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LLXoXXX  TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'TќLLYYYMMr(<,(j 8` `@E` ttx$ rYMMYY@  INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEYY@(ATJACKSONYYYYBARRYWELLS, @-) L  @-) p NO.02C019610CV00358  8  Yt(>.*jx` `@E ` ttx$ ( tߛY ` Appellant,@-) $ t @-) p LAUDERDALECOUNTY   Z  VS. @-)  F  @-) p HON.JOSEPHH.WALKER,III,  2  RONNIERICKARD, @-) p JUDGE    @-) ` Appellee.@-) p (HabeasCorpus)   ̀@V V  UPONREMANDFROMTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE  8  FORTHEAPPELLANT:FORTHEAPPELLEE: 2 ROBERTL.HUTTON h      p JOHNKNOXWALKUP    OneCommerceSq.,Ste.1700     p AttorneyGeneralandReporter  Memphis,TN38103  `     h      p ELLENH.POLLACK  r  `     h      p AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h      p CordellHullBuilding,2ndFloor `     h      p 425FifthAvenueNorth `     h      p Nashville,TN372430493  `     h      p ELIZABETHT.RICE  !,   `     h      p DistrictAttorneyGeneral  `     h      p MARKE.DAVIDSON  $#  `     h      p AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h      p 302E.MarketStreet `     h      p Somerville,TN38068 OPINIONFILED:______________AFFIRMEDJOEG.RILEY,JUDGEM7SHXXdXXd7  #Xd#  M  ;6< 7SHXXdXXd7  M7oXXdXXd7  M@' OPINION    ` ThiscaseisbeforethisCourtuponaremandfromtheSupremeCourtofTennesseeinlightofitsdecisioninCityofWhiteHousev.Whitley,___S.W.2d 4  ___,No.01S019711CH00259(Tenn.October12,1998).WemustdeterminewhetherajudgmentofconvictionpunishablebyincarcerationwhichwasimposedbyanonlawyerjudgewithoutobjectionbythedefendantisvoidifthejudgmentwasenteredpriortotheSupremeCourtsopinioninWhiteHouse.Weconcludesuch d  aconvictionisnotvoid;therefore,itmaynotbeLLattackedLLLLbyhabeascorpus.Inthis 0  case,however,thepetitionerwasgrantedreliefbythetrialcourtastoaprobationrevocationorderbyanonlawyerjudgeduetotheabsenceofwaiverofcounsel.Thus,althoughwedonotvoidtheoriginaljudgmentofconviction,weaffirmthetrialcourtsorderofremandLLtotheGeneralSessionsCourtforLLanewrevocationhearing.LLLL@$ PROCEDURALHISTORY  L  ` ThisCourtoriginallyaffirmedtheauthorityofthenonlawyerGeneralSessionsjudgetoordertheincarcerationofthepetitioner.SeeBarryWellsv. l"! RonnieRickard,C.C.A.No.02C019610CV00358,LauderdaleCounty(Tenn. <$# Crim.App.filedJune9,1997,atJackson).TheSupremeCourtofTennesseegrantedpermissiontoappealandonNovember2,1998,remandedthemattertothisCourtforreconsiderationinlightofCityofWhiteHousev.Whitley,supra. )$) @+ FACTS  8-(-  ` Petitioner,BarryWells,appearedbeforethenonlawyerGeneralSessionsjudgeofLauderdaleCountyonthechargeoftheftunder$500.00,aClassAmisdemeanor.Hewaivedhisrighttocounselandtrialbyjuryandwasfoundguiltybythenonlawyerjudge.Hereceivedasentenceof11monthsand29dayswithallbut30daysbeingsuspended. 9(5;  ` Subsequently,petitionerappearedbeforethesamenonlawyerjudgeonaprobationviolationwarrant.Althoughthepetitionerwasnotadvisedofhisrighttocounselandcounselwasnotappointedtorepresenthim,thenonlawyerjudgerevokedprobationandorderedthedefendanttoservethebalanceofhissentence. ` PetitionersubsequentlyfiledaLLhabeasLLLLcorpusactionintheCircuitCourt.The  0 CircuitCourtorderedaremandtotheGeneralSessionsCourtforanewhearingduetotheabsenceofawaiveroftherighttocounsel.PetitionerappealedtothisCourtallegingtheCircuitCourterredinfailingtodeclarethatthenonlawyerGeneralSessionsjudgehadnoauthoritytoorderincarceration.@( DISPOSITION    ` InCityofWhiteHousev.Whitley,___S.W.2dat___,theSupremeCourtof P TennesseeruledthatanonlawyerjudgecannotpresideovertrialsofcriminaloffensespunishablebyincarcerationintheabsenceofawrittenwaiverbythedefendantconsistentwithTenn.R.Crim.P.5(c).TheCourtfoundsuchtobeinviolationofdueprocessunderArticleI,8oftheTennesseeConstitution.TheCourtfurtherannouncedtherulingwasLLonlyapplicableLLLLto(1)LLcasesLLLLtriedorretriedafterthedateofitsopinion,and(2)LLcasesLLLLonappealinwhichthedueprocessissuewasraisedinthetrialcourtandpreservedasagroundforappeal.Id.LL &4"&  ` InLLLLthiscasethedueprocessissuewasnotraisedinLLtheLLLLGeneralSessionsCourtnorintheCircuitCourtLLonappeal.Itwasraisedforthefirsttimeviahabeas |*%* corpus.HabeasLLLLcorpusreliefisavailableonlywhenthejudgmentisvoidas L,', opposedtovoidable.LLSe>e>J?e?JKeK??@@JJDykesLLLLv.Compton,___S.W.2dLL___,___LLLL(Tenn.LL1998);LLLL .l). LLArcherLLLLv.State,851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993). /<+0  ` InWhiteHousetheSupremeCourtdeclaredthatitsrulingonlyappliedto 1-2 casestriedorretriedafterthefilingofitsopinionandtocasesonappealinwhichthedueprocessissuewasproperlyraisedandpreserved.LLWhiteHouse,___ P506 S.W.2dat___.AObviously,ABThus,BconvictionsLLLLenteredbynonlawyerjudgespriortoWhite 7l28 Housearenotvoid;otherwise,allsuchconvictionswouldbesubjecttohabeas 884: corpusattackevenafterthefilingofWhiteHouse.   ` Inthecasesubjudicethejudgmentofconvictionbythenonlawyerjudge  wasnotvoid.ItcouldnotbeattackedbyCChabeascorpusCC.ForthisLLreason,LLLLthe P originaljudgmentofLLconvictionshouldnotLLLLbesetLLaside.LLLL ` Nevertheless,petitionerwasaccordedsomereliefbythetrialcourt.Thetrialcourtsetasidetheprobationrevocationorderduetotheabsenceofwaiverofcounsel.Weseenoreasontodisturbthisruling.LDDLDL LLL  %  1      DLDDLLL   @xx( CONCLUSION  l 8 ` Basedupontheforegoing,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.ThemattershallberemandedtotheGeneralSessionsCourtforanewrevocationLLhearing.LL h  %  2       X  `     h  `     h     ____________________________ `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE   CONCUR: _______________________________ )0%)  JOHNH.PEAY,JUDGE *&*