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ÐÌà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Wilson€CountyÐ é 9 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€01„1618€€€€€€John€D.€Wootten,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ Ó # ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<` AßÐ ‘á  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„02460„CCA„R3„CD€„€Filed€December€9,€Ô_Ô2004Ô_ÔÐ ŠÚ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<]` AßÐ ^®  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡ X®XXX”ßÔThe€Appellant,€Craig€S.€Cook,€presents€for€review€a€certified€question€of€law.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€Crim.Ð V¦  ÐP.€37(b)(2)(i).€€Cook€pled€guilty€to€Driving€Under€the€Influence€(DUI),€first€offense,€and€wasÐ ? Ðsentenced€to€eleven€months,€twenty„nine€days€jail€confinement,€to€be€suspended€after€service€of€tenÐ (x Ðdays.€€As€a€condition€of€his€guilty€plea,€Cook€explicitly€reserved€a€certified€question€of€lawÐ a Ðchallenging€the€denial€of€his€motion€to€suppress€the€results€of€a€blood€alcohol€test€administered€byÐ úJ Ða€private€hospital€in€the€course€of€medical€treatment.€Cook€argues€that€the€procedures€utilized€toÐ ã3 Ðobtain€the€results€of€the€test€violated€both€his€€constitutional€right€to€privacy€and€due€process.€€OnÐ Ì Ðappeal,€the€State€asserts€that€the€question€presented€is€not€dispositive€and,€thus,€this€court€is€withoutÐ µ Ðjurisdiction€to€hear€this€appeal.€€After€review,€we€agree€that€the€certified€question€is€not€dispositive.€Ð žî ÐAccordingly,€the€appeal€is€dismissed.€Ô#†X”ßXX X®Ï#ÔÔ#†¼Ó¥»XX”ßž#ÔÔ‡X”ßX»¼Ó¥ÔÐ ‡× ÐÓÃÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Appeal€Dismissed€ó óÐ Y© ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼Ó¥»àX”ß #ÔÔ‡X”ßX.¼Ó¥ÔDavid€G.€Hayes,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJerry€L.€Smithóó€and€òòThomas€T.Ð ,| ÐWoodallóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð e ÐÌFrank€Lannom,€Lebanon,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Craig€S.€Cook.Ð ç 7  ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Michael€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€Helen€WaltonÐ ¹" " ÐYarbrough,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€Jerry€Hunt,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€theÐ ¢#ò# ÐAppellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ‹$Û$ ÐÔ#†¼Ó¥»XX”ßU #ÔÔ‡X”ßX»¼Ó¥ÔÌÓ& Óà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼Ó¥»XX”ßµ #ÔÔ‡X”ßX»¼Ó¥ÔÐ ]&­!& ÐÌò òFactual€Backgroundó óÐ 0(€#( ÐòòóóÔ#†¼Ó¥»XX”ß' #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€X”ßX»¼Ó¥ÔÌò òÔ‡ X®XXX”ßÔó óà  àAt€approximately€7:00€p.m.€on€August€24,€2001,€the€Appellant€was€involved€in€a€singleÐ *S%* Ðvehicle€accident.€€Upon€arriving€at€the€scene,€Trooper€Steve€Chapman€observed€the€Appellant€ð ðandÐ ì*<&+ Ða€motorcycle€in€the€front€lawn€of€a€residence€off€of€Canoe€Branch€Road[.]ðð€At€this€time,€emergencyÐ Õ+%', Ðmedical€personnel€were€administering€first€aid€to€the€Appellant,€who€was€lying€on€the€ground.€Ð ¾,(- ÐTrooper€Chapmanððs€questions€to€the€Appellant€were€necessarily€limited€due€to€the€AppellantððsÐ §-÷(.ý ÐÔ_Ôserious€injuries.€However,€according€to€Chapman,€the€Appellant€ð ðdid€say€he€was€driving€theÐ ° Ðmotorcycle,€and€when€talking€to€[the€Appellant],€I€noted€an€obvious€odor€of€alcoholic€beverage€onÐ ™é Ðhim€and€asked€him€about€that.€[The€Appellant]€said€he€had€drank€three€beers.ðð€€The€Appellant€wasÐ ‚Ò Ðtransported€to€a€nearby€hospital€for€medical€treatment.€€Chapman€was€unable€to€speak€with€theÐ k» ÐAppellant€at€the€hospital€because€he€was€being€treated€for€ð ðwounds,€lacerations,€a€fracture€to€hisÐ T¤ Ðshoulder€or€collar€bone[.]ðð€He€was€advised,€however,€that€medical€personnel€had€performedÐ =  Ðhematology€tests€for€drugs€and€alcohol.Ð & v ÐÌà  àAfter€leaving€the€hospital,€Trooper€Chapman€delivered€a€memorandum€report€to€the€districtÐ ø H Ðattorney€generalððs€office,€requesting€that€the€assistant€district€attorney€obtain€the€hospital€recordsÐ á 1  Ðof€the€Appellantððs€blood€alcohol€content.€€Based€upon€this€request,€a€subpoena€was€issued€by€theÐ Ê   ÐWilson€County€Circuit€Court€Clerk€to€the€Custodian€of€Records€for€the€University€Medical€Center.€Ð ³  ÐThe€subpoena€requested€ð ðany€lab€tests€for€alcohol€or€drugs€.€.€.€pertaining€to€treatment€rendered€forÐ œì  Ðinjuries€incurred€in€an€automobile€crash€that€occurred€on€8„24„2001.ðð€€The€subpoena€further€statedÐ …Õ  Ðthat€compliance€could€be€accomplished€by€delivering€the€records€to€the€grand€jury€or€the€districtÐ n¾  Ðattorney€generalððs€office.€€The€State€acknowledged€that€in€addition€to€the€lab€tests€for€alcohol€orÐ W§  Ðdrugs,€the€hospital€provided€all€of€the€Appellantððs€medical€records€related€to€treatment€on€the€dayÐ @ Ðof€the€accident.€€The€Appellant€did€not€receive€any€notice€of€this€subpoena.€€Ð )y ÐÌà  àThe€medical€records€were€opened€and€reviewed€by€the€district€attorneyððs€office€without€theÐ ûK Ðconsent€of€the€Appellant€or€the€prior€judicial€approval€of€a€court€of€competent€jurisdiction.€€TheÐ ä4 Ðdocuments€were€then€submitted€to€a€Wilson€County€grand€jury€as€evidence€of€the€AppellantððsÐ Í Ðintoxication.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€A€two„count€indictment€was€subsequently€returned€by€the€grand€jury€for€driving€underÐ ¶ Ðthe€influence,€in€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„401,€and€driving€with€a€bloodÐ Ÿï Ðalcohol€level€of€.10€percent€or€more,€in€violation€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„Ð ˆØ Ð401(a)(2).€Ð qÁ ÐÌà  àThe€Appellant€moved€to€suppress€the€results€of€the€blood€alcohol€test,€contending€that€theÐ C“ ÐState€violated€his€constitutional€right€to€privacy€by€issuing€the€subpoena€to€the€hospital€for€his€Ð ,| Ðpersonal€medical€records€taken€in€the€course€of€treatment€for€injuries€received€in€the€collision.€€TheÐ e Ðtrial€court€denied€the€Appellantððs€motion.€€€Ð þN ÐÌà  àOn€June€17,€2002,€the€Appellant€pled€guilty€to€DUI,€firstòòóó€offense.€As€part€of€the€pleaÐ Ð!   Ðagreement,€the€remaining€count€of€driving€with€a€blood€alcohol€content€over€the€legal€limit€wasÐ ¹" ! Ðdismissed.€€As€a€condition€of€his€guilty€plea,€the€Appellant€reserved€a€certified€question€of€law,Ð ¢#ò" Ðwhich€is€now€before€this€court€on€appeal.Ð ‹$Û# ÐÌÌÌÌÐ )h$( Ðà@ôô&ìàò òANALYSISˆÐ ° ÐÌó óà0  àIn€this€appeal,€the€Appellant€seeks€review€of€the€following€certified€question€of€law:ЄÔ(#(# ÐÌà8  àWhether€the€subpoena€of€the€[Appellantððs]€private€medical€records€by€the€Grand€Jury€Ð V¦ Ðviolate€the€constitutional€and€statutory€protections€of€the€[Appellant]€when€theÐ ?  Ðrecords€were€delivered€to€the€Office€of€the€District€Attorney€General€and€opened€byÐ ( x Ða€member€of€the€District€Attorneyððs€Staff€without€consent€of€the€[Appellant]€or€priorÐ  a Ðjudicial€approval€and€then€presented€to€the€grand€jury€violating€the€following€rights:Ðú JÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àA)€The€[Appellantððs]€Federal€and€State€Constitutional€Rights€ofÐ Ì   ÐPrivacy€protected€by€the€14òòthóó€Amendment€and€Article€1€Section€8€ofÐ µ  Ðthe€Tennessee€Constitution.€Ðžî ` x` x ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àB)€Due€Process€Rights€protected€by€the€14òòthóó€Amendment€and€Article€1Ð pÀ  ÐSection€8€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.ÐY© ` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà0` Ð Ð àC)€Rights€against€Unreasonable€Search€and€Seizure€protected€by€the€4òòthóóÐ +{ ÐAmendment€and€Article€1€Section€7€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution.Ðd` Ð ` Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àD)€Rights€granted€under€T.C.A.€ðð€68„11„404,€ðð€68„11„402,€and€ðð€68„11„304.Ðæ6Ð Ð  Ѐ€Ð Ï ÐRule€37(b)(2)(i),€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€allows€an€appeal€from€a€guilty€plea€inÐ ¸ Ðcertain€cases€under€very€narrow€circumstances.€€An€appeal€lies€from€a€guilty€plea,€pursuant€to€RuleÐ ¡ñ Ð37(b)(2)(i),€if€the€final€order€of€judgment€contains€a€statement€of€the€dispositive€certified€questionÐ ŠÚ Ðof€law€reserved€by€the€Appellant,€wherein€the€question€is€so€clearly€stated€as€to€identify€the€scopeÐ sà Ðand€the€limit€of€the€legal€issues€reserved.€€òòState€v.€Prestonóó,€759€S.W.2d€647,€650€(Tenn.€1988).€TheÐ \¬ Ðorder€must€also€state€that€the€certified€question€was€expressly€reserved€as€part€of€the€plea€agreement,Ð E• Ðthe€State€and€the€trial€judge€consented€to€the€reservation,€and€the€State€and€the€trial€judge€are€of€theÐ .~ Ðopinion€that€the€question€is€dispositive€of€the€case.€€òòIdóó.€€If€these€circumstances€are€not€met,€this€courtÐ g Ðis€without€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€appeal.€€òòSee€State€v.€Pendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€834,€837€(Tenn.Ð  P Ð1996).€The€burden€is€on€the€Appellant€to€see€that€these€prerequisites€are€in€the€final€order€and€thatÐ é 9 Ðthe€record€brought€to€the€appellate€court€contains€all€of€the€proceedings€below€that€bear€uponÐ Ò!"  Ðwhether€the€certified€question€of€law€is€dispositive€and€the€merits€of€the€question€certified.€€òòIdóó.€€€TheÐ »" ! Ðissue€of€whether€the€question€of€law,€as€presented,€is€dispositive€is€critical€to€appellate€review€asÐ ¤#ô" Ðgenerally€an€appeal€does€not€lie€from€a€guilty€plea€conviction.€€òòPatterson€v.€Stateóó,€684€S.W.2d€110,Ð $Ý# Ð111€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1984).€€This€court€is€not€permitted€to€assume€jurisdiction€of€a€case€basedÐ v%Æ $ Ðupon€ð ðagreement€of€litigants€and€the€trial€court.ðð€€òòState€v.€Wilkesóó,€684€S.W.2d€663,€667€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð _&¯!% ÐApp.€1984);€òòsee€alsoóó€òòPrestonóó,€759€S.W.2d€at€651òò;óó€òòState€v.€Oliver,óó€30€S.W.3d€363,€364€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð H'˜"& ÐApp.€2000).€€òòóóIn€sum,€the€parties€to€the€litigation€may€not€by€agreement€confer€jurisdiction€when€noneÐ 1(#' Ðexists€otherwise.€€An€issue€is€dispositive€when€this€court€must€either€affirm€the€judgment€or€reverseÐ )j$( Ðand€dismiss.€€òòWilkesóó,€684€S.W.2d€at€667.€Ð *S%) Ðâ âÐ ì*<&* ÐÑ@«Ñâ âÑ8°ÑÑTRXì3Ø'Avery 12-294/295 Laser TaXà3Ø' Letter3Ø'Letter ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  Ñÿ3Ø'LetterTÑâ âÑ  Ñà  àWhile€the€State€at€the€trial€level€agreed€that€the€certified€question€is€dispositive,€on€appeal,Ð ° Ðâ âthe€State€argues€that€the€question€is€not€dispositive€of€the€case.€€We€agree€that€the€question€is€notÐ ™é Ðdispositive€because€other€evidence€of€the€Appellantððs€guilt€was€available€to€support€the€conviction.€Ð ‚Ò ÐIt€is€well€established€that€the€denial€of€a€motion€to€suppress€a€blood€alcohol€test€is€not€necessarilyÐ k» Ðdispositive€of€the€case€when€sufficient€evidence€exists€that€is€ð ðindependent€of€the€test€result,ðð€suchÐ T¤ Ðas€the€testimony€from€an€officer€or€other€witness€that€the€motorist€drove€in€a€manner€or€otherwiseÐ =  Ðexhibited€behavior€that€suggested€impairment€of€the€ability€to€drive.€€òòState€v.€Gregory€W.€Gurleyóó,Ð & v ÐNo.€W2001„02253„CCA„€R3„CD€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€at€Jackson,€Aug.€6,€2002).׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€In€the€case€beforeÐ  _ Ðus,€the€proof€demonstrates€that€the€Appellant€was€involved€in€single€vehicle€collision€and€theÐ ø H Ðmotorcycle€he€was€driving€was€located€ð ðin€the€front€lawn€of€a€residence[.]ðð€He€sustained€significantÐ á 1  Ðinjuries€from€the€impact.€€Moreover,€Trooper€Chapman€testified€that€he€observed€ð ðan€òòobviousóó€odorÐ Ê   Ðof€alcoholic€beverageðð€on€the€Appellant€and€the€Appellant€admitted€to€drinking€three€beers.€€ThisÐ ³  Ðproof€is€sufficient€to€permit€a€rational€fact€finder€to€conclude€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt,€based€uponÐ œì  Ðcircumstantial€evidence,€that€the€Appellant€was€driving€under€the€influence.€€òòSee€State€v.€Vasser,€óó870Ð …Õ  ÐS.W.2d€543,€544€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Corderóó,€854€S.W.2d€653,€654€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð n¾  Ð1992).€€Thus,€in€this€case€were€we€to€agree€with€the€Appellant€and€suppress€the€test€results,€thisÐ W§  Ðruling€would€not€dispose€of€the€case€as€there€is€evidence€independent€of€the€test€which€wouldÐ @ Ðsupport€a€conviction.€€Accordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€issue€of€whether€the€results€of€the€bloodÐ )y Ðalcohol€test€should€have€been€suppressed€is€not€dispositive€of€the€case.€€As€such,€this€court€has€noÐ b Ðjurisdiction€to€entertain€this€appeal.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€37(b)(2)(i).€€Accordingly,€the€appeal€isÐ ûK Ðdismissed.Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àNotwithstanding€our€dismissal€of€the€case,€we€would€agree€with€the€Appellant€that€a€patientððsÐ ¶ Ðright€to€privacy€in€the€contents€of€his€or€her€medical€records€in€a€licensed€health€care€facility€isÐ Ÿï Ðstatutorily€recognized€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€68„11„11502€(2001).€€òòSee€alsoóó€Tenn.Ð ˆØ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€68„11„304(c)€(2001).€€The€Appellantððs€medical€records€in€this€case€were€obtainedÐ qÁ Ðthrough€the€issue€of€a€subpoena€duces€tecum€at€the€request€of€the€assistant€district€attorney,€asÐ Zª Ðauthorized€by€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€68„11„402(a)€(2001).€€€€Moreover,€it€is€clear€thatÐ C“ Ðhospital€records€may€be€subpoenaed€for€use€in€a€criminal€proceeding.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€68„11„Ð ,| Ð404(a)(3)€(2001);€òòState€v.€Tammy€Hartóó,€No.€E2003„00053„CCA„R3„CD€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€atÐ e ÐKnoxville,€Nov.€7,€2003),€òòperm.€to€appeal€deniedóó,€(Tenn.€2004);€Op.€Tenn.€Attððy€Gen.€No.€01„138Ð þN Ð(Sept.€4,€2001).€€Ð ç 7 ÐÌà  àWe€would€acknowledge,€as€argued€by€the€Appellant,€that€various€procedural€safeguards€wereÐ ¹" ! Ðnot€followed€in€this€case.€€First,€we€find€no€authority€which€would€permit€a€patientððs€confidentialÐ ¢#ò" Ðmedical€records€to€be€ð ðopened€and€examined€by€a€member€of€the€District€Attorneyððs€Staff.ðð€€TheÐ ‹$Û# Ðprovisions€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€68„11„404€require€that€the€records€be€sealed€andÐ t%Ä $ Ðremained€sealed€until€opened,€as€pertinent€to€this€case,€by€the€foreperson€of€the€grand€jury.€€Tenn.Ð ]&­!% ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€68„11„404(a).€€Additionally,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€68„11„402(b)€requiresÐ F'–"& Ðthat€the€subpoenaing€party€provide€notice€within€ten€days€to€the€affected€party€that€his€or€her€medicalÐ ° Ðrecords€have€been€subpoenaed.€€While€these€and€other€procedural€requirements€were€not€followed,Ð ™é Ðthese€deficiencies€do€not€alter€the€fact€that€the€certified€question€is€not€dispositive€or€that€theÐ ‚Ò Ðobtaining€of€a€patientððs€medical€records€by€the€District€Attorney€General€in€a€criminal€proceedingÐ k» Ðdoes€not€encroach€upon€any€constitutional€right.€€Ð T¤ ÐÌà@GG%ìàò òCONCLUSIONˆÐ & v ÐÌó óà0  àBased€upon€the€foregoing,€we€conclude€that€the€certified€question€before€us€is€not€dispositiveÐú J(#(# Ðof€the€Appellantððs€case.€€Thus,€because€the€question€of€law€is€not€properly€before€this€court,€weÐ ã 3  Ðdismiss€for€lack€of€jurisdiction.€€Ð Ì   ÐÌÔ#†X”ßXX X®á #ÔÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð Y©  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àDAVID€G.€HAYES,€JUDGE