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€February€4,€1997,€the€appellant€filed€a€motion€asking€that€the€trialÏcourt€declare€him€indigent€and€waive€the€fines€and€court€costs€imposed€pursuant€toÏhis€convictions€for€leaving€the€scene€of€an€œaccident€(Case€No.€27997)›€and€driving€onÏa€revoked€œlicense€(Case€No.€27998).›€€Subsequently,€the€appellant€amended€hisÏmotion€to€include€fines€and€costs€resulting€from€his€conviction€for€driving€under€theÏœinfluence€(Case€No.€27999).›€€On€April€30,€1997,€the€trial€court€dismissed€theÏappellantððs€motion€on€the€basis€of€the€appellantððs€continuing€incarceration.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€August€25,€1997,€the€appellant€filed€a€ð ðMotion€to€be€DischargedÏfrom€Payment€of€Moot€Fines€and€Costsðð€in€case€No.€27999.€€In€this€motion,€theÏappellant€alleged€that,€pursuant€to€his€conviction€for€driving€under€the€influence,€theÏtrial€court€had,€at€some€point€in€time,€ordered€the€appellant€to€œpay€thirty„three€dollarsÏand€fifty€cents›€œ($33.50)›€for€each€day€of€his€sentence€of€œeleven€(11)›€months€andÏœtwenty„nine€(29)›€days€ð ðor€be€confined€or€otherwise€imprisoned€until€the€fines€andÏcosts€were€satisfied.ðð€€The€appellant€further€alleged€that€he€was,€in€fact,€imprisonedÏand€completed€service€of€his€sentence€in€satisfaction€of€the€fines€and€costs.€ÏMoreover,€notwithstanding€the€style€of€his€motion,€the€appellant€alleged€that€hisÏservice€of€concurrent€sentences€of€imprisonment€in€cases€Nos.€27996,€27997,€andÏ27998€satisfied€all€fines€and€costs€imposed€in€those€cases.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€March€12,€1998,€the€appellant€filed€a€motion€to€ascertain€the€statusÏof€his€ð ðMotion€to€be€Discharged€from€Payment€of€Moot€Fines€and€Costs.ðð€€AsÏmentioned€earlier,€the€trial€court€entered€an€order€on€March€24,€1998,€finding€thatÐ @8à.2 Ðthe€motion€referred€to€in€the€appellantððs€ð ðMotion€to€Ascertain€Status€of€Caseðð€hadÏalready€been€ruled€upon€by€the€trial€court€and€dismissed€on€April€30,€1997.ÌÌà@ÍÍ*Úàò òòòII.€Analysisó óóóˆÐ   Ðà Œ àà ä àInitially,€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€40„24„102€and€„104€(1982)€authorize€aÏtrial€court€to€release€a€criminal€defendant€from€fines€or€to€reduce€fines€upon€a€findingÏof€indigency€or€other€good€cause.œñ8ñ׃×ñ8ññ8ñ׃ ×ñ8ñÝ ƒ]#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Additionally,€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€40„25„129(2)Ð  @  Ð(1982)€authorizes€a€trial€court€to€discharge€a€criminal€defendantððs€court€costs€upon€aÏfinding€of€indigency.€€In€this€case,€the€State€apparently€adopts€the€position€that€theÏappellantððs€August€1997€motion€was€a€motion€to€discharge€or€reduce€the€appellantððsÏfines€and€costs€due€to€his€indigency.€€Accordingly,€the€State€argues€that€the€trialÏcourt€correctly€dismissed€the€appellantððs€motion.€€The€State€cites€òòState€v.€Breweróó,Ð   ÐNo.€42,€1988€WL€35452,€at€*4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Knoxville,€April€14,€1988),€for€theÏproposition€that€a€motion€to€discharge€or€reduce€fines€and€costs€due€to€indigency€isÏnot€ripe€for€consideration€while€a€defendant€is€incarcerated,€even€if€the€defendant€isÏserving€an€unrelated€sentence.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWhile€we€agree€with€this€proposition,€we€believe€that€the€State€hasÏincorrectly€characterized€the€appellantððs€August€1997€motion.€€As€noted€earlier,€theÏappellant€argued€in€his€motion€that€he€should€be€discharged€from€fines€and€costsÏassociated€with€his€various€convictions,€not€because€he€is€indigent,€but€because€heÏhas€òòalreadyóó€served€a€term€of€imprisonment€in€default€of€his€fines.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code.Ð À0`'* ÐAnn.€ðð€40„24„104;€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€œ40„24„105(a)€(1982).›€€Nevertheless,€we€areÏprecluded€from€considering€this€issue,€because€the€record€is€incomplete.€€òòState€v.Ð €4 +. ÐGibsonóó,€973€S.W.2d€231,€244€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€œ1997),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,Ð `  Ð(Tenn.€1998).›€€Nothing€in€the€record€before€this€court€either€confirms€or€conclusivelyÏcontradicts€the€appellantððs€assertion.ñ5ñœ×ƒ ×Ý ƒ]#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›ñ5ñÐ  À ÐÌà Œ àà ä àWe€note€in€passing€that€the€appellant€œclaims€that›€he€was€ordered€byÏthe€trial€court€to€pay€thirty„three€dollars€and€fifty€cents€($33.50)€in€fines€and€costs€forÏeach€day€of€his€eleven€month€and€twenty„nine€day€sentence€or€be€incarcerated€inÏsatisfaction€of€his€fines€and€costs.œ×ƒ `×Ý ƒ]#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×›€€Interestingly,€the€court€of€appeals€observed€inÐ €  ÐòòKnox€County€v.€City€of€Knoxvilleóó,€No.€759,€1988€WL€116456,€at€*1€(Tenn.€App.€atÐ ` ÐKnoxville,€November€2,€1988),€that€the€Knox€County€Board€of€Commissioners€hadÏpassed€a€resolution€on€August€20,€1984,€charging€each€misdemeanant€incarceratedÏin€the€Knox€County€Jail€thirty„three€dollars€and€fifty€cents€($33.50)€per€day€inÏconfinement.€€To€the€extent€that€the€appellant€may€have€confused€jailerððs€fees€withÏfines€and€costs,€we€further€note€that€the€court€of€appeals€held€that€DUI€offenders€inÏthe€Knox€County€Jail€must€pay€both€the€jailerððs€fee€and€any€fine€for€drunk€driving.€€òòId.óóÐ  #@ Ðat€**2„3.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAs€to€the€appellantððs€argument€that€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€œ67„1„1501Ïbars€the€collection€of€fines€and€costs€in€his€cases,€we€note€that€the€appellant€raisesÏthis€issue€for€the€first€time€on€appeal.€€òòState€v.€Johnsonóó,€970€S.W.2d€500,€508Ð - #& Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€Second,€even€if€applicable€in€this€case,€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.Ð à.€%( Ððð€67„1„1501€applies€only€to€the€collection€of€litigation€taxes€and€not€to€the€collectionÏof€fines€and€costs€in€criminal€cases.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó€Tenn.€Code.€Ann.€ðð€67„4„601€to€„606Ð @ à Ð(1986).€€The€record€before€this€court€does€not€even€reflect€whether€the€appellantÏcurrently€owes€litigation€taxes€in€the€cases€at€issue.̛̜›à Œ àà ä àIn€any€event,€regardless€of€the€merits€of€the€appellantððs€motion€or€lackÏthereof,€it€is€apparent€from€the€trial€courtððs€March€1998€order€that€it€did€not,€in€fact,Ïrule€upon€the€appellantððs€August€1997€motion.ñ%ñœñ%ññ4ññ%ñ׃×Ý ƒ]%ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×ñ%ññ4ññ%ñ›ñ%ñ€€Apparently,€when€the€appellant€filedÏhis€ð ðMotion€to€Ascertain€Status€of€Case,ðð€the€trial€court€mistakenly€believed€that€theÏappellant€was€attempting€to€ascertain€the€status€of€his€motions€filed€in€February€andÏApril€of€1997.€€Accordingly,€there€is€no€final€judgment€before€this€court€subject€toÏreview.€€We€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€in€order€to€conduct€proceedingsÏconsistent€with€this€opinion,€make€any€necessary€findings,€and€enter€an€orderÏaddressing€the€appellantððs€August€1997€motion.ÌÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ `'  Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àNorma€McGee€Ogle,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ à.€%( Мñ;ñGary€R.€Wañ;ññ<ññ;ñyñ;ññ<ññ=ñde,€ñ=ññ>ñPresidingñ>ññ>ñJohn›€H.›€Peayñ>ñ,›€JudgeÌÌÌÌòò€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€óóÐ 30*- ÐCornelia€A.€Clark,€Special€Judge