WPC  #NoJ(i wj޳keW֗&W˦TM"3pW]!-+ &)vHdրp)wETms$*[r@Qk!M ?8 SCo`$ƙuPɧ6\o\&h%$Woܵ2-Go{> F(?r*7@q[60^@c8t?Ȳ͇NǰD~|A^7t]#Ț z9 p6n55GK5E!J!=)# >UNI % 0(U:w@4?Sb-j 0D 0l 0DG(U:(U:              AQO  0Df B 0D D/ B: D3W HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,cAZ"Arial Regular DEUUDӀn~<$3|x ##Xd#(3$ !  ((3$ !      0  (#$  0    !"  X]XXXWBXX]   Ad FILEDX]XWB   November9,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XX]AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular  !"  X]XXXWBXX]   Ad FILEDX]XWB   November6,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.XX]AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular ! #%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !   d($$   1  ''' dxdP Pd""""'dxd !  ݛX]XXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T   r(<,(j 8` `@E` ttx$ rr(<,(j 8` `@E` ttx$ rt(>.*jxa` `@E` ttx$Q[ tߛ@22 INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALS@  )ATJACKSON@&JULY1998SESSIONSTATEOFTENNESSEE, h     )  `  `     h     ) p C.C.A.No.02C019707CC00277  L   `  Appellee, h     ) p   8   `     h     )  p MADISONCOUNTY  $   VS. `     h     )    `     h     ) p HON.WHITLAFON,   JOHNEDWARDCLARK, h     ) p JUDGE    `     h     ) `  Appellant. h     ) p (AttemptedAggravatedRobbery, p  `     h     ) p Vandalism) \ @% CONCURRINGOPINION  J  ` IconcurintheexcellentopinionbyJudgeWitt.Althoughthisreversalisnotbaseduponanissuepresentedforourreview,thisCourthasanaffirmativeobligationinallcasesto considerwhetherthetrialandappellatecourthavejurisdictionoverthesubjectmatter,whetherornorpresentedforreview.Tenn.R.App.P.13(b). ` Nevertheless,itisregrettablethatthisCourtmustatthisjunctureinthecriminalϜproceedingsdeclaretheindictmentvoid.Obviously,theindictmentwasseriouslyflawed;however,therewasnopretrialmotionallegingadefectintheindictment.Thesufficiencyoftheindictmentwasfirstraisedduringtrialwhendefensecounseladvisedthecourtthathedidnothaveacopyoftheindictmentuntilthelunchhour.Defensecounselthenorallymovedtodismisstheindictmentsinceitdidnotnameavictimandmerelystatedthelegalconclusionthatanattemptedaggravatedrobberyhadbeencommitted.Thetrialcourtoverruledthemotionnotingitsfrustrationthatdefensecounselhadnotreadtheindictmentpriortotrial. ` Hadthisissuebeenproperlyconsideredbeforetrial,thetimeandexpenseofatrialandthisappellateproceedingmaywellhavebeenavoided.Nevertheless,itbecomesourresponsibilityinlightofHillandRufftodeclaretheindictmentvoid. 506 Л̜  ;Z6<  7lXXdXXd7  ћ ` InlightoftheTennesseeSupremeCourtspronouncementsinHillandRuff,both  Мtriallcourts,prosecutorsanddefensecounselshouldbemoreawareoftheimportanceofproperlydraftingedindictments. `     `     h      p ______________________________ `     h      p JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE    М̛