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ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼]%»XXé² #ÔÓ  ÓÔ€XéX»¼]%Ôà  àThe€facts€are€not€in€dispute.€€On€September€9,€1994,€the€defendant€was€declared€a€habitualÐ ü#L# Ðtraffic€offender€and€prohibited€from€driving€on€a€public€road.€€The€judgment€was€based€upon€anÐ è$8 $ ÐAugust€15,€1992,€conviction€for€driving€on€a€suspended€license;€an€August€25,€1992,€conviction€forÐ Ô%$!% Ðdriving€on€a€suspended€license;€and€a€February€1,€1993,€conviction€for€driving€on€a€suspendedÐ À&"& Ðlicense.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€On€June€27,€1997,€Kingsport€Police€Officer€Todd€Harrison€saw€the€defendant€driving€aÐ ¬'ü"' Ðâ âblue€Chevrolet€van€on€Lincoln€Street.€€Officer€Harrison,€who€was€riding€a€bicycle,€recognized€theÐ ˜(è#(ý Ðdefendant€because€he€had€arrested€him€on€an€earlier€occasion€for€driving€on€a€suspended€license.€Ð ° ÐThe€officer€attempted€to€make€a€stop€but€the€defendant€sped€away.€€Ð œì Ðâ  Ð ˆØ Ðà  àA€presentment€charging€the€defendant€with€violating€the€order€prohibiting€his€driving€wasÐ tÄ Ðissued€by€the€Sullivan€County€Grand€Jury€on€July€22,€1998.€€On€November€12,€1999,€the€defendantÐ `° Ðentered€a€guilty€plea€which€was€approved€by€the€trial€court.€A€presentence€investigation€report€wasÐ L œ Ðfiled.€€Prior€to€the€entry€of€the€judgment,€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€to€set€aside€the€guilty€plea€onÐ 8 ˆ ÐApril€10,€2000.€€Eleven€months€later,€a€hearing€ensued€on€the€motion€and€the€trial€court€denied€reliefÐ $ t Ðand€entered€judgment.€€The€face€of€the€judgment€indicates€that€sentence€was€imposed€November€29,Ð  ` Ð1999,€some€four€and€one„half€months€before€the€filing€of€the€motion€to€withdraw€the€guilty€plea.€Ð ü L  ÐÌà  àThe€defendant€moved€to€withdraw€his€guilty€plea€based€in€part€on€his€interpretation€ofÐ Ô$  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„603€which,€he€argues,€either€provides€or€should€provideÐ À  Ðthat€driving€on€a€suspended€license€qualifies€as€a€predicate€offense€under€the€Motor€Vehicle€HabitualÐ ¬ü  ÐOffenders€Act€only€if€the€original€suspension€of€the€license€was€based€on€something€more€seriousÐ ˜è  Ðthan€unpaid€traffic€citations.€€In€addition,€the€defendant€points€to€an€amendment€to€Tennessee€CodeÐ „Ô  ÐAnnotated€section€55„10„615€which€became€effective€on€July€1,€2000,€some€three€years€after€thisÐ pÀ Ðoffense.€€The€amendment€establishes€that€a€suspended€license€offense€may€not€be€the€basis€for€theÐ \¬ Ðdeclaration€of€an€individual€as€a€motor€vehicle€habitual€offender€unless€the€license€was€suspendedÐ H˜ Ðfor€reasons€set€forth€in€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„603(2)(A)(i„vi).€€The€new€languageÐ 4„ Ðprovides€as€Ô_Ôfollows:Ð  p ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àà ¸ à(c)€€Notwithstanding€subsections€(a)€or€(b)€or€any€otherÐ øH Ðprovision€of€law€to€the€contrary,€if€a€person€is€declared€to€be€aÐ ä4 Ðhabitual€motor€vehicle€offender€and€one€(1)€or€more€of€the€requisiteÐ Ð  Ðconvictions€was€for€driving€while€unlicensed€as€prohibited€by€title€55,Ð ¼  Ðchapter€50,€part€3,€or€driving€on€a€cancelled,€suspended€or€revokedÐ ¨ø Ðlicense€as€prohibited€by€ðð€55„50„504€where€the€underlying€violationÐ ”ä Ðof€ðð€55„50„504€was€not€an€offense€enumerated€in€ðð€55„10„603(2)(A),Ð €Ð Ðsuch€person€may€petition€the€court€where€such€habitual€offenderÐ l¼ Ðfinding€occurred€or€any€court€of€record€having€criminal€jurisdiction€Ð X ¨ Ðin€the€county€in€which€such€person€then€resides€for€immediateÐ D!” Ðrestoration€of€the€privilege€to€operate€a€motor€vehicle€in€this€state.€Ð 0"€  ÐAfter€reviewing€such€a€petition,€if€the€court€finds€that€one€(1)€or€moreÐ #l! Ðof€such€requisite€convictions€was€for€driving€while€unlicensed€asÐ $X" Ðprohibited€by€title€55,€chapter€50,€part€3,€or€for€ðð€55„50„504€where€theÐ ô$D # Ðunderlying€Ô_Ôoffense€wasÔ_Ô€not€one€enumerated€in€ðð€55„10„603(2)(A),Ð à%0!$ Ðthen€the€court€shall€restore€to€such€person€the€privilege€to€operate€aÐ Ì&"% Ðmotor€vehicle€in€this€state€upon€such€terms€and€conditions€as€theÐ ¸'#& Ðcourt€may€prescribe€.€.€.€.€€Ð¤(ô#'` x` x ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„615(c).€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àAt€trial,€the€state€conceded€that€the€amendment,€which€did€not€become€effective€until€wellÐ ° Ðafter€this€offense,€meant€that€the€defendant€would€no€longer€qualify€as€a€habitual€motor€vehicleÐ œì Ðoffender.€The€state€maintained,€however,€that€the€provisions€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€Ð ˆØ Ð39„11„112€permitted€the€continuation€of€the€prosecution€under€prior€law.€€That€statute€provides€asÐ tÄ Ðfollows:€Ô_ÔÐ `° ÐÔ_ÔÌà8  àà ` àWhenever€any€penal€statute€or€penal€legislative€act€of€the€state€is€repealed€orÐ 8 ˆ Ðamended€by€a€subsequent€legislative€act,€any€offense,€as€defined€by€the€statute€or€actÐ $ t Ðbeing€repealed€or€amended,€committed€while€such€statute€or€act€was€in€full€force€andÐ  ` Ðeffect€shall€be€prosecuted€under€the€act€or€statute€in€effect€at€the€time€of€theÐ ü L  Ðcommission€of€the€offense.€€Except€as€provided€under€the€provisions€of€ðð€40„35„117,Ð è 8  Ðin€the€event€the€subsequent€act€provides€for€a€lesser€penalty,€any€punishment€imposedÐ Ô$  Ðshall€be€in€accordance€with€the€subsequent€act.ÐÀ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€this€offense,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€55„10„603€included€as€aÐ ˜è  Ðqualifying€offense€òòanyóó€"violation€of€ðð€55„50„504,€relative€to€driving€on€a€canceled,€suspended,€orÐ „Ô  Ðrevoked€license€.€.€.€."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„603(2)(A)(x)€(1998).€€There€was€no€exception€forÐ pÀ Ða€suspension€which€was€based€entirely€upon€incidents€of€failure€to€pay€traffic€citations.€€The€July€1,Ð \¬ Ð2000,€amendment€not€only€excluded€failure€to€pay€traffic€citations€as€a€predicate€offense€but€alsoÐ H˜ Ðafforded€an€opportunity€for€relief€to€those€whose€licenses€had€been€suspended€for€non„payment€ofÐ 4„ Ðcitations.€€On€November€27,€2001,€some€two€years€after€the€conviction€in€this€case,€the€trial€courtÐ  p Ðvacated€the€September€9,€1994,€Motor€Vehicle€Habitual€Offender€order€as€provided€by€theÐ  \ Ðamendment.€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àBecause€the€plain€language€of€the€statute€at€the€time€of€this€offense€clearly€applies€to€theÐ Ð  Ðdefendant,€the€question€is€really€whether€the€changes€in€the€law€warranted€approval€of€his€requestÐ ¼  Ðto€withdraw€the€guilty€plea.€€The€guiding€principles€of€law€are€well€settled.€€A€defendant€whoÐ ¨ø Ðsubmits€a€guilty€plea€is€not€entitled€to€withdraw€the€plea€as€a€matter€of€right.€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919Ð ”ä ÐS.W.2d€346,€355€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995).€€In€appropriate€cases,€trial€courts€have€the€authority€toÐ €Ð Ðset€aside€a€guilty€plea€after€its€acceptance.€€òòState€v.€Burrisóó,€40€S.W.3d€520,€524€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð l¼ Ð2000).€€Under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€32(f),€a€defendant's€motion€to€withdraw€a€pleaÐ X ¨ Ðof€guilty€filed€before€the€imposition€of€sentence€may€be€granted€upon€a€showing€"of€any€fair€and€justÐ D!” Ðreason";€however,€after€sentencing€but€prior€to€a€final€judgment,€such€a€motion€to€withdraw€a€guiltyÐ 0"€  Ðplea€may€only€be€granted€to€correct€a€"manifest€injustice."€€While€the€principle€of€manifest€injusticeÐ #l! Ðencompasses€constitutional€violations,€it€also€may€include€situations€where€there€was€a€clear€injusticeÐ $X" Ðwithout€a€constitutional€deprivation.€€òòState€v.€Antonio€Demonte€Lyonsóó,€No.€01C01„9508„CR„00263,Ð ô$D # Ðslip€op.€at€16€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Aug.€15,€1997).€€Whether€there€has€been€manifestÐ à%0!$ Ðinjustice€is€determined€by€the€courts€on€a€case„by„case€basis.€€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€919€S.W.2d€at€355.€Ð Ì&"% ÐIn€òòTurneróó,€this€court€observed€as€Ô_Ôfollows:Ô_ÔÐ ¸'#& ÐÌà8  àà ` àA€trial€court€may€permit€the€withdrawal€of€a€plea€of€guilty€to€preventÐ )à$( Ð"manifest€injustice"€when€it€is€established€that€the€plea€was€entered€due€to€(a)Ð |*Ì%) Ð"coercion,€fraud,€duress€or€mistake,"€(b)€"fear,"€(c)€a€"gross€misrepresentation"€madeÐ h+¸&* Ðby€the€district€attorney€general,€or€an€assistant,€(d)€the€district€attorney€general,€or€anÐ ° Ðassistant,€withholds€material,€exculpatory€evidence,€which€influences€the€entry€of€theÐ œì Ðplea,€or€the€plea€of€guilty€was€not€voluntarily,€understandingly,€or€knowingly€entered.€Ð ˆØ ÐConversely,€the€trial€court€will€not,€as€a€general€rule,€permit€the€withdrawal€of€a€pleaÐ tÄ Ðof€guilty€to€prevent€"manifest€injustice"€when€the€basis€of€the€relief€is€predicatedÐ `° Ðupon€(a)€an€accused's€"change€of€heart,"€(b)€the€entry€of€the€plea€to€avoid€harsherÐ L œ Ðpunishment,€or€(c)€an€accused's€dissatisfaction€with€the€harsh€punishment€imposedÐ 8 ˆ Ðby€the€trial€court€or€a€jury.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌÔ_ÔòòId.óóÔ_Ô€(footnotes€omitted).€€The€withdrawal€of€a€guilty€plea€is€a€matter€of€the€sound€discretion€of€the€trialÐ ü L  Ðcourt.€€òòState€v.€Davisóó,€823€S.W.2d€217,€220€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€Our€scope€of€review€is,Ð è 8  Ðtherefore,€limited€to€an€abuse€of€that€discretion.€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àIt€was€stipulated€that€at€the€time€of€the€entry€of€the€defendant's€guilty€plea,€there€was€a€validÐ ¬ü  Ðorder€declaring€the€defendant€to€be€a€habitual€motor€vehicle€offender.€€After€argument,€the€trial€courtÐ ˜è  Ðfound€that€because€the€order€was€effective€at€the€time€of€the€offense,€the€defendant€had€failed€to€carryÐ „Ô  Ðhis€burden€of€demonstrating€that€a€manifest€injustice€would€result€unless€he€was€allowed€to€withdrawÐ pÀ Ðhis€guilty€plea.€€Because€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„11„112€specifically€provides€for€aÐ \¬ Ðcontinuation€of€the€prosecution€even€with€a€change€in€the€law€and€even€if€the€amendment€authorizedÐ H˜ Ðvacation€of€the€prior€order€under€these€facts,€this€court€cannot€hold€that€the€trial€court€abused€itsÐ 4„ Ðdiscretionary€authority€by€denying€the€motion€to€withdraw€the€guilty€plea.€€No€manifest€injusticeÐ  p Ðresulted.€€It€is€undisputed€that€the€defendant€did,€in€fact,€drive€on€the€public€streets€despite€a€validÐ  \ Ðorder€prohibiting€him€to€do€so.€€€€Ð øH ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€Ô_Ôaffirmed.Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð €Ð Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE