ÿWPC\, [xD'”Ù1?º»¯ùy•ç Ž0Ó:Ï:‹Jõ¶e[Ú–÷# 38dÆ2ØQ?®eŒû×äHÖ_Cí§ àUoFôL³eáUPŘƒÝVX4$²ˆN–,ßÕ¸Tù}h°ìúðñ¶;]t”4æ3{û…äµ<¤eUjƒ°T6"'ÈÒO¾)Ø!lk|ZŠ5Óg½½Ê É»ênQpû›‚]XCxî§òf¢;ˆ«p ÛÞ^("&^¥w /Y;£µþ[X—Š‹·¤± š}|Å×ß|D˜àS2¼°€¬%kp¶ad¼hçüq;_Bt´Ÿ1VO+ú¯yZèþ莰8©,¿êµ ýŽˆÝ¢ NI#¾ñ h}ôÏ•æëä½&v7ׄäawëõçß(Ø ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼@»àX1´Ÿ#ÔÔ‡X1´X.¼@ÔAlan€E.€Glenn,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€H.€Wellesóó€and€òòDavid€G.Ð º  ÐHayes,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð  ð ÐÌClifford€K.€Ô_ÔMcGownÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€Ô_ÔWaverlyÔ_Ô,€Tennessee€(on€appeal);€George€Morton€Ô_ÔGoogeÔ_Ô,€District€PublicÐ l!¼! ÐDefender;€and€Stephen€P.€Ô_ÔSpracherÔ_Ô,€Assistant€District€Public€Defender€(at€trial€and€on€appeal)€forÐ R"¢" Ðthe€appellant,€Patricia€Ô_ÔMerriweatherÔ_Ô.Ð 8#ˆ# ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Tara€B.€Hinkle,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð %T % ÐJames€G.€Ô_ÔWoodallÔ_Ô,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Shaun€A.€Brown,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ê%:!& ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ð& "' ÐÓÍ ÓÌÐ  œ(ì#)ý ÐÔ_Ôà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼@»XX1´ü #ÔÐ ° ÐÌÌÓ  ÓÓ*°,XƒXŒ –X°œX*ÓÔ€X1´X»¼@Ôà  àThe€defendant,€Patricia€Merriweather,€pled€guilty€in€Madison€County€Circuit€Court€to€thirty„Ð ² Ðtwo,€Class€A€misdemeanor€violations€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€39„14„121,׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€the€ð ðbadÐ ˜è Ðcheck€law.ðð€€The€plea€agreement€with€the€State€resulted€in€four,€consecutive,€eleven€month€andÐ ~ Î Ðtwenty„nine€day€sentences€with€the€remaining€twenty„eight€counts€to€be€served€concurrently.€€TheÐ d ´ Ðdefendant€was€also€ordered€to€pay€restitution€of€$1,432.77€and€costs€at€the€rate€of€$75€per€month.€Ð J š ÐProbation€was€ordered€to€begin€on€November€27,€1990€and€end€on€November€19,€1994.€€On€OctoberÐ 0 € Ð14,€1994,€the€trial€court,€without€a€hearing,€ordered€that€the€defendantððs€probation€be€extendedÐ  f  Ðindefinitely€until€restitution€and€costs€were€paid€in€full.€€€After€two€subsequent€probation€violationÐ ü L  Ðreports€were€filed€against€the€defendant,€one€in€1997€and€one€in€1999,€a€hearing€was€held€on€JuneÐ â2  Ð15,€1999,€and€the€defendant€was€found€to€be€in€violation€of€the€terms€of€her€€probation.€€The€trialÐ È  Ðcourt€ordered€her€to€serve€thirty€days€in€the€Madison€County€Jail€and€thereafter€be€placed€onÐ ®þ  Ðsupervised€probation€with€the€Department€of€Correction.€€The€defendant€appeals€as€of€right€theÐ ”ä  Ðrevocation€of€her€probation,€presenting€the€following€issues:Ð zÊ  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àI.€à8Œ ` x` xàWhether€the€defendantððs€due€process€rights€were€violatedÐ F– Ðwhen€her€probation€was€made€more€onerous€by€beingÐ ,| Ðextended€indefinitely€without€providing€her€the€protection€ofÐ b Ða€revocation€proceeding€and€assistance€of€counsel;€andÐøHŒ LŒ L ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àII.€à8Œ ` x` xàWhether€the€trial€court€had€the€authority€to€extend€theÐ Ä Ðdefendantððs€probation€indefinitely.ЪúŒ LŒ L ÐÌà  àBy€implication,€the€defendant€also€argues€that€the€trial€court€acted€without€jurisdiction€byÐ vÆ Ðrevoking€her€probation€on€July€1,€1999.€€We€hold€that€defendantððs€due€process€rights€were€violatedÐ \¬ Ðwhen€conditions€of€her€probation€were€made€more€onerous€without€providing€her€the€protection€ofÐ B’ Ða€revocation€proceeding,׃N×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€and€that€the€trial€court€was€without€authority€to€extend€probationÐ (x Ðindefinitely.€€€Therefore,€defendantððs€probationary€period€ended€on€November€19,€1994,€accordingÐ ^ Ðto€her€original€sentence.€€As€a€result,€the€trial€courtððs€revocation€of€probation€on€July€1,€1999,€isÐ ôD Ðvacated€as€having€been€entered€without€jurisdiction€to€act.€×ƒÌ×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Ð Ú * ÐÐ À!  Ðà@%ìàò òBACKGROUNDˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àó óThe€defendant€has€been€on€probation€for€nearly€ten€years,€six€years€more€than€her€originalÐ |Ì Ðsentence.€€The€defendant€was€originally€sentenced,€according€to€a€plea€agreement,€for€writing€thirty„Ð b² Ðtwo€worthless€checks€over€a€period€of€five€months€from€November€1989€until€March€1990,€all€drawnÐ H˜ Ðon€First€American€National€Bankò ò€ó ówithout€sufficient€funds€on€deposit.€€The€defendant€was€orderedÐ . ~ Ðto€pay€restitution€of€$1,432.77€and€costs.€€Ð  d ÐÌà  àVicki€Worsham,€the€defendantððs€probation€officer€since€November€27,€1990,€testified€at€theÐ à 0 Ðprobation€revocation€hearing€on€June€15,€1999.€€Ms.€Worsham€testified€that€the€defendant€met€withÐ Æ   Ðher€on€October€14,€1994,€approximately€one€month€before€the€defendantððs€probation€was€scheduledÐ ¬ ü  Ðto€end,€and€discussed€the€defendantððs€violations€of€probation,€which€included,€according€to€theÐ ’â  Ðprobation€violation€report€dated€September€27,€1994,€failure€to€report€and€failure€to€pay€restitutionÐ xÈ  Ðand€costs.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ms.€Worsham€further€testified€that€the€defendant€had€paid€$784.10€in€restitution€and€stillÐ ^®  Ðowed€$655€in€costs.€€The€defendant€and€Ms.€Worsham€discussed€the€possibility€of€a€probationÐ D”  Ðrevocation€hearing€and€agreed€to€simply€extend€the€period€of€probation€indefinitely€until€the€entireÐ *z  Ðbalance€owed€by€the€defendant€was€paid.€€Ms.€Worsham€testified€that€the€defendant€agreed€to€signÐ ` Ðthe€order€extending€her€probation.€€The€order€also€included€the€following€statement:€ð ð(3)€TheÐ öF Ðdefendant,€having€been€fully€advised€of€the€right€to€be€represented€by€counsel€(appointed€counselÐ Ü, Ðif€indigent)€and€to€a€hearing€before€the€court€before€probation€can€be€revoked€or€extended,€herebyÐ Â Ðwaives€said€rights.ðð€€The€order€was€signed€by€the€defendant,€Ms.€Worsham,€and€the€trial€judge€andÐ ¨ø Ðdated€October€14,€1994.€€Ms.€Worsham€testified€that€she€and€the€defendant€signed€the€form€in€herÐ ŽÞ Ðoffice€and€that€she€later€submitted€it€to€the€trial€court.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àMs.€Worsham€also€testified€that€the€defendant€takes€care€of€her€sick€grandmother€who€suffersÐ @ Ðfrom€breast€cancer€and€that€the€defendant€is€her€sole€source€of€care.€€Ms.€Worsham€further€testifiedÐ &v Ðthat€the€defendant€has€custody€of€her€five„year„old€granddaughter.€€On€cross„examination,€Ms.Ð  \ ÐWorsham€testified€that€the€defendant€receives€$142€a€month€in€income€through€AFDC,€a€sum€thatÐ òB Ðrepresents€her€total€income,€and€that€the€defendant€is€required€to€pay€$50€a€month€toward€restitutionÐ Ø( Ðand€costs.€€Ms.€Worsham€testified€that€the€defendant€was€currently€exempt€from€making€costÐ ¾ Ðpayments€because€of€her€level€of€income.Ð ¤ô ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€testified€to€the€following€concerning€the€meeting€with€Ms.€Worsham€onÐ p!À  ÐOctober€14,€1994:Ð V"¦! ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.€€Now,€do€you€recall€signing€that€document?Ð"$r#` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.€€Yes,€sir,€I€signed€it.Ðî%>!%` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.€€Okay.€€Do€you€recall€what€was€involved€in€signing€it?€€Who€allÐ º' #' Ðwas€there?Р(ð#(` x` x Їà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.€€What€do€you€mean€who€all€was€there?а` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.€€Where€were€you€when€you€signed€it?Ð|Ì` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.€€At€Ms.€Worshamððs€office.ÐH˜` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àQ.€€Okay.€€Did€you€have€an€attorney€there€with€you?Ð d` x` x ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA.€€No,€sir.€I€didnððt€know€that€I€needed€one.€€I€just€thought€I€wasÐ à 0 Ðsupposed€to€obey€her,€so€I€signed€the€paper.€€€€€€€ÐÆ  ` x` x ÐÌÌà@òò&ìàò òANALYSISˆÐ xÈ  ÐÌà@D D ìàI.€€Right€to€Revocation€Hearing€and€Assistance€of€CounselˆÐ D”  ÐÌó óà  àThe€legislature€of€this€state€has€vested€in€the€trial€court€sole€authority€to€grant€suspension€ofÐ ` Ðsentences€and€probation€to€defendants.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„303.€€Trial€courts€are€alsoÐ öF Ðgranted€broad€authority€to€revoke€a€suspended€sentence€ð ðat€any€time€within€the€maximum€timeÐ Ü, Ðwhich€was€directed€and€ordered€by€the€court€for€such€suspension,€after€proceeding€as€provided€in€ððÐ Â Ð40„35„311€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„310.€€The€procedures€outlined€in€Section€40„35„311€are€Ð ¨ø Ðfundamental€to€our€system€of€justice€because€a€defendant€who€is€granted€probation€has€a€libertyÐ ŽÞ Ðinterest€that€must€be€protected€by€due€process.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Stubblefieldóó,€953€S.W.2d€223,€225Ð tÄ Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997)€(citing€òòPracty€v.€Stateóó,€525€S.W.2d€677,€680€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1974)).€Ð Zª ÐThe€procedures€for€revocation€of€probation€mandated€by€our€legislature€have€been€determined€by€Ð @ Ðthis€court€to€comply€with€federal€constitutional€standards€as€set€forth€in€the€leading€case€of€òòGagnonÐ &v Ðv.€Scarpellióó,€411€U.S.€778,€93€S.€Ct.€1756,€36€L.€Ed.€2d€656€(1973)׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×.€€òòSeeóó€òòPractyóó,€525€S.W.2d€at€682Ð  \ Ð(ð ðThis€Stateððs€procedure€for€revocation€of€sentence€suspension€and€probation€is€an€orderly€oneÐ òB Ðaffording€a€probationer€full€protection€of€his€constitutional€right€to€due€process.ðð).€€Those€orderlyÐ Ø( Ðprocedures€include€the€following:Ð ¾ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð à(b)€Whenever€any€person€is€arrested€for€the€violation€of€probation€andÐ Š Ú Ðsuspension€of€sentence,€the€trial€judge€granting€such€probation€andÐ p!À  Ðsuspension€of€sentence,€the€trial€judgeððs€successor,€or€any€judge€ofÐ ° Ðequal€jurisdiction€who€is€requested€by€such€granting€trial€judge€to€doÐ –æ Ðso€shall,€at€the€earliest€practicable€time,€inquire€into€the€charges€andÐ |Ì Ðdetermine€whether€or€not€a€violation€has€occurred,€and€at€suchÐ b² Ðinquiry,€the€defendant€must€be€present€and€is€entitled€to€beÐ H˜ Ðrepresented€by€counsel€and€has€the€right€to€introduce€testimony€in€theÐ . ~ Ðdefendantððs€behalf.€€€€€Ð d` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„311(b)€(Supp.€1999).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Ð à 0 ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€also€has€the€authority€to€modify€the€conditions€of€probation€during€the€termÐ ¬ ü  Ðof€probation€supervision,€but€the€trial€court€may€not€make€the€conditions€of€supervision€moreÐ ’â  Ðonerous€than€those€originally€imposed€except€pursuant€to€a€revocation€proceeding€as€provided€byÐ xÈ  Ðlaw.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„308(b).€€Those€proceedings€are€set€out€in€Section€40„35„311,€asÐ ^®  Ðquoted€above.Ð D”  ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€the€trial€court€had€the€authority€to€modify€the€defendantððs€probation€on€OctoberÐ ` Ð14,€1994,€because€her€term€of€probation€did€not€end€until€November€19,€1994.€€The€order,€styled€anÐ öF Ðð ðAgreed€Order€Extending€Probationðð€and€signed€by€the€trial€court€on€October€14,€1994,€made€theÐ Ü, Ðterms€of€the€defendantððs€probation€more€onerous€than€those€originally€imposed€by€extending€theÐ Â Ðperiod€indefinitely.€€Therefore,€the€defendant€was€entitled€to€the€procedural€due€process€protectionsÐ ¨ø Ðof€a€revocation€hearing.€€The€fact€that€no€hearing€was€held€is€undisputed.€€Ms.€Worsham€testified€thatÐ ŽÞ Ðthe€defendant€never€appeared€in€court€when€her€probation€was€extended€indefinitely€on€October€14,Ð tÄ Ð1994.€€The€State€initially€argued€that€the€defendant€had€waived€the€right€to€a€hearing€and€toÐ Zª Ðassistance€of€counsel€by€virtue€of€having€signed€the€order€form€in€the€office€of€Ms.€Worsham.€Ð @ ÐHowever,€the€State€now€agrees€that€such€a€waiver€is€clearly€ineffective.׃€×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€defendantððs€probationÐ &v Ðwas€being€made€more€onerous;€she€was€entitled€to€a€hearing€and€to€assistance€of€counsel;€any€waiverÐ ° Ðof€the€right€to€counsel€had€to€be€determined€by€the€trial€judge€in€open€court€to€be€knowing€andÐ –æ Ðvoluntary.Ð |Ì ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€defendantððs€due€process€rights€were€violated€when€the€conditions€ofÐ H˜ Ðher€probation€were€made€more€onerous€than€those€originally€imposed,€and€she€was€not€afforded€aÐ . ~ Ðrevocation€hearing€or€assistance€of€counsel.€€The€defendantððs€signature€on€the€pre„printed€AgreedÐ  d ÐOrder€Extending€Probation€did€not€constitute€an€effective€waiver€of€her€rights.€€Consequently,€theÐ ú J Ðextension€of€her€probation€is€null€and€void.Ð à 0 ÐÌà@¶ ¶ ìàò òII.€€Authority€of€Trial€Court€to€Modify€ProbationˆÐ ¬ ü  ÐÌà  à€€ó óThe€authority€of€the€trial€court€to€modify€any€condition€of€probation€during€the€term€ofÐ xÈ  Ðprobation€supervision€is€limited€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„35„308.€€When€theÐ ^®  Ðmodification€of€probation€supervision€results€in€probation€conditions€more€onerous€than€thoseÐ D”  Ðoriginally€imposed€by€the€trial€court,€not€only€must€a€probation€revocation€hearing€be€held,€but€theÐ *z  Ðtrial€court€is€further€restricted€to€an€extension€period€not€in€excess€of€two€years.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€CodeÐ ` ÐAnn.€ðð€40„35„308(c)€(ð ðNotwithstanding€the€actual€sentence€imposed,€at€the€conclusion€of€a€probationÐ öF Ðrevocation€hearing,€the€court€shall€have€the€authority€to€extend€the€defendantððs€period€of€probationÐ Ü, Ðsupervision€for€any€period€not€in€excess€of€two€(2)€years.ðð).€€Here,€the€extension€of€the€trial€court€wasÐ Â Ðfor€an€ð ðindefiniteðð€period€until€costs€and€restitution€were€paid€in€full.€€Such€a€modification€was€inÐ ¨ø Ðclear€violation€of€express€statutory€provisions.€€As€such,€it€is€subject€to€being€set€aside€at€any€timeÐ ŽÞ Ðas€illegal.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Mahleróó,€735€S.W.2d€226,€228€(Tenn.€1987).€€We€conclude€that€theÐ tÄ Ðmodification€ordered€by€the€trial€court€is€null€and€void.Ð Zª ÐÌÐ  &v Ðà@FF%ìàò òCONCLUSIONó óˆÐ ° ÐÌà  àWe€conclude€that€the€extension€of€the€defendantððs€probation€supervision€on€October€14,Ð |Ì Ð1994,€was€void€for€two€reasons:€(1)€the€modification€made€the€conditions€of€probation€supervisionÐ b² Ðmore€onerous€than€those€originally€imposed,€and€the€defendant€was€not€afforded€a€probationÐ H˜ Ðrevocation€hearing€with€the€assistance€of€counsel€as€provided€by€law;€and€(2)€the€trial€court€wasÐ . ~ Ðwithout€authority€to€extend€defendantððs€probation€supervision€for€more€than€two€years.€€Therefore,Ð  d Ðthe€defendantððs€probation€ended€on€November€19,€1994,€as€originally€imposed.€€The€trial€courtððsÐ ú J Ðorder€of€July€1,€1999,€which€is€the€subject€of€this€appeal,€is€vacated€as€having€been€entered€withoutÐ à 0 Ðjurisdiction€to€act.€Ð Æ   ÐÌÌÌÌà  àà ` àà Œ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð D”  Ðà  àà ` àà Œ àà  àà h àà À àà  àALAN€E.€GLENN,€JUDGE