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Έ:l`~ZLI l$=!_^Yҡ Vut"c<*&iWwfYZ"o|a" g73>|p9Wi(eidž,L\/k6U`9en Cb %\Nb 0dU0N: zt zFN z`&N^ wE 4  / m11UNH 0D 1f 0cV 1ue 72 # ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !b#################################### 0#### B$$ 0$ D5% D-% 0K%% AS6&& 0O' 0D' A7((`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular  R~$      2  T  _TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection391801(1982)(repealed1989)provided,  8  8`   Anypersonwhohaseitherbeenthree(3)timesconvictedwithinthisstateof 2 felonies,notlessthantwo(2)ofwhichareamongthosespecifiedin392103, C 39605[repealed],392111,392112,392640,396417(a)(1)(A),4020112or  wereforacrimepunishablebydeathunderexistinglaw,butforwhichthedeath u penaltywasnotinflicted,orwhohasbeenthree(3)timesconvictedunderthelaws 6  ofanyotherstate,governmentorcountryofcrimes,notlessthantwo(2)ofwhich,  G iftheyhadbeencommittedinthisstate,wouldhavebeenamongthose[previously]   specified...shallbeconsidered,forthepurposesofthispart,andisdeclaredtobe y   anhabitualcriminal....:  ` x` x TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035106(a)(1982)providedthatapersistentoffenderisadefendantwhohas   received: }   (83#" 3"  8  8`    32(  1  )3  0 ` x` x  Two(2)ormorepriorfelonyconvictionsforoffensescommittedwithin O  five(5)yearsimmediatelyprecedingthecommissionoftheinstant   offense;or 3݌  x x Ќ  " 3"  8  8`    3L2(  2  )3  0 ` x` x  Four(4)ormorepriorfelonyconvictionsforoffensescommittedwithin B  ten(10)yearsimmediatelyprecedingthecommissionoftheinstant S offense.C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wptC:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5C:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt̋;1 h_B0:i+003|xU(9 Z6Times New Roman Regular(#$  0    R~$      1  T  _Thepetitioneriscurrentlyincarceratedatthe_Riverbend_ԀMaximumSecurityPrisoninNashville;therefore,  byfilingtheinstantpetitionintheDavidsonCountyCircuitCourt,thepetitionercompliedwiththerequirementsof q TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection2921105(2000),whichprovidesthatapetitionforwritofhabeascorpusbefiled 2 inthecourt mostconvenientinpointofdistancetotheapplicant....(CEMU]emu}AutoList1(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(1)(;3$2#  0  .3  0    R~$      3  T  _Onappeal,thepetitioneralsoarguesthatthemotiontodismissfiledbytheStateinthetrialcourtfailedto  complywiththerequirementsofRule7.02(1)oftheTennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure,whichprovidesthatamotion q  shallstatewithparticularitythegroundstherefor,andshallsetforththerelieforordersought.Thepetitionercontends 2 thattheStatesmotiontodismisscontainednothingmorethan_conclusory_Ԁstatementsthatthepetitionerssentencehad C notyetexpiredandthatthejudgmentwasnotvoidonitsface.However,thesestatements,iftrue,wouldsupportthe  dismissalofapetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.Accordingly,weconcludethattheStatesmotiontodismisscomplied u withRule7.02(1).3#37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)#i)HP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL6V,,,,V0- -(|G2~$ !.8dd8         0  T d(|3)$ !.8dd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3)$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _   8OXXdd8@hh(VINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @gg$ATNASHVILLE#(V #Ԉ #    @  @` AssignedonBriefsAugust11,2004 F XOX #XXO #WAYNEDAVIDSONv._RICKY_ԀBELL,WARDEN  ? XOX@@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforDavidsonCounty  9 @@No.03C760BarbaraN.Haynes,Judge  # @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200301128CCAR3_HC_ԀFiledSeptember27,_2004_   AV) ` dE<]` A ^     XXXXOThepetitioner,WayneDavidson,wasconvictedinthe_Meigs_ԀCountyCriminalCourtofsecond V  degreeburglary.Uponbeingfoundbyajurytobeanhabitualcriminal,thepetitionerwassentenced ? tolifeimprisonment.Subsequently,thepetitionerfiledintheDavidsonCountyCircuitCourtapro (x sepetitionforwritofhabeascorpus,allegingthatthestatutesunderwhichhereceivedalife a sentencewereunconstitutional.Thetrialcourtsummarilydismissedthepetition,andthepetitioner J timelyappealed.Uponreviewoftherecordandthepartiesbriefs,weaffirmthejudgmentofthe 3 trialcourt.#XOXXX ##XXO#XOX   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.     #XOh#XOX.NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,and q RobertW._Wedemeyer_,J.,joined. Z WayneDavidson,Nashville,Tennessee,prose. ,| PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;HelenaWalton_Yarbrough_,AssistantAttorney N General;andVictorS.(_Torry_)Johnson,III,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,Stateof  7  Tennessee. ! !  @@OO& OPINION #XXOL #XOX ##  I.FactualBackground  u% %   XXXXO  OnMay2,1985,thepetitionerwasconvictedinthe_Meigs_ԀCountyCriminalCourtofsecond H'"' degreeburglary.Uponbeingfoundbyajurytobeanhabitualcriminal,thepetitionerwassentenced 1(#( tolifeimprisonment.Thiscourtaffirmedtheconvictionandsentenceondirectappeal.Statev. )j$) WayneDavidson,No.13,1987WL14282(Tenn._Crim_.App.atKnoxville,July21,1987).The *S%* petitionersubsequentlyfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefinthe_Meigs_ԀCountyCriminalCourt *<&+ andthreepetitionsforhabeascorpusreliefintheMorganCountyand_Roane_ԀCountyCriminal +%', Courts.Thiscourtgrantedrelief,inpart,pursuanttothepetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Wayne ,(- K.Davidsonv.State,No.20,1989WL9628(Tenn._Crim_.App.atKnoxville,Jan.20,1989).The -(. _petitionswereotherwisedenied.Id.;WayneDavidsonv.Mills,No.03C019110CR00338,1992  WL141807(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,June25,1992);WayneDavidsonv.State,No.03C01  9512CC00405,1997WL167215(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,Apr.10,1997);Wayne  Davidsonv.Jones,No.03C019708CR00373,1999WL274958(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville, k May4,1999). T   OnMarch14,2003,thepetitioner,actingprose,filedintheDavidsonCountyCircuitCourt & v afourthpetitionforwritofhabeascorpus. #  1      ׀ThepetitionerarguedthattheCriminalSentencing  _ ReformActof1982andthehabitualcriminalstatuteunderwhichhewassentencedtolife  H imprisonmentwereunconstitutionalasappliedtohim.Thetrialcourtdeniedthepetitionwithout  1  ahearing.Thepetitionernowappealsthedenialofhispetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.#XOXXX ##XXO; #XOX       II.Analysis      XXXXO  Whenreviewingapetitionforhabeascorpusrelief,thedeterminationofwhetherrelief o  shouldbegrantedisaquestionoflawsubjecttodenovoreviewwithnopresumptionof X  correctness.McLaneyv.Bell,59S.W.3d90,92(Tenn.2001)(citingHartv.State,21S.W.3d901, A 903(Tenn.2000)).Theburdenisonthepetitionertodemonstratebyapreponderanceofthe *z evidencethatheisentitledtorelief.Wyattv.State,24S.W.3d319,322(Tenn.2000). c   ArticleI,section15oftheTennesseeConstitutionguaranteestherighttoseekhabeascorpus 5 relief.However,Tennesseelawprovidesnarrowgroundsuponwhichsuchreliefmaybegranted.  McLaney,59S.W.3dat92.InTennessee,habeascorpusreliefmaybesoughtonlywhenthe  judgmentisvoid,notmerelyvoidable.Stephensonv.Carlton,28S.W.3d910,911(Tenn.2000).  Inotherwords,habeascorpusreliefwillbegranted onlywhenitappearsuponthefaceofthe  judgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentisrenderedthatacourtlacked r jurisdictionorauthoritytosentenceadefendantorthatthesentencehasexpired.Id.(citingArcher [ v.State,851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993));seealsoStatev.Ritchie,20S.W.3d624,630(Tenn. D 2000).Atrialcourtmaysummarilydismissapetitionforwritofhabeascorpuswithoutahearing -} ortheappointmentofcounselifthepetitionerfailstoshowthatheisentitledtorelief.Tenn.Code f Ann.2921109(2000);seealsoMcLaney,59S.W.3dat93. O #XOXXX##XXO #XOXXXXXO  Onappeal,thepetitionerarguesthattheCriminalSentencingReformActof1982andthe !!  habitualcriminalstatute,asappliedintheinstantcase,violatedhisrighttoequalprotectionunder " ! theTennesseeandUnitedStatesConstitutions.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.391801#XOXXX#XXXXO# XXp#XX ,etseq.(1982) #" (repealed1989),4035101#XOXXX( #XXXXO# XXj #XX ,etseq.(1982).#XOXXX ##XXO3!# XX Specifically,thepetitionerassertsthattheprior $#  convictionsuponwhichhisclassificationasanhabitualcriminalwasbasedcouldhavealso u% $ supportedaclassificationasapersistentoffender. #  2      # XX!#XX #XOXXX!#XXXXOԀThepetitionercontendsthat,asapersistent   offender,hewouldhavereceivedamaximumsentenceoffifteenyearsasopposedtothelife  sentencehereceivedasanhabitualcriminal.Hearguesthattherewas nosubstantialrelationto  publicwelfarewhichrequired[him]...tobegivenalifesentence.Hefurtherarguesthathewas k similarlysituatedtootherdefendantswhoweresentencedaspersistentoffendersunderthe1982 T law.Thepetitionerclaimsthatthesentencingstatutesallowedfortheselectiveandarbitrary =  applicationbytheState.ThepetitioneralsoclaimsthattheCriminalSentencingReformActof & v 1982repealedbyimplicationthehabitualcriminalstatute,therebydeprivingthetrialcourtofthe  _ authoritytoenterjudgmentagainstthepetitioner.#XOXXX###XXOU## XX "e #  3        H   Weconcludethatthepetitionersclaimsarewithoutmerit.Thecourtsofthisstatehave    repeatedlyheldthatthehabitualcriminalstatutedidnotviolatethedueprocessorequalprotection   provisionsofthestateorfederalconstitutions,nordiditsimpositionresultincruelandunusual   punishment.Glasscockv.State,570S.W.2d354,355(Tenn.Crim.App.1978);seealsoStatev.   Russell,866S.W.2d578,58081(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Moreover,thiscourthaspreviously n  observedthat thefactthatthe[habitualcriminal]statuteallowsprosecutorialselectivityinits W  applicationscreatesnoconstitutionalinfringement.Statev.Jackson,697S.W.2d366,373(Tenn. @ Crim.App.1985)#XOXXX'#XXXXO# XX'#XX Ԁ(citingJanowv.State,567S.W.2d483(Tenn.Crim.App.1978));seealsoMarsh )y v.State,561S.W.2d767,771(Tenn.Crim.App.1977).Regardingthepetitionersclaimthatthe  CriminalSentencingReformActof1982repealedbyimplicationthehabitualcriminalstatute# XXH,#XX #XOXXX,#XXXXO,we  notethatthe1982Actexpresslyprovidedthat [n]othinghereinshallprohibittheoperationofthe  habitualcriminalact,providedthatifthedefendantisacquittedofbeinganhabitualcriminal,the k courtshallconductasentencinghearingontheunderlyingfelonyasprovidedinthischapter. T Tenn.CodeAnn.4035203(d)(1982)#XOXXX.#XXXXO# XX-#XX .#XOXXX 0##XXOK0# XX ԀBecausethepetitionerhasfailedtodemonstratethathe =  wasentitledtohabeascorpusrelief,weconcludethatthetrialcourtcommittednoerrorin & v summarilydismissinghispetition.#XOXXX0##XXO0#XOX  _    III.Conclusion   1      XXXXOAccordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.#XOXXX2##XXO2#XOX      `     h     ___________________________________ X     `     h     NORMAMcGEEOGLE,JUDGE