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Thedefendantwasindictedfortwocountsofrape.T.C.A.3913503.Thetestimonyattrialrevealedthatthetwovictims,C.M.andP.R.,werethirteenandfifteenyearsold,respectively,atthetimeoftheoffenses.gggg #  1      כAtthecloseoftrial,the  followingcolloquytookplacebetweenthetrialcourtandtheattorneys:̜  8 COURT:Gentlemen,atthistime,theCourtispresentingyouwithcopiesoftheCourtsproposedcharge...Itincludestheprincipaloffenseofrape,thelesserincludedoffenseofstatutoryrape.  x x 8 ....  x x Ѐ8 Iwouldaskyoutoreviewthecharge,andinamoment,afteryouvehadanopportunitytodothat,Iwillaskyouwhetherornotyouapprovethecharge.  x x 8 ....  x x 8 Allright,gentlemen.Mr.Sexton,haveyouhadanopportunitytoreviewtheCourtscharge?  x x 8 GENERALSEXTON:Ihave,YourHonor.  x x 8 COURT:Andisitsatisfactory?  x x 8 GENERALSEXTON:Yes,sir.  x x 8 COURT:Mr.Sowell,haveyouhadanopportunitytoreviewthecharge?  x x 8 MR.SOWELL:YourHonor,Ihave.  x x  5.4 8 COURT:Isitsatisfactory?  x x 8 MR.SOWELL:Itissatisfactory,asfarasitgoes.Wehavediscussed,backinchambersAndImsatisfiedIknowwhatyouregoingtosay.Ihavesuggestedthatyoucharge attempt,andthatisnotincludedhere.And,fortherecord,Iwouldrequestthatyou l d x x  8 COURT:Allright.LettherecordreflectthatMr.Sowell >6 hasapprovedthechargewiththeexceptionthatheaskedforachargeofattempttocommitrapetobeincludedasalesserincludedoffense.ItwasandistheopinionofthisCourtthattheevidenceinthecasedoesnotwarrantthegivingofthatparticularcharge.  x x 8   x x 8 ....  x x 8 Andlettherecordreflectthat,withthatexception,youdootherwiseapprovethecharge.  x x 8 MR.SOWELL:Thatiscorrect,YourHonor.  x x ̜c cd  ded0 def fThedefendantnowcontendsthathisconvictionscannotstandbecausehewasindictedforrape,notstatutoryrape.HearguesthatthiscourtsdecisioninStatev.Ealey,959S.W.2d605,61011(Tenn.Crim.App.1997),holdsthatstatutory PH rapeisneitheralesserincludedoffenseofrapenoralessergradeorclassofrape.Thestatecontends,alsounderEaley,thattheindictmentwaslessentiallylamendedto " reflectstatutoryrapewhenthedefendantconsentedtothetrialcourtschargeonstatutoryrape.Id.at612. &x#  InEaley,thedefendantwasindictedfortwocountsofrapeofachild.At *#' thecloseoftrial,thedefendantrequestedthatthejurybeinstructedonstatutoryrape.Thetrialcourtagreed,andthejuryconvictedthedefendantoftwocountsofstatutoryrape.Althoughthedefendantdidnotraisetheissueonappeal,thiscourtconsideredthevalidityofthedefendantsconvictionsinlightofthefactthathewasindictedforrapeofachild,notstatutoryrape.eT  ebT  b Thiscourtfirstconcludedthat,inaccordancewithoursupremecourtsdecisioninStatev.Trusty,889S.W.2d225(Tenn.1994),statutoryrapeisnotalesser x8p17  :  m P  ќT  mlT  lgT  T  T  T  ggradeorclassorlesserincludedoffenseofrapeofachild.Ealey,959S.W.2dat610  gT  gfT  f11;eT  ecT  cseealso,Statev.Woodcock,922S.W.2d904,913(Tenn.Crim.App.1995)  (holdingthatstatutoryrapeisnotalesserincludedoffenseofrape).However,thiscourtinEaleyconcludedthattheconvictionswerevalidbecausebyrequestinga l d chargeonstatutoryrape,thedefendantconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictmenttoreflectstatutoryrape.959S.W.2dat612.SeeTenn.R.Crim.P.7(b)( [a]n   indictment,presentmentorinformationmaybeamendedinallcaseswiththeconsentofthedefendant.). WerecognizethatthefactsofthepresentcasearesomewhatdifferentfromEaleyinthatthereisnoevidenceintherecordthatthedefendantinthepresent  caserequestedachargetothejuryonstatutoryrape.Nevertheless,webelievethatEaleyremainscontrolling.Thedefendantexpressedapprovaloftheoffensestobe  chargedtothejury,includingtheoffenseofstatutoryrape.Inthisfashion,heeffectivelyconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictmenttoreflectstatutoryrape,aswasthecaseinEaley.Cf.Statev.MichaelDavenport,No.03C019704CR00159, ! CumberlandCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.Apr.2,1998)(concludingthatnnonMEREnopmerepfailuretoobjecttoanerroneouslesserincludedoffenseinstructiondoesnotresultinanamendedindictment). Inconsiderationoftheforegoingandtherecordasawhole,thejudgmentsofconvictionareaffirmed.    h      p _______________________________    h      p JosephM.Tipton,JudgeCONCUR:_________________________PaulG.Summers,Judge_________________________JoeG.Riley,Judge