WPCC) )^̝zʴE}\'"# -.tz_ v(օ=((ʰ *syw,FZtOlVsd?KF nv.kL(@X%ÛƫD,~t&<c!XDED=,~n-eLՁSKpv96r×(|wl9ȂPp\4-s_.h5YAɢKH )կڣ2]>V[Q>IK=+ 2EC;d3_#XsQ.?M]7l5Za+sDsꡘRQ.^)[c![J̮.Vv%M@`e/Og<$Ez5om ;r}anל*0uRaeA}6,JQX6 2^OĕJ h/J[  %F w@L 0 U:h 4  S  0   0D@k U:kIU:"U:%%U:&&&&&&&&&&& B ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' D3'''''' 0DZ'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z'Z' AO''' 0D( D/( B&)X *U+U,-P.E/0E12e3Ӏ(`$TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7GXXdXXd7  ,cAZ"Arial RegularuM%(+3|x< IXX  @T@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7\XXdd7 @  `   1    TheappellantsplacementintheCommunityCorrectionprogramstemsfromhisOctober  16,1997,guiltypleatotheoffenseoftheftofpropertyover$1,000,resultinginafouryearsentenceinCommunityCorrectionafterserviceofonehundredandsevendaysintheSumnerCountyJail.((3$ `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7\XXdd7    `   0  (#$  0   aXX  LT@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T `   2    Whenadocumentissaidtobeselfauthenticatingitdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitis  irrebuttablypresumedtobegenuine.Selfauthenticationmerelymeansthattheproponentdoesnothavetoproduceextrinsicevidenceofauthenticity. ` HadtheDavidsonCountywarrantbeencertifiedinthepresentcase,therewouldbenoquestionastothefacsimilesadmission.Indeed,thecertifiedcopywouldbeanoriginalforpurposesoftherulesgoverningtheadmissibilityofdocuments,thefacsimilewouldconstituteaduplicate,andthereisnoindicationthatitwouldbeunfairtoadmittheduplicateinlieuoftheoriginal.SeegenerallyTenn.R.Evid.902,1001,1003,1005.SeealsoEnglundv.State,907   S.W.2d937,938939(Tex.App.1995),affdby,946S.W.2d64(Tex.App.1997)(enbanc).  XX  LT@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T  `   1    TheappellantsplacementintheCommunityCorrectionprogramstemsfromhisOctober  16,1997,guiltypleatotheoffenseoftheftofpropertyover$1,000,resultinginafouryearsentenceinCommunityCorrectionafterserviceofonehundredandsevendaysintheSumnerCountyJail.,cAZ"Arial Regular aXX  LT@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T `   2    Whenadocumentissaidtobeselfauthenticatingitdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatitis  irrebuttablypresumedtobegenuine.Selfauthenticationmerelymeansthattheproponentdoesnothavetoproduceextrinsicevidenceofauthenticity. ` HadtheDavidsonCountywarrantbeencertifiedinthepresentcase,therewouldbenoquestionastothefacsimilesadmission.Indeed,thecertifiedcopywouldbeanoriginalforpurposesoftherulesgoverningtheadmissibilityofdocuments,thefacsimilewouldconstituteaduplicate,andthereisnoindicationthatitwouldbeunfairtoadmittheduplicateinlieuoftheoriginal.SeegenerallyTenn.R.Evid.902,1001,1003,1005.SeealsoEnglundv.State,907   S.W.2d937,938939(Tex.App.1995),affdby,946S.W.2d64(Tex.App.1997)(enbanc).,cAZ"Arial Regular XX  LT@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T `   3    Itisoflittleconsequencewhethertheuncertifiedpublicrecordistheoriginalora  facsimiletransmissionthereof,asatrustworthyduplicatewillsuffice.SeegenerallyTenn.R.  Evid.1003. XX  LT@R[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T `   3    Itisoflittleconsequencewhethertheuncertifiedpublicrecordistheoriginalora  facsimiletransmissionthereof,asatrustworthyduplicatewillsuffice.SeegenerallyTenn.R.  Evid.1003.,cAZ"Arial Regular X\XXX,mXX\   Ad FILEDX\X,m  March17,1999CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd `!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7\XXdd7   3223  3r*<,(j 8` `@E ` 8ttxP  rߛ3@. . INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @(ATNASHVILLE@#FEBRUARYSESSION,1999STATEOFTENNESSEE, h   ) | t  `     h   )  No.01C019805CR00232 h`  ` Appellee   h   ) TL   `     h   )  SUMNERCOUNTY @8  vs. `     h   ) ,$   `     h   )  Hon.JaneWheatcraft,Judge   FREDERICKNEBLETT, h   )    `     h   )  (CommunityCorrections    ` Appellant   h   )  Revocation)    FortheAppellant:   h     FortheAppellee: zr  ReganL.Rudland    h     JohnKnoxWalkup  F> Asst.PublicDefender h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter 2* 117EastMainStreet h   Gallatin,TN37066   h     ClintonJ.Morgan    `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral  (#    DavidAllenDoyle    h     CriminalJusticeDivision  DistrictPublicDefender h     425FifthAvenueNorth   `     h     2dFloor,CordellHullBuilding `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 x   (#  !  `     h      `     h     LawrenceRayWhitley  T#L  `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral  `     h     DeeGay   &"  `     h     Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     CordellHullBuilding `     h     Gallatin,TN37066OPINIONFILED:򀀀 B-:&* AFFIRMED DavidG.Hayes  2+0 Judge  3,1 @+ OPINION    ` Theappellant,FrederickNeblett,appealsthejudgmentoftheSumnerCountyCriminalCourtrevokinghisCommunityCorrectionsentenceandreinstatingtheoriginalsentenceoffouryearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.222 2  #  1      ׀Specifically, D< theappellantcontendsthatthetrialcourtimproperlyreliedupon unreliablehearsay,anuncertifiedfacsimiletransmissionofanarrestwarrant,asthesolebasisforrevokingtheappellantfromhisnonincarcerativestatus. ` Afterareviewoftherecord,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.@ff) Background    ` OnMarch12,1998,awarrantissuedallegingthattheappellanthadviolatedthetermsandconditionsofhisCommunityCorrectionsentence.Specifically,thewarrantallegedthattheappellanthadviolatedRule#6whichstates:8 ` theoffendershallobeythelawsoftheUnitedStatesandtheStateofTennesseeaswellasanymunicipalordinances.Reportallarrests,includingtrafficcitationsregardlessofdispositiontothecaseofficer;InthatMr.NeblettwasarrestedinNashville,TennesseeforPossessionofCocaineN458697,PossessionofparaphernaliaN458698,DrivingonasuspendedlicenseN458699. ` !` !  ` ArevocationhearingwasheldonApril21,1998,atwhichtimetheStatepresentedthetestimonyofCarltonDrumwright,theappellantsCommunityCorrectioncaseofficer.Mr.Drumwrightstatedthat,onFebruary27,theappellantwasarrestedinDavidsonCounty.OnMarch2,theappellantcontactedhimtoinformhimthathehad acceptedapleabargainandthathewouldbereceiving16 4-3 daysinjail.TheStatethenintroduced,throughthetestimonyofMr.Drumwright,afacsimiletransmissionoftheDavidsonCountywarrantchargingtheappellantwithpossessionofcocainetowhichtheappellantpledguilty.Defensecounselobjectedtotheintroductionofthewarrantonthebasisthatthewarrantwasanuncertifiedfacsimilecopy.Mr.DrumwrightthenexplainedthattheDavidsonCountyClerksOfficehad faxedthewarrantstoJudgeWheatcraftsfacsimilemachine.Thetrialcourtauthenticatedthefacsimilecopiesbyverifyingtheappellantssocialsecuritynumberandbirthdateandadmittedthefacsimileofthearrestwarrantintoevidence.Insoruling,thetrialcourtstated Imgoingtoallowthat,but,really,theyshouldbecertifiedcopies.Weshouldnotgetinthehabitofusingfaxcopies.TheStatethenofferedtoobtaincertifiedcopiesofthearrestwarrantswhichthecourtdeclined.Nofurtherproofwaspresented. ` Thetrialcourtfoundthattheevidencepresentedshowed byapreponderanceoftheevidencethattheappellanthasreceivedtheseconvictions.Continuing,thecourtstated:8 `  Hedidntlastonprobationeven30days.ThisCourtjustcanttoleratepeoplebeingplacedoncommunitycorrectionsorprobationandblatantlygoingoutandpickingupnewcharges. ` !` ! 8 `  Imgoingtorevokethedefendantsprobationandallowthefouryearsentencetogointoeffect. ` !` ! @* Analysis  -&+  ` Again,theappellantcontendsthatthetrialcourtabuseditsdiscretionbybasingitsdecisiontorevoketheappellantsCommunityCorrectionsentencesolelyonthebasisofunauthenticatedanduncertifiedfacsimiledocuments.Thus,thequestionbeforethiscourtiswhetherthefacsimilecopyoftheDavidsonCountyarrestwarrantwasproperlyadmittedbythetrialcourt. J:B39  ` Beforeanyrealanddemonstrativeevidenceisadmissible,theevidencemustbeproperlyauthenticated,i.e.,itmustbeshowntobegenuine.SeeTenn.R.Evid.  901.Inotherwords,theproponentofitsadmissionbearstheburdenofdemonstratingthattheobjectiswhatitisclaimedtobe.Withoutsuchashowingthattheobjectiswhatitisclaimedtobe,theobjectissimplyirrelevantastheremustbealogicalnexusbetweentheevidenceandthepointonwhichitisoffered.Theproponentsburdenissatisfiedwhenthetrieroffacthassufficientprooftodeterminethattheevidenceiswhatitsproponentclaims.SeeTenn.R.Evid.901.   SeealsoStatev.Byrd,No.01C019609CC00411(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville, ld May1,1998). ` WhileaproperlycertifiedcopyofapublicrecordisselfauthenticatingunderTenn.R.Evid.902(4),2 222  #  2      ׀anuncertifiedpublicrecordmaybeauthenticatedifcertain  conditionsaresatisfied.2222  #  3      ׀SeeTenn.R.Evid.901(b)(7). h` 8 ` First,thewritingmustberecordedorfiledinapublicoffice.Second,therecordingorfilingofthewritingmustbeauthorizedbylaw.Third,itmustbedemonstratedtothecourtssatisfactionthattheprofferedwritingisinfactfromthepublicofficewhereitemsofthisnaturearekept. ` !` ! "ӀNeilP.Cohenetal.,TennesseeLawofEvidence901.8(3ded.1995). ~&v# However,testimonymustbepresentedbyanindividualwithpersonalknowledgethattheparticularwritingorrecordmeetstherequirementsoftheRule.Inthepresentcase,wecannotconcludethataCommunityCorrectioncaseofficerhas)*** -&+ *)sufficientpersonalknowledgetoestablishthenecessarycriteriaunderTenn.R.Evid.901(b)(7). ` NotwithstandingtheinabilityofMr.DrumwrighttoauthenticatethefacsimiletransmissionofaDavidsonCountyarrestwarrant,wenotethat,inTennessee,aselsewhere,itisgenerallyrecognizedthatthereisawidedistinctionbetweenarevocationproceedingandatrialwherethequestionsofguiltorinnocenceareatissue.Atarevocationhearing,thestrictrulesofevidencedonotapply.SeeByrd,   No.01C019609CC00411(citingStatev.Allen,752S.W.2d515(Tenn.Crim. h` App.1988);Barkerv.State,483S.W.2d586(Tenn.Crim.App.1972)).Reliable 4, hearsayisadmissiblesolongasthedefendanthadafairopportunitytorebuttheevidenceandtheevidenceotherwisewasnotintroducedinviolationofconstitutionalnotionsofdueprocess.See󀀀Tenn.CodeAnn.4035209(b)(1997);seealso  Statev.Carney,752S.W.2d513(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).See,e.g.,Statev. d\ Whitehead,No.86220III(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,Mar.17,1987),perm.to 4 , appealdenied,(Tenn.Jun.1,1987)(arrestreportadmissibleindetermining " probationrevocation). ` Inthepresentcase,thetrialcourtwascarefultoassurethatthehearsaydocumentthatwasintroducedwasreliable.Beforeconsideringthetestimony,thecourtquestionedthewitnesstoassurethattheDavidsonCountyarrestwarrantwasissuedfortheappellantbyconfirmingtheappellantsname,dateofbirth,andsocialsecuritynumber.Thefacsimiletransmissionalsocontainedamachinenotationshowingthedate,time,sourcetelephonenumber,andsourcelocationofthetransmittal,i.e., MetroCrimCourtClerkFax:6158625676Apr219812:11, ,2$+0 verifyingthatthetransmissionhadindeedbeensentbytheDavidsonCountyClerksOffice.Additionally,thetruthofthematterassertedinthetransmissionwascorroboratedbyMr.DrumwrightstestimonythattheappellanthadreportedhisarrestandguiltypleaonthemisdemeanorpossessionchargetoMr.Drumwright. `9X28 Finally,wenotethattheappellantwasprovidedampleopportunitytocrossexamineMr.Drumwrightregardingthedocuments,and,otherwisehadampleopportunitytorefutetheevidence. ` Giventhelessstringentapplicationoftheevidentiaryrulesatrevocationproceedings,weconcludethattheevidencepresentedbythecaseofficerwasreliablehearsayandthatgoodcauseexistedtoallowitsintroduction.Accordingly,thetrialcourtwasjustifiedinrelyinguponthefacsimiletransmissionoftheDavidsonCountyarrestwarrant;asufficientbasisuponwhichtoallowthetrialcourttofindthattheappellanthadviolatedaconditionofhisCommunityCorrectionsentencebyapreponderanceoftheevidence.SeeStatev.Harkins,811S.W.2d79,82(Tenn.  1991).Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.)++,,- `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   DAVIDG.HAYES,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________________-.-jamescu-./JAMESCURWOODWITT,/0/j/01JR.,Judge___________________________________JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,Judge1