WPC  XZ+i?mDsMT'u~!tOTg-=cX)H-f(ۀ^lփ `FZڦT&r{ʒ38Y9-\]I=Z NXg.+y53w3qS|qqBmzrKmeB'i LIbzS}SuDj !i1S9c9}C*׌/_ gb]9M B7~^]]jw50q%ƗR'- 5PU% I2]\Y"G; ''NC鯀qPq~Ys<S_$!#hEQvo1-;8_)_(][,RN% Lm_nˀfs5s,~{{S~M*!}ϘCl l}+1)# >UNI % 0(LU:bKw@S4 0  0DQ U : AQ   sU:U:U:U:U: %U:6 Bp 0DS 0D 0D D/  BN D3k HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\TEMPLATE\STANDARD.WPT,|AZ"Arial Regular- - >U? e@ADBCDDEFӀRn~<$3|xR   Dz$X XXX  XXX `   4      TheHonorableJoeB.JonesdiedMay1,1998,anddidnotparticipateinthisopinion.We `  acknowledgehisfaithfulservicetotheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals,bothasourcolleagueandasourPresidingJudge.#  #(v(2b$ !  XXXXyXXX `   0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< C }  b$XXXX XXX `   1    TherecordindicatesthatA.D.wasfourteenyearsoldonAugust5,1996. Itisthepolicyofthis `  Courttoprotecttheidentityofchildsexabusevictimstotheextentthecircumstancespermit.̀   Dz$X6XXX XX6X `   2    Thisissuewasnotraisedbytheparties.Thegeneralruleisthatappellatecourtswillnot `  considerissuesthatarenotraisedbytheparties;however,plainerrorisanappropriateconsiderationforanappellatecourtwhetherproperlyassignedornot.Statev.Walton,958S.W.2d724,727(Tenn.1997).  |  Anerroraffecting thesubstantialrightsofanaccusedmaybenoticedatanytime...wherenecessarytodosubstantialjustice.Tenn.R.Crim.P.52(b).Thisisthecasehere.   Dz$X XXX  XXX `   3    Itistruethatadefendantwhoaffirmativelyrequestsaparticularjuryinstructiononanoffensenot `  chargedintheindictment,erroneouslybelievingthattheoffenseisalesserincludedoffenseofthechargedcrime,isdeemedtohaveconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictment.Statev.Davenport,980  | S.W.2d407,409(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).However,thereisnoindicationintherecordthatAppellantaffirmativelyrequestedajuryinstructionontheoffenseofClassBmisdemeanorassault.WiththerecordcompletelysilentastoAppellantspositiononchargingthejuryastothisoffense,wecannotpresumethatAppellantrequestedaninstructionandtherebyconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictment. }  Dz$X XXX  XXX `   1    TherecordindicatesthatA.D.wasfourteenyearsoldonAugust5,1996. Itisthepolicyofthis `  Courttoprotecttheidentityofchildsexabusevictimstotheextentthecircumstancespermit.̀,cAZ"Arial Regular   Dz$X XXX  XXX `   2    Thisissuewasnotraisedbytheparties.Thegeneralruleisthatappellatecourtswillnot `  considerissuesthatarenotraisedbytheparties;however,plainerrorisanappropriateconsiderationforanappellatecourtwhetherproperlyassignedornot.Statev.Walton,958S.W.2d724,727(Tenn.1997).  |  Anerroraffecting thesubstantialrightsofanaccusedmaybenoticedatanytime...wherenecessarytodosubstantialjustice.Tenn.R.Crim.P.52(b).Thisisthecasehere.,cAZ"Arial Regular   Dz$X XXX  XXX `   3    Itistruethatadefendantwhoaffirmativelyrequestsaparticularjuryinstructiononanoffensenot `  chargedintheindictment,erroneouslybelievingthattheoffenseisalesserincludedoffenseofthechargedcrime,isdeemedtohaveconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictment.Statev.Davenport,980  | S.W.2d407,409(Tenn.Crim.App.1998).However,thereisnoindicationintherecordthatAppellantaffirmativelyrequestedajuryinstructionontheoffenseofClassBmisdemeanorassault.WiththerecordcompletelysilentastoAppellantspositiononchargingthejuryastothisoffense,wecannotpresumethatAppellantrequestedaninstructionandtherebyconsentedtoanamendmentoftheindictment.,cAZ"Arial Regular   Dz$X XXX  XXX `   4      TheHonorableJoeB.JonesdiedMay1,1998,anddidnotparticipateinthisopinion.We `  acknowledgehisfaithfulservicetotheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals,bothasourcolleagueandasourPresidingJudge.#  #,cAZ"Arial Regular,|AZ"Arial Regular  !"  XXXXV XX   Ad FILEDXX V   April1,1999  CecilCrowson,Jr. XXAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular dLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ''' dxdP Pd'dxd !  F??F` XXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7dXXdXXd7      RFr(<,(j 8` `@Ef ` ttx$,` rFRRRRFFRRRRRRRINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEERt(>.*jxH` `@E<a ` ttx$t` tߛRATJACKSONMARCHSESSION,1998  Ӝ@STATEOFTENNESSEE@@JAMESROBERTFIELDS@,  )  C.C.A.NO.02C019709CC00341 `  `     h   ) `  ` AppellAantABeeB,   h   ) X   `     h   ) `     h   )  HENRYCOUNTY X  VS. `     h   )   X   `     h   )  HON.JULIANP.GUINN  X  М CJAMESROBERTFIELDSCCSTATEOFTENNESSEEC,   )  JUDGE  X   `     h   )  X  ` AppellDeeDEantE.   h   )  (DirectAppealClassBMisdemeanor X  `     h   )  Assault) X      FORTHEAPPELLANT: h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: 8 TERRYJ.LEONARD h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP (! 9NorthCourtSquare h     AttorneyGeneralandReporter  " P.O.Box957Camden,TN38320 h     PETERM.COUGHLAN $  `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral `     h     425FifthAvenueNorth `     h     Nashville,TN372430493 `     h     ROBERTRADFORD `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral `     h     24thJudicialDistrict `     h     P.O.Box686 `     h     Huntingdon,TN38344OPINIONFILED________________________REVERSEDANDDISMISSEDJERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE  4(+,9   OPINION # # `     ` InNovemberof1996,aHenryCountygrandjuryindictedAppellantJamesRobertFieldsforonecountofstatutoryrape.OnFebruary26,1997,aHenryCountyjuryacquittedAppellantofthestatutoryrapechargeandconvictedhimofClassBmisdemeanorassault.AfterasentencinghearingonMarch10,1997,thetrialcourtimposedasixmonthsentence,withninetydaysofcontinuousconfinementfollowedbythreemonthsofsupervisedprobation.Appellantchallengesbothhisconvictionandhissentence,raisingthefollowingissues:0 ` 1)whethertheevidenceissufficienttosupporthisconviction;and ` T$` T$ 0 ` 2)whetherthetrialcourtimposedanexcessivesentence. ` T$` T$ Afterareviewoftherecord,wereversethejudgmentofthetrialcourtanddismisstheconvictionforassault.@+++ FACTS  $  ` A.D.????  #  1      ׀testifiedthatshefirstmetAppellantandLucasBradleyTayloron (|  August5,1996,whileshewasdrinkingbeerandsmokingmarijuanaatthehomeofKevinHilt.A.D.eventuallyleftHiltshomeandtraveledwithAppellantandTaylortoTaylorsresidence.WhentheyarrivedatTaylorsresidence,TaylorwentinsideandAppellantandA.D.remainedinthecar.A.D.testifiedAppellant thenaskedherforsex,andshesaidnothinginresponse.Appellantthenlifted 2,)* upA.D.sshirt,unfastenedherbra,unzippedherpants,andputhisfingerinhervagina.  P    ` A.D.testifiedthatwhenTaylorreturned,Appellantaskedhimtogobackintheresidence.WhenTaylorwentbackintheresidence,AppellantunzippedA.D.spantsagainandputhisfingerbackinhervagina.A.D.testifiedthatshedidnotsayanythingduringthisoccurrence. ` A.D.testifiedthatAppellantthendrovetoamotelandpaidforaroom.AppellantthenaskedA.D.forsexandbecameangryandleftwhenshedeclined.A.D.thenhadsexwithTaylor. ` LucasBradleyTaylortestifiedthatonAugust5,1996,heandAppellantwentlookingformarijuana.TheirsearcheventuallyledthemtothehomeofKevinHilt,wheretheymetA.D.AppellantthendroveTaylorandA.D.toTaylorsresidenceinordertoobtainsomecondoms.Taylortestifiedthatonthewaytohisresidence,AppellanttoldA.D.that youdidntcomealongonthisridefornothingandyourgoingtogiveupsomething. ` Taylortestifiedthatwhenhewasunabletofindanycondomsathisresidence,hegotbackinAppellantscarandAppellantthendrovetoanestablishmentwhereTaylorcouldpurchasecondoms.Duringthistime,TaylorsawthatAppellanthadplacedhishanddownA.D.spants.TaylortestifiedthatA.D.didnotsayordoanythingwhileAppellanthadhishanddownherpants.  7.0  ` Taylortestifiedthatshortlyaftertheseevents,heenteredanestablishment andpurchasedsomecondoms.TaylorthengotbackinAppellantsvehicle,andAppellantbegandrivingtoamotel.Duringthistime,AppellantagainplacedhishanddownA.D.spants.TaylortestifiedthatA.D.didnotsayordoanythingwhileAppellanthadhishanddownherpants. ` TaylortestifiedthatAppellantthendrovetoamotelandsecuredaroom.AppellantthenaskedA.D.forsex,andA.D.declined.Appellantbecameangryandleft,andA.D.thenhadsexwithTaylor. ` DetectiveWilliamVandiveroftheHenryCountySheriffsDepartmenttestifiedthatAppellanthadmadeawrittenstatementinwhichheadmittedthathehaddrivenA.D.andTaylortoaplacewhereTaylorcouldpurchasecondoms,thathehadplacedhishandonA.D.slegwhilehewasdrivinghisvehicle,thathetookA.D.andTaylortoamotelandpaidforaroom,andthatheaskedA.D., Doyouthinkyoumightgivemeadoseofthat?@* ANALYSIS  P* "  ` AppellantclaimsthattheevidenceisinsufficienttosupporthisconvictionforClassBmisdemeanorassaultandthatthetrialcourterroneouslyimposedalongersentencethanhedeserves.However,weneednotaddresstheseissuesbecauseweholdthatAppellantsconvictionmustbereversedbecausehewasconvictedofacrimeforwhichhewasnotcharged.????  %  2       6,. Ї ` Thelawiswell-establishedinTennesseethatanindictmentorpresentmentmustprovidenoticeoftheoffensecharged,anadequatebasisfortheentryofaproperjudgment,andsuitableprotectionagainstdoublejeopardy.Statev.Cleveland,959S.W.2d548,552(Tenn.1997);Statev.Trusty,919 0 S.W.2d305,309(Tenn.1996);Statev.Byrd,820S.W.2d739,741(Tenn.1991).    Asaresult,adefendantcannotlegallybeconvictedofanoffensewhichisnotchargedintheindictmentorwhichisnotalesseroffenseembracedintheindictment.Cleveland,959S.W.2dat552;seealsoTrusty,919S.W.2dat310.   BecauseAppellantwasindictedforstatutoryrapeandnotforClassBmisdemeanorassault,AppellantsconvictionmustbereversedunlessClassBmisdemeanorassaultiseitheralessergradeorclassorlesserincludedoffenseofstatutoryrapeasallegedintheindictment.? ?? ?  %  3       P ̀ ` Alessergradeorclassofoffenseisestablishedbythelegislatureand "0 isdeterminedsimplybylookingattheoffensessetforthinastatutorychapterandpart.Cleveland,959S.W.2dat553.Here,ClassBmisdemeanorassault p& isnotalessergradeorclassofstatutoryrape.ThelegislaturehasincludedClassBmisdemeanorassaultamongthe assaultiveoffensessetforthinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsections39-13-101through-110,whilestatutoryrapeisamongthe sexualoffenseslistedinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsections39-13-501through-527.Therefore,ClassBmisdemeanorassaultis  0&( clearlynotalessergradeorclassofstatutoryrape.See,e.g.,id.(holdingthat `  aggravatedassaultisnotalessergradeorclassofattemptedaggravatedrapebecauseaggravatedassaultisamongthe assaultiveoffenseswhileaggravatedrapeisamongthe sexualoffenses). ` TheremainingquestioniswhetherClassBmisdemeanorassaultisalesserincludedoffenseofstatutoryrapeaschargedintheindictment. Generally,anoffensequalifiesasalesserincludedoffenseonlyiftheelementsoftheincludedoffenseareasubsetoftheelementsofthechargedoffenseandonlyifthegreateroffensecannotbecommittedwithoutalsocommittingthelesseroffense.Trusty,919S.W.2dat310(citingSchmuckv.UnitedStates,489 ` U.S.705,716,109S.Ct.1443,1450!51,103L.Ed.2d734(1989)). Inotherwords,thelesseroffensemaynotrequireproofofanyelementnotincludedinthegreateroffenseaschargedintheindictment.Id.at311. "0  ` ItisclearthatunderthetestsetforthbyTrusty,ClassBmisdemeanor p& assaultisnotalesserincludedoffenseofstatutoryrapeaschargedintheindictment.Theindictmentinthiscasealleges:;;0 ` That[Appellant]...didknowinglyorintentionallyhavesexualpenetrationof[A.D.],afourteen(14)yearoldfemale,andatthetime[Appellant]wasatleastfour(4)yearsolderthan[A.D.],anddidtherebycommittheoffenseofSTATUTORYRAPE,inviolationofT.C.A.3913506(a)....< ` T$` T$ <;,;Thisindictmentincludesalloftheelementsofthecrimeofstatutoryrapeasdefinedbystatute.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.3913506(a)(1997).Theoffense 3)+ ofClassBmisdemeanorassaultoccurswhenaperson [i]ntentionallyorknowinglycausesphysicalcontactwithanotherandareasonablepersonwouldregardthecontactasextremelyoffensiveorprovocative.Tenn.CodeAnn.39 8x/1 13101(a)(3)(1997).Byitsverynature,thisoffenseisonethatcanonlybecommittedwhenthevictimhasnotconsentedtothephysicalcontact.See,e.g., P  Statev.McKnight,900S.W.2d36,49(Tenn.Crim.App.1994)(holdingthatthe @  consentofthevictimisadefensetothecrimeofassault).Ontheotherhand,theoffenseofstatutoryrape contemplatescircumstancesinwhichthesexualrelationsareadmittedlyconsensual.Statev.Ealey,959S.W.2d605,611   (Tenn.Crim.App.1997).Infact,ifthesexualpenetrationwasnotconsensual,thecrimecommittedwouldbetheoffenseofrape.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.39   13503(a)(2)(1997).BecausestatutoryrapeiscommittedwhenthesexualpenetrationisconsensualandClassBmisdemeanorassaultiscommittedwhenthephysicalcontactisnonconsensual,itisclearthattheoffenseofstatutoryrapecanbecommittedwithoutalsocommittingtheoffenseofClassBmisdemeanorassault.Therefore,tousethewordsofTrusty,ClassBmisdemeanorassaultis  @ notalesserincludedoffenseofstatutoryrapebecausestatutoryrape(thegreateroffense)canbecommittedwithoutalsocommittingClassBmisdemeanorassault(thelesseroffense). ` Inconclusion,Appellantwasconvictedandsentencedforanoffenseforwhichhewasnevercharged.Underourlaw,suchaconvictionmaynotstand.ThejudgmentofthetrialcourtisreversedandAppellantsconvictionforClassBmisdemeanorassaultisdismissed.95#X XXX { #59:5#aU XX #5:= `  `  `  `  ` =  = ` = `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE>> 9p02 CONCUR:___________________________________JOEB.JONES,PRESIDINGJUDGE? ???  %  4       8 ___________________________________GARYR.WADE,JUDGE