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J _ECHOLS_X\X   ^  Direct @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforWilliamsonCounty  ^ @@Nos.I2611200A;I2611200BDonaldP.Harris,Judge  J @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200103092CCAR3CDFiledNovember22,_2002_   AV) ` dE<` A      AWilliamsonCountyjuryconvictedthedefendantsof_DUI_,firstoffense.DefendantDanielwas  sentencedtoelevenmonthsandtwentyninedays,allsuspendedexceptfor90daysincarceration. x Defendant_Echols_elevenmonthandtwentyninedaysentencewassuspendedafter30days d incarceration.Thesoleissueonappealiswhethertheirsentencesareexcessive.#XX\#X\XԀWefindthe P defendantsfailedtofiletheirnoticesofappealwithin30daysofthetrialcourtsordersoverruling < theirmotionsfornewtrial;therefore,theirappealisdismissed. (x   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;AppealDismissed  P   #X\&#X\X.JoeG.Riley,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJosephM._Tipton_andDavidG. ( Hayes,JJ.,joined.  J.Daniel_Freemon_,_Lawrenceburg_,Tennessee(onappeal),andLee_Ofman_,Franklin,Tennessee(at  trial),fortheappellants,RonnieK.DanielandJessicaJ._Echols_.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ChristineM._Lapps_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; `!  RonaldL.Davis,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andSharonE._Guffee_,AssistantDistrictAttorney L"! General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. 8#"  OPINION #XX\#X\X %L!% #XX\ #  X\X  Thejuryconvictedbothdefendantsofdrivingundertheinfluence,firstoffense.Defendant '$#' RonnieK.Danielwasdrivingwhenheandhispassenger,defendantJessicaJ._Echols_,wereinvolved ($( inanautomobileaccidentinDavidsonCounty;theyfledtheaccidentscene.Thedriveroftheother )$) vehicleinvolvedintheaccidentfollowedDaniel,whodroveintoWilliamsonCountyatanexcessive *%* speed.Theproofestablishedthatwhilethevehiclewasmoving,thedefendantschangedpositions, +&+ and_Echols_Ԁassumedcontrolofthevehicle.Bothdefendantswereundertheinfluenceofan p,', intoxicantandwereuntruthfultotheofficerwhentheywerestopped. \-(- _ԇ  Thetrialcourtsentencedbothdefendantstoelevenmonthsandtwentyninedays.Defendant  Danielssentencewassuspendedafter90daysincarceration;defendantEcholssentencewas  suspendedafter30daysincarceration.Onappeal,bothdefendantsclaimtheirsentencesare  excessive. t @" NOTICEOFAPPEAL  8    Althoughthetimelyfilingofthenoticesofappealisnotraisedbythestate,wenotethe  ` following.ThedefendantswereconvictedandsentencedonJune15,2001,withthejudgmentsof  L  convictionbeingenteredonJuly10,2001.TimelymotionsfornewtrialwerefiledJuly16,2001.  8  OnSeptember17,2001,defensecounselaskedthetrialcourtforadditionaltimeinwhichtofile $  amendedmotionsfornewtrial,althoughhestatedhewasnotsurehewouldfileamendments.He   alsoindicatedhewouldwaiveargumentonthemotions.Thetrialcourtgrantedthedefendantsan   extensionuntilOctober15,2001,tofiletheiramendedmotionsandadvisedcounselhecouldsubmit   themtothecourtwithoutargument.Noamendedmotionswerefiled.Thetrialcourtenteredorders   onOctober15,2001,denyingthemotionsfornewtrial,andnotingthedefendantsanddefense p counselfailedtoappearbeforethecourt. \   OnNovember26,2001,morethan30daysafterentryoftheorders,defensecounselfiled 4 petitionstoreinstatedefendants'bonds.Counselstatedinthepetitionthathedidnotcompletehis  p amendedmotionsbyOctober15thand leftwordwiththedistrictattorney'sofficetocall ifthere  \ wasanyproblemwithpassingtheMotionforNewTrialtothenextcourtdate.Hestatedhe H receivednoresponse.Thedefendantsdidnotmovethetrialcourttosetasidetheordersoverruling 4 themotionsfornewtrial.     OnNovember28,2001,againmorethanthirtydaysafterthetrialcourtoverruledtheir  motionsfornewtrial,thedefendantsfiledamendedmotionsfornewtrial.Thetrialcourtconducted  ahearingandorallyoverruledtheamendedmotionsonNovember30,2001,notingtheamended  motionscametoolate.Defensecounselarguedhehad30daysfromthedatethemotionsfornew l trialwereoverruledinwhichtofileamendedmotions.Thedefendantsfiledtheirnoticesofappeal X  onDecember6,2001.InordersenteredonDecember13,2001,andJanuary10,2002,thetrialcourt D! ruleditcouldnotconsidertheamendedmotionsbecausetheoriginalmotionsfornewtrialhad 0"  previouslybeenoverruled.Thus,itisapparentthedefendantsnoticesofappealwerefiledwell #l! over30daysaftertheentryoftheOctober15thordersoverrulingtheirmotionsfornewtrial. $X"   Thedefendants'argumenttothetrialcourtthattheyhad30daysfollowingtheentryofthe %0!$ ordersoverrulingtheirmotionsfornewtrialtofileamendedmotionsisinerror.Amendmentsto &"% amotionfornewtrialmustbemadepriortothedateofthemotionhearing.TennR.Crim.P.33(b). '#&   Noticeofappealmustbefiled within30daysafterthedateofentryofthejudgment )$(  appealedfrom....Tenn.R.App.P.4(a).However,thetimelyfilingofanoticeofappealisnot |*%) jurisdictionalinacriminalcaseandmaybewaivedintheinterestofjustice.Id;Statev.Powell,53  S.W.3d258,260(Tenn.Crim.App.2000).     Thedefendantswereseveralweekslateinfilingtheirnoticesofappeal.Theyhaveasserted t nobasisforthiscourttoconcludeitshouldexcusetheuntimelyfilingintheinterestofjustice. ` Further,wehavethoroughlyreviewedtherecordrelatedtothetrialcourtssentencingdeterminations L  andconsidereddefendantsargumentssetforthintheirbrief.Wefindnobasisforconcludingthe 8  interestofjusticerequiresustowaivetherequirementoftimelynoticesofappeal.SeeMichaelM. $ t Taylorv.State,No.M200003205CCAR3PC,2002Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS80,at*4(Tenn.  ` Crim.App.Jan.31,2002,atNashville),perm.toapp.denied(Tenn.2002);Statev._Cleotha_ԀNash,  L  No.02CO19701CC00026,1998Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS198,at*34(Tenn.Crim.App.Feb.  8  18,1998,atJackson),perm.toapp.denied(Tenn.1998). $    Misdemeanorsentencingisdesignedtoprovidethetrialcourtwithmoreflexibilitythanin   felonysentencing.Statev._Troutman_,979S.W.2d271,273(Tenn.1998).X\XXX\InStatev.Combs,a   panelofthiscourtconcludedthatTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection5510403(c) ineffect,   mandatesamaximumsentencefor_DUI_,withtheonlyfunctionofthetrialcourtbeingtodetermine p whatperiodabovetheminimumperiodofincarcerationestablishedbystatute,ifany,istobe \ suspended.945S.W.2d770,774(Tenn.Crim.App.1996)(emphasisadded).#X\XXX\)&#ԀConsideringthe H factsandcircumstancesofthiscaseandthedefendants'background,theinterestofjusticedoesnot 4 requirethewaivingofthetimelyfilingofthenoticesofappealrelativetosentencingconcerns.The  p appealisdismissed.  \ ̀ 4   X\XXX\ `  #X\XXX\)#   h     ___________________________________      `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE