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ÐÌMark€C.€Ô_ÔScruggsÔ_Ô,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Ô_ÔTheronÔ_Ô€L.€Boyd.Ð 8#ˆ# ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Marvin€E.€Clements,€Jr.,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ %T % ÐGeneral;€Victor€S.€Johnson,€District€Attorney€General;€Pamela€Anderson,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ê%:!& ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð Ð& "' ÐÓ] ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼0»XXuŒ #ÔÔ‡XuX»¼0ÔÐ œ(ì#) ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼0»XXu|#ÔÔ‡XuX»¼0ÔÓ  Óà  àThe€Defendant,€Theron€L.€Boyd,€pleaded€guilty€on€April€30,€1998€to€possession€with€intentÐ h*¸%+ Ðto€sell€or€deliver€over€.5€grams€of€cocaine€and€to€the€unlawful€possession€of€a€handgun.€€TheÐ N+ž&, Ðjudgment€of€conviction€was€entered€that€same€day.€€The€Defendant€attempted€to€appeal,€pursuantÐ 4,„'- Ðto€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€37(b)(2),€certified€questions€of€law€challenging€warrantlessÐ -j(.ý Ðsearches€conducted€by€the€police.€€We€dismissed€his€appeal,€however,€based€on€our€determinationÐ ° Ðthat€he€did€not€properly€preserve€post„guilty€plea€appellate€review€of€his€certified€questions€becauseÐ –æ Ðthose€questions€were€not€made€part€of€the€final€judgment€of€conviction.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Theron€L.Ð |Ì ÐBoydóó,€No.€01C019805„CR„00218,€1999€WL€354258,€at€*1€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€June€3,Ð b² Ð1999).€€òòóó€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àSubsequently,€on€August€3,€1999,€the€Defendant€filed€a€petition€for€post„conviction€relief,Ð  d Ðin€which€he€alleged€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective€for€failing€to€properly€preserve€the€certifiedÐ ú J Ðquestions€of€law€and€that€he€would€not€have€pleaded€guilty€had€he€known€that€he€could€not€appealÐ à 0 Ðthe€questions€relating€to€the€searches€by€police.€€He€requested€that€the€trial€court€either€set€aside€hisÐ Æ   Ðguilty€plea€or€grant€him€a€delayed€appeal€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„213.Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌà  àApparently,€the€trial€court€and€the€prosecutor€agreed€with€the€Defendant€that€his€counsel€wasÐ xÈ  Ðineffective€and€that€the€Defendant€was€entitled€to€post„conviction€relief.€€However,€instead€of€settingÐ ^®  Ðaside€the€Defendant's€guilty€plea€and€vacating€the€judgment€as€authorized€by€Tennessee€CodeÐ D”  ÐAnnotated€ðð€40„30„211(a),€the€parties€agreed€that€the€Defendant€should€be€granted€a€delayed€appealÐ *z  Ðpursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„213.€€The€trial€court€entered€a€document€entitledÐ ` Ð"Agreed€Final€Judgment€Granting€Delayed€Appeal,"€which€was€signed€by€the€trial€court,€theÐ öF Ðprosecutor,€and€the€defense€attorney,€and€which€provided€as€follows:Ð Ü, ÐÌà8  àBy€agreement€of€the€parties,€as€evidenced€by€the€signatures€of€their€respectiveÐ ¨ø Ðcounsel€below,€it€is€hereby€ORDERED€that€the€judgment€previously€entered€in€thisÐ ŽÞ Ðmatter€on€or€about€April€30,€1998,€is€set€aside€to€the€extent€that€a€Delayed€Appeal€isÐ tÄ Ðgranted€pursuant€to€T.C.A.€Section€40„30„213€in€as€much€as€the€Petitioner€wasÐ Zª Ðdenied€his€right€to€an€appeal€from€the€original€conviction€in€violation€of€theÐ @ ÐConstitution€of€the€United€States€and€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee€since€PetitionerÐ &v Ðwas€denied€effective€assistance€of€counsel€in€prosecuting€his€appeal.€€All€aspects€ofÐ  \ Ðthe€guilty€plea€entered€by€the€Defendant€in€this€matter€on€April€30,€1998,€shallÐ òB Ðremain€the€same€with€the€exception€of€the€following€additions€to€the€guilty€plea€.€.Ð Ø( Ð.€.оРР ÐÌThe€document€then€sets€forth€the€certified€questions€which€the€Defendant€wished€to€appeal.€€TheÐ Š Ú ÐDefendant€now€asks€us€to€address€those€certified€questions.Ð p!À  ÐÌà  àNotwithstanding€the€fact€that€the€prosecutor€agreed€to€the€procedure€utilized€by€the€trial€courtÐ <#Œ" Ðin€granting€the€Defendant€a€delayed€appeal,€the€State,€acting€through€the€office€of€the€AttorneyÐ "$r# ÐGeneral,€argues€now€that€the€case€is€again€not€properly€before€us.€€The€State€asserts€that€because€theÐ %X $ Ðtrial€court€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€amend€the€final€judgment,€the€case€is€in€the€same€postureÐ î%>!% Ðbefore€us€now€as€it€was€when€the€Defendant€originally€appealed,€thus€arguing€that€we€do€not€haveÐ Ô&$"& Ðjurisdiction€to€address€the€Defendant's€issues€because€they€were€not€properly€reserved.€€Based€on€ourÐ º' #' Ðreview€of€the€record€and€the€applicable€law,€we€must€agree€with€the€State€that€we€do€not€haveÐ  (ð#( Ðjurisdiction€to€address€the€Defendant's€issues€on€the€merits.€€While€we€are€sympathetic€to€theÐ †)Ö$) ÐDefendant€in€his€attempts€to€have€the€search€issues€reviewed€on€appeal,€we€"will€not€violate€courtÐ l*¼%* Ðâ ârules€to€assume€jurisdiction€of€a€matter€on€agreement€of€litigants€and€the€trial€court."€€òòState€v.Ð R+¢&+ ÐWilkesóó,€684€S.W.2d€663,€667€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Larry€David€Tharpeóó,€No.Ð ° Ð02C01„9302„CC„00018,€1994€WL€51423,€at€*3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€Feb.€23,€1994).€€€Ô#†¼0»XXuÚ#ÔÔ€XuX»¼0ÔÐ –æ Ðâ âÌà  àTennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€37(b)€provides€that€an€appeal€lies€from€any€judgmentÐ b² Ðof€convictionÐ H˜ Ðà8  à(2)€upon€a€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere€if:Ð. ~Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(i)€Defendant€entered€into€a€plea€agreement€under€Rule€11(e)€but€explicitlyÐ  d Ðreserved€with€the€consent€of€the€state€and€of€the€court€the€right€to€appeal€a€certifiedÐ ú J Ðquestion€of€law€that€is€dispositive€of€the€case;€orÐà 0Ð Ð  Ðà8  à.€.€.€ÐÆ  Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(iv)€Defendant€explicitly€reserved€with€the€consent€of€the€court€the€right€toÐ ¬ ü  Ðappeal€a€certified€question€of€law€that€is€dispositive€of€the€case.Ð’â Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Prestonóó,€759€S.W.2d€647€(Tenn.€1988),€our€supreme€court€set€forth€the€followingÐ ^®  Ðprerequisites€€for€appellate€review€of€certified€questions€pursuant€to€this€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure:Ð D”  ÐÌà8  àRegardless€of€what€has€appeared€in€prior€petitions,€orders,€colloquy€in€open€court€orÐ ` Ðotherwise,€òòthe€final€order€or€judgment€from€which€the€time€begins€to€run€to€pursueÐ öF Ða€T.R.A.P.€3€appeal€must€contain€a€statement€of€the€dispositive€certified€question€ofÐ Ü, Ðlaw€reserved€by€defendant€for€appellate€reviewóó€and€the€question€of€law€must€be€statedÐ Â Ðso€as€to€clearly€identify€the€scope€and€the€limits€of€the€legal€issue€reserved.€.€.€.Ð ¨ø ÐWithout€an€explicit€statement€of€the€certified€question,€neither€the€defendant,€theÐ ŽÞ ÐState€nor€the€trial€judge€can€make€a€meaningful€determination€of€whether€the€issueÐ tÄ Ðsought€to€be€reviewed€is€dispositive€of€the€case.€.€.€.€Also,€the€order€must€state€thatÐ Zª Ðthe€certified€question€was€expressly€reserved€as€part€of€a€plea€agreement,€that€theÐ @ ÐState€and€the€trial€judge€consented€to€the€reservation€and€that€the€State€and€the€trialÐ &v Ðjudge€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€question€is€dispositive€of€the€case.€€Of€course,€òòtheÐ  \ Ðburden€is€on€defendant€to€see€that€these€prerequisites€are€in€the€final€orderóó€and€thatÐ òB Ðthe€record€brought€to€the€appellate€courts€contains€all€of€the€proceedings€below€thatÐ Ø( Ðbear€upon€whether€the€certified€question€of€law€is€dispositive€and€the€merits€of€theÐ ¾ Ðquestions€certified.€€òòNo€issue€beyond€the€scope€of€the€certified€question€will€beÐ ¤ô Ðconsideredóó.Њ ÚÐ Ð  ÐÌòòId.óó€at€650€(emphasis€added);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Pendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€834,€836„37€(Tenn.€1996);Ð V"¦! ÐòòState€v.€Irwinóó,€962€S.W.2d€477,€478„79€(Tenn.€1998).€€Because€the€final€judgment€in€this€case,Ð <#Œ" Ðentered€April€30,€1998,€did€not€contain€a€statement€of€the€dispositive€certified€question€of€lawÐ "$r# Ðreserved€by€the€Defendant€nor€any€reference€to€a€dispositive€certified€question€of€law,€we€determinedÐ %X $ Ðon€direct€appeal€that€we€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€address€the€Defendant's€certified€questions,€andÐ î%>!% Ðwe€dismissed€his€case.€€òòSeeóó€òòTheron€L.€Boydóó,€1999€WL€354258,€at€*4.€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌà  àNow,€the€case€is€before€us€again€in€the€posture€of€a€delayed€appeal€granted€pursuant€to€theÐ  (ð#( ÐPost„Conviction€Procedure€Act.€€All€parties€below€agreed€that€the€Defendant€was€denied€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðeffective€assistance€of€counsel€by€counsel's€failure€to€ensure€that€the€prerequisites€for€appealingÐ l*¼%* Ðcertified€questions€of€law€were€met€and€that€the€Defendant€was€entitled€to€post„conviction€relief.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐRegarding€post„conviction€relief,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„30„211(a)€provides€as€follows:Ð 8,ˆ', Їà8  àIf€the€court€finds€that€there€was€such€a€denial€or€infringement€of€the€rights€of€theÐ ° Ðprisoner€as€to€render€the€judgment€void€or€voidable,€including€a€finding€that€trialÐ –æ Ðcounsel€was€ineffective€on€direct€appeal,€the€court€shall€vacate€and€set€aside€theÐ |Ì Ðjudgment€or€order€a€delayed€appeal€as€hereinafter€provided€.€.€.€.Ðb²Ð Ð  ÐÌWith€respect€to€a€delayed€appeal,€the€Code€provides:Ð . ~ ÐÌà8  à(a)€When€the€trial€judge€conducting€a€hearing€pursuant€to€this€part€finds€that€theÐ ú J ÐPetitioner€was€denied€the€right€to€an€appeal€from€the€original€conviction€in€violationÐ à 0 Ðof€the€Constitution€of€the€United€States€or€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee€and€thatÐ Æ   Ðthere€is€an€adequate€record€of€the€original€trial€proceeding€available€for€such€review,Ð ¬ ü  Ðthe€judge€can:Ð’â Ð Ð  Ðà8  à(1)€If€a€transcript€was€filed,€grant€a€delayed€appeal;ÐxÈ Ð Ð  Ðà  à.€.€.€à8 ` àÐ^® ` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„213(a)(1).Ð *z  ÐÌà  àThe€obstacle€facing€the€Defendant€in€this€case€is€that€granting€him€a€delayed€appeal€from€theÐ öF Ðoriginal€judgment€does€not€allow€him€to€present€his€certified€questions€to€this€Court.€€A€delayedÐ Ü, Ðappeal€grants€a€defendant€who€was€denied€the€right€to€a€direct€appeal€from€his€original€convictionÐ Â Ðthe€right€to€appeal€from€that€original€conviction.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó€€The€Defendant€has€already€appealed€fromÐ ¨ø Ðhis€original€conviction,€and€his€appeal€was€dismissed€because€the€judgment€of€conviction€did€notÐ ŽÞ Ðreflect€that€the€Defendant€had€reserved€any€certified€questions.€€What€the€Defendant,€the€trial€court,Ð tÄ Ðand€the€prosecutor€have€attempted€to€do€by€agreeing€to€this€delayed€appeal€is€to€amend€the€originalÐ Zª Ðjudgment€by€adding€statements€to€the€original€judgment€indicating€that€the€Defendant€is€explicitlyÐ @ Ðreserving,€with€the€consent€of€the€trial€court€and€the€State,€certified€questions€of€law€which€areÐ &v Ðdispositive€of€the€case.€€The€trial€court,€however,€did€not€have€the€jurisdiction€to€amend€the€judgmentÐ  \ Ðwhen€it€granted€the€delayed€appeal.Ð òB ÐÌà  àAs€a€general€rule,€a€trial€court's€judgment€becomes€final€thirty€days€after€its€entry€unless€aÐ ¾ Ðtimely€notice€of€appeal€or€a€specified€post„trial€motion€is€filed.€€òòSeeóó€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€837;Ð ¤ô ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€4(a),€(c).€€Once€a€judgment€becomes€final€or€a€timely€notice€of€appeal€has€beenÐ Š Ú Ðfiled,€the€trial€court€loses€jurisdiction€over€the€matter.€€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€837.€€After€a€trialÐ p!À  Ðcourt€loses€jurisdiction,€it€generally€has€no€power€to€amend€its€judgment.€€òòId.óó;€òòState€v.€Mooreóó,€814Ð V"¦! ÐS.W.2d€381,€382€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€It€is€well„settled€that€a€judgment€beyond€the€jurisdictionÐ <#Œ" Ðof€a€court€is€void.€€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€837.€€"Likewise,€jurisdiction€to€modify€a€finalÐ "$r# Ðjudgment€cannot€be€grounded€upon€waiver€or€agreement€by€the€parties."€€òòMooreóó,€814€S.W.2d€at€383;Ð %X $ Ðòòsee€alsoóó€òòState€v.€Hamblinóó,€655€S.W.2d€200,€202€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1983).€€€€Ð î%>!% ÐÌà  àHere,€the€trial€court€lost€the€jurisdiction€to€amend€its€judgment€when€the€Defendant€originallyÐ º' #' Ðfiled€his€notice€of€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€837„38.€€Thus,€any€attempt€by€the€trialÐ  (ð#( Ðcourt€to€amend€the€judgment,€even€with€the€agreement€of€the€Defendant€and€the€State,€is€void.€€òòSeeóóÐ †)Ö$) Ðòòid.óó;€òòMooreóó,€814€S.W.2d€at€383.€€By€granting€the€Defendant€a€delayed€appeal€from€his€originalÐ l*¼%* Ðconviction,€the€trial€court€essentially€placed€the€Defendant€in€the€same€posture€he€was€in€when€heÐ R+¢&+ Ðoriginally€brought€his€case€before€this€Court:€The€Defendant€is€attempting€to€appeal€from€a€judgmentÐ 8,ˆ', Ðof€conviction€which€does€not€reflect€the€reservation€of€certified€questions€of€law.€€Because€theÐ ° Ðjudgment€does€not€reflect€that€reservation,€we€do€not€have€jurisdiction€to€address€the€Defendant'sÐ –æ Ðissues.€€òòSeeóó€òòTheron€L.€Boydóó,€1999€WL€354258,€at€*4;€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€836„37;€òòPrestonóó,Ð |Ì Ð759€S.W.2d€at€650.€€We€view€the€agreed€order€as€ð ðan€attempt€to€confer€jurisdiction€on€the€Court€ofÐ b² ÐCriminal€Appeals€to€hear€and€determine€a€òòPrestonóó€appeal€where€no€jurisdiction€existed€because€ofÐ H˜ Ðnoncompliance€with€Rule€37.ðð€€òòÔ_ÔPendergrassÔ_Ôóó€937€S.W.2d€at€837.Ð . ~ ÐÌà  àWe€recognize€that€the€procedure€followed€in€this€case€was€essentially€allowed€in€theÐ ú J Ðunreported€case€of€òòCarlos€L.€Acevedo€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„9711„CR„00541,€1999€WL€219588€(Tenn.Ð à 0 ÐCrim.€App.,€Nashville,€Apr.€16,€1999),€a€case€which€was€relied€upon€by€the€Defendant.€€Like€theÐ Æ   Ðparties€in€this€case,€the€defendant,€the€prosecutor,€and€the€trial€court€all€agreed€in€òòAcevedoóó€that€theÐ ¬ ü  Ðdefendant€was€prejudiced€by€his€counsel's€error€in€failing€to€preserve€his€right€to€appeal€certifiedÐ ’â  Ðquestions€of€law€and€that€the€defendant€should€be€granted€a€delayed€appeal€for€the€appellate€courtÐ xÈ  Ðto€address€the€certified€questions€of€law€on€the€merits.€€òòId.óó€at€*1.€€When€the€State€argued€before€thisÐ ^®  ÐCourt€that€a€delayed€appeal€cannot€resurrect€an€issue€not€properly€reserved,€we€simply€stated,€"TheÐ D”  ÐState's€arguments€must€fail€because€by€agreed€order,€the€State€stipulated€'that€Petitioner's€petition€forÐ *z  Ðpost„conviction€relief,€which€requests€a€delayed€appeal€on€a€reserved€issue€of€appellate€review,Ð ` Ðshould€be€Ô_Ôgranted.'"Ô_Ô€òòId.óó€€Ô_ÔOurÔ_Ô€resolution€of€that€case€was€obviously€predicated€upon€a€notion€ofÐ öF Ðestoppel,€although€we€did€not€refer€to€it€as€such.€€We€agree€that€it€may€appear€unfair€to€a€defendantÐ Ü, Ðfor€the€State€to€take€one€position€at€the€trial€court€level,€and€after€a€defendant€has€relied€on€thatÐ Â Ðposition,€take€a€different€position€on€appeal.€€In€most€cases€we€could€refuse€to€accept€the€State'sÐ ¨ø Ðposition€on€appeal€on€the€ground€that€we€will€not€address€issues€not€raised€at€the€trial€court€level.€Ð ŽÞ ÐòòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Cameronóó,€909€S.W.2d€836,€839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€36(a).€Ð tÄ ÐHowever,€as€stated€previously,€neither€we€nor€the€trial€court€can€ignore€court€rules€in€order€to€assumeÐ Zª Ðjurisdiction€where€there€is€none.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilkesóó,€684€S.W.2d€at€667;€òòHamblinóó,€655€S.W.2d€at€202.€€InÐ @ Ðthe€past,€we€have€addressed€procedural€failures€which€went€to€the€very€nature€of€our€jurisdiction€òòsuaóóÐ &v Ðòòsponteóó€in€order€to€preserve€the€integrity€of€and€prevent€prejudice€to€the€judicial€process.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ  \ Ðv.€Bowlinóó,€871€S.W.2d€170,€173€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993).€€We€believe€that€the€procedure€utilizedÐ òB Ðin€òòAcevedoóó€to€obtain€appellate€review€of€the€defendant's€certified€questions€of€law€was€erroneousÐ Ø( Ðin€that€the€trial€court€cannot€"amend"€the€final€judgment€of€conviction€in€order€to€allow€a€defendantÐ ¾ Ða€delayed€appeal€of€certified€questions.€€We€have€decided€not€to€allow€the€procedure€approved€inÐ ¤ô ÐòòÔ_ÔAcevedoÔ_Ôóó.Ð Š Ú ÐÌà  à€€€Defendants€who€find€themselves€in€this€unfortunate€position€due€to€trial€counsel's€errorsÐ V"¦! Ðare€not,€however,€left€without€a€remedy.€€While€a€delayed€appeal€is€not€the€correct€procedure,€reliefÐ <#Œ" Ðis€available€in€the€post„conviction€process.€€If€a€trial€court€finds€that€a€defendant's€trial€counsel'sÐ "$r# Ðperformance€was€deficient€for€failing€to€properly€reserve€certified€questions€of€law€and€that€but€forÐ %X $ Ðcounsel's€assurance€that€he€or€she€would€be€able€to€appeal€certain€dispositive€questions€of€law,€theÐ î%>!% Ðdefendant€would€not€have€pleaded€guilty,€the€trial€court€may€vacate€the€judgment€of€conviction€andÐ Ô&$"& Ðallow€the€defendant€to€withdraw€the€guilty€plea.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„211(a);€òòHill€v.Ð º' #' ÐLockhartóó,€474€U.S.€52,€59€(1985).€€The€parties€are€then€placed€back€in€the€position€they€occupiedÐ  (ð#( Ðprior€to€the€guilty€plea.€€Should€the€defendant€and€the€State€again€agree€to€a€guilty€plea€in€which€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðdefendant€reserves€dispositive€certified€questions€of€law,€they€could€re„enter€into€such€a€pleaÐ l*¼%* Ðâ âagreement,€and€the€trial€court€could€conduct€another€plea€hearing€and€enter€a€new€judgment€ofÐ R+¢&+ Ðconviction,€explicitly€reserving€the€certified€questions€of€law.€€The€defendant€could€then€appeal,€asÐ ° Ðof€right,€those€certified€questions€to€this€Court.€€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(b).€Ð –æ Ðâ âÌà  àIn€summary,€the€judgment€of€conviction€from€which€the€Defendant€seeks€relief€became€finalÐ b² Ðlong€ago.€€It€did€not€reserve€certified€questions,€and€it€may€not€be€amended.€€That€judgment€reflectsÐ H˜ Ðno€appealable€issues.€€A€"delayed€appeal"€is€therefore€of€no€benefit.Ð . ~ ÐÌà  àBased€on€the€foregoing,€the€Defendant's€appeal€is€dismissed.€€This€case€is€remanded€to€theÐ ú J Ðtrial€court€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.€Ð à 0 Ѐ€€€€€€Ð Æ   ÐÌà  àÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð ^®  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGE