WPC BC!A^1eŢ yB:R$e^1T) ~O?ӼDQVb^(>YpdM`[M)Cio/Ő3pKO 5o}66Mmŋ_#FPB+ȍkeHuRy^0n쭤J_DS&ۭt0-tD°}=h^K(im&c6׌ڷBzg ^IUbj;ܨY[3Q^ }qNȨs>"(o6t5ąa}qdv%Łԩщf Mj? S aFHucKHHu`G A 4uL (@e"X=j彮űN 1Ӯ >I0 'U}\ ~Rŝ:?֧`)N!U>  0  0N 0< 0<* 0hf 04 0< D+> Ai @ o @ o B-8 Be  0 #, UN %CMI(MNu^ ww4 mb\  `&Times New Roman'  AOCUSER0AOCUSER .   6? 24Heading 1  XXX         XXX65 (4Heading 2 X         X <:Default Para<:Footnote Ref6 4Body Text    .,term1 64pmterms11 'dxd &Draw Object <<=8C HKKKK  WPC i K513%)+-51d~ - WPC i K513%)+-51d~ -)Hairline d  d#|x(r9$..      XXXXXXXXHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL6V,,,,V0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularXx1 h_B0:i+00U- - GODSBYRICKEYHC P.J.KestnerBurkhartGallowayMcKinneyTomlinsonLavondasCordellEdmondson 9!..      X&XXXX&XXX&  _         0p x (#X0IXX&8&XXdd8  Qhh0IINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  Qgg$ATNASHVILLEI0Ԉ    H.` hp x (#X(#HAssignedonBriefsOctober13,2004 > X&XIIXX& CHARLESGODSBY,JR.v.RICKEYBELL,andtheSTATEOF 0 TENNESSEEX&XI   <  DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforDavidsonCounty  . No.3434SteveDozier,Judge   -  XXX&  k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KEv K Kv2 -  X&XX No.M200303088CCAR3HCFiledNovember24,_2004_ k  -  XXX&  k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KE7 K K72 -  X&XX    Thepetitionerappealsthedismissalofhispetitionforwritofhabeascorpus,inwhichhe ,| contendsthat:(1)theStatecannotmaintainconvictionsonbothmurderandrobberywhenthe b murderwascommittedintheactofrobbery;(2)thecourtlackedjurisdictiontosentencehim H becausehedidnotpleadtothechargeofattemptedseconddegreemurder;and(3)thecourt . erredindismissinghispetitionwithoutfirstappointinghimcounsel.Aftercarefulreview,we  affirmthedismissalofthepetition.    Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed  v   JohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,P.J., B andDavidH.Welles,J.,joined. (x CharlesGodsby,Jr.,Nashville,Tennessee,ProSe. D PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;SethP.Kestner,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  VictorS.(Torry)Johnson,III,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andPamelaS.Anderson,Assistant    DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. !!   OPINION >$$   X&XXX&     &  [   FactsandProceduralHistory[   Ԍ  &Z!& Ќ    X&XXX&      ' &          In1994,thepetitioner,CharlesGodsby,Jr.,wasconvictedoffirstdegreemurder, '&#( especiallyaggravatedrobbery,andattemptedseconddegreemurder.Hewassentencedtolife ( $) imprisonmentonthefirstdegreemurdercharge,andfifteenyearsontheespeciallyaggravated )$* robberycharge,consecutivewiththelifesentence.Thedefendantwasalsosentencedtotwelve *%+ yearsontheattemptedseconddegreemurdercharge,concurrenttothesentenceforespecially n+&, aggravatedrobbery.InOctober2003,thepetitionerfiledapetitionforwritofhabeascorpus, T,'- whichwassummarilydeniedbythetrialcourtforfailuretostateanappropriategroundfor :-(.V _habeasrelief.Thedefendantnowappeals,presentingthreeissuesforourreview.First,the  petitionerargues,pursuanttothe sametransactionrule,thatheshouldnothavebeenconvicted  ofbothfirstdegreemurderandrobberybecausethemurderwascommittedintheactofrobbery. | Next,hecontendsthetrialcourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontosentencehimbecausehedidnot b pleadtotheattemptedseconddegreemurdercharge.Finally,thepetitioneraversthatthecourt H erredindismissinghishabeaspetitionwithoutfirstappointinghimcounsel. ݌ . ~ Ќ        _  _݌̌        TheStateaversonappealthattheissuespresentedbythepetitionerarenotcognizablein  J apetitionforhabeascorpus.  0   X&XXX&      X    E.h` hp x (#X(#E&      Ԍ    Ќ    X&XXX&    X&XXX&        M  AnalysisM  Ԍ    Ќ    X&XXX&       E.` hp x (#hX(#E_' __The_Ԁgroundsuponwhichhabeascorpusreliefcanbesoughtaredecidedlynarrow;relief x  isonlyavailablewhenaconvictionisvoidbecausetheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdiction ^  orauthoritytosentenceadefendantorwhenadefendantssentencehasexpiredandthe D  defendantisbeingillegallyrestrained.Archerv.State,851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993). *z  Further,asentenceindirectcontraventionofastatuteisillegalandvoid.Stephensonv.Carlton, ` 28S.W.3d910,911(Tenn.2000)(citingStatev.Burkhart,566S.W.2d871,873(Tenn.1978)). F Finally,ajudgmentisvoid onlywhenitappearsuponthe   faceofthejudgment +   ݀ortherecordof , theproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentisrenderedthataconvictingcourtwaswithout  jurisdictionorauthoritytosentenceadefendant,orthatadefendantssentenceofimprisonment  orotherrestrainthasexpired.Archer,851S.W.2dat164(quotingStatev.Galloway,45Tenn.  (5Cold.)326,33637(1868)). t  Z ThepetitionerfirstcontendsthattheStatecannotmaintainconvictionsforbothfirst @ degreemurderandrobberywhenthemurderwascommittedintheactofrobbery.Herelies &v whollyonAcresv.State,484S.W.2d534(Tenn.1972),acasewhoseholdinghasbeenseverely  \ limitedbyoursupremecourt.SeeStatev.Black,524S.W.2d913(Tenn.1975).However,itis B notnecessarytoreachthemeritsofthisargumentbecauseitisbeyondthefaceoftherecordand ( isthereforenotanappropriatesubjectforhabeasrelief.Moreover,byenteringapleaofguilty,  thepetitioneradmittedallfactsandelementsnecessarytosustaintheconvictionsandwaivedall  othernonjurisdictionaldefectsorconstitutionalirregularitiesthatmightbepresenttherein.   Statev.McKinney,74S.W.3d291,306(Tenn.2002).Therefore,wefindnoerroronthis p!  ground. V"!  <#" Next,thepetitioneraversthatthesentencingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontosentence "$r# himbecausehedidnotpleadtothechargeofattemptedseconddegreemurder.However,the %X $ recordand,inparticular,thejudgmentonthepertinentchargerevealotherwise.Thefaceofthe %>!% judgmentisclearlymarkedtoindicatethatthepetitionerpledguiltytoseconddegreemurder &$"& andthathereceivedatwelveyearsentence,concurrentwiththefifteenyearsentencefor ' #' especiallyaggravatedrobbery.Moreover,thejudgmentwassubscribedbythepetitioners (#( counselanddatedDecember13,1994,thedatealljudgmentsinthematterweresignedand )$) filed.Therefore,contrarytothepetitionersargument,nothingappearsintherecordindicating l*%* thatthecourtlackedjurisdictiontoissuethesentencesinthepresentcase;rather,thejudgment R+&+ indicatesthataproperguiltypleawasenteredbythepetitionerandacknowledgedbyhis 8,', counsel.Thus,wefindnoerrorinthetrialcourtsdenialofhabeasreliefonthisground.    Finally,thepetitionercontendsthatthetrialcourterredbysummarilydismissinghis | petitionwithoutappointmentofcounsel.Whilethereisnofederalorstateconstitutionalrightto b appointmentofcounselinahabeascorpusproceedings,thetrialcourthasadutytoappoint H counsel ifnecessary.SeeJohnC.Tomlinsonv.State,No.M200102152CCAR3CO,2002 . ~ Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS549(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,June28,2002)(citingColemanv.  d Thompson,501U.S.722,755,111S.Ct.2546(1991);Tenn.CodeAnn.4014204(2004)).If  J thepetitionersjudgmentsarefaciallyvalidandnotvoid,thetrialcourtmayproperlydismissa  0 petitionforwritofhabeascorpuswithoutappointingcounselandwithoutholdinganevidentiary    hearing.Statev.LavondasCordellNelson,No.M200301525CCAR3CO,2003Tenn.Crim.    App.LEXIS1101,at*6(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,Dec.30,2003);seealsoStateexrel.   Edmondsonv.Henderson,421S.W.2d635,63637(Tenn.1967),whichprovidesthatahabeas x  corpuspetitionmaybedismissedwithoutahearingandwithouttheappointmentofcounselif ^  thepetitionfailstoallegesfactsthatwouldjustifyrelief.Intheinstantmatter,thetrialcourts D  actionswerejustifiedbecausethepetitionerdidnotallegeanyfactsthatjustifiedhabeascorpus *z  relief.Therefore,weaffirmthetrialcourtsdenialofhabeasrelief. `  F  XX       .  Conclusion.K/  !/Ԍ , Ќ   XX    Basedontheforegoingandtherecordasawhole,thetrialcourtsdismissalofthe  habeaspetitionisaffirmed.   t  Z  @  &v   \  ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#____________________________________B(#(#  ` 0 0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE((#(# ,  X