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Ý ƒÄ($ÝÔUSUS.,Ôà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ€ô òXXÔAlthough€òòHargroveóó€was€designated€for€publication€upon€its€initial€filing,€that€designation€was€laterÐ ° Ðchanged. dÝ ƒüœ!ÝÔUSUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ‡¼³t»XXÔÑ€ö_ÑÔ€¼³t»»¼³tÔà@ttìàÔ#†XáðX»¼³t=#ÔÔ‡îHhîXXáðÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@WW$ìàAT€KNOXVILLEÔ#†XáðXîîHhÁ#ÔÔ‡¼³t»XXáðԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€July€22,€2003Ð üL ÐÔ#†XáðX»¼³td#ÔÌò òÔ‡¼³t»XXáðÔòòSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEóó€v.€òòóóERNESTO€GONSALESÔ#†XáðX»¼³t#Ôó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Washington€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€27388€€€€€€Lynn€W.€Brown,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E2002„02687„CCA„R3„CDÐ ¥õ  ÐNovember€14,€Ô_Ô2003Ô_ÔÐ ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€defendant,€Ernesto€Gonsales,€pled€guilty€to€one€count€of€aggravated€assaultòòóó.òòóó€€After€determiningÐ xÈ  Ðthat€the€Immigration€and€Naturalization€Service€(INS)€had€a€detainer€out€for€the€defendant,€the€trialÐ d´ Ðcourt€modified€the€defendant's€sentence€to€six€years'€unsupervised€probation€and€release€to€the€INS,Ð P  Ðnoting€that€the€defendant€would€immediately€be€deported€to€Mexico.€€In€this€appeal,€the€state׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð <Œ Ðcontends€that€the€trial€court€exceeded€its€authority€by€modifying€the€terms€of€the€plea€bargainÐ (x Ðagreement.€€Because€the€initial€judgment€should€not€have€been€altered,€the€order€of€modification€isÐ d Ðreversed€and€the€cause€is€remanded€to€the€trial€court.Ð P ÐÓ™ÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Reversed€and€Remandedó óÐ Ø( ÐÌòòÓ  ÓGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Tiptonóó€and€òòNormaÐ ° ÐMcGee€Ogle,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð œì ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€David€H.€Findley,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ tÄ ÐJoe€Crumley,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellant,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð `° ÐÌMelinda€Meador,€Knoxville,€Tennessee€(on€appeal);€and€Venus€Niner,€Johnson€City,€Tennessee€(atÐ 8!ˆ  Ðtrial),€for€the€appellee,€Ernesto€Gonsales.Ô‡XáðXXXáðÔÐ $"t! ÐÔ#†XáðXXXáð¼ #ÔÌÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ è$8 $ ÐòòóóÓ  ÓÌà  àOn€January€18,€2002,€the€victim,€Eddie€Holmes,€was€working€as€a€security€guard€at€NashvilleÐ À&"& ÐSound,€a€Johnson€City€nightclub.€€Because€the€defendant€had€previously€been€barred€from€the€club,Ð ¬'ü"' Ðthe€victim€denied€the€defendant€admission.€€At€that€point,€the€defendant€warned€that€he€"was€goingÐ ˜(è#( Ðto€his€car€to€get€a€gun."€€He€then€turned€around,€drew€a€knife€from€his€pocket€and€slashed€at€theÐ „)Ô$) Ðvictim's€mid„section,€damaging€his€leather€jacket€and€cutting€a€finger.€€At€the€time€of€the€knife€attack,Ð p*À%* ÐÑö_Ñâ âÑ8€áðXXdìdÈ8ÑÑ€Ñâ âÑ  ÑÔ_Ôthe€defendant€was€on€probation€for€a€prior€assault€involving€the€use€of€a€knife.€€He€had€nineteen€priorÐ ° Ðpublic€intoxication€offenses€and€two€previous€probation€violations.Ð œì ÐÌà  àOn€October€15,€2002,€tò òó óhe€defendant€entered€into€a€best€interest€plea€agreement€to€aggravatedÐ tÄ Ðassault.€€The€state€agreed€not€to€pursue€the€probation€violation€and€the€defendant€consented€to€a€six„Ð `° Ðyear€sentence.€€While€noting€that€there€existed€an€INS€hold€on€the€defendant,€the€trial€court€acceptedÐ L œ Ðthe€plea€and€sentenced€the€defendant€as€follows:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  à[O]n€your€plea€the€court€finds€you€guilty€of€an€aggravated€assault.€€As€agreed€theÐ  ` Ðsentence€imposed€is€six€(6)€years,€standard€offender,€range€one.€€You're€renderedÐ ü L  Ðinfamous[,]€which€means€you€cannot€vote€in€this€country,€and€ordered€to€provide€aÐ è 8  Ðsample€of€blood€for€DNA€analysis.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àà @¸ àà @ àà @h à*€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€*Ð À  ÐÓjÓà8  à[U]nless€the€District€Attorney€changes€his€mind€and€allows€you€to€be€released€to€theÐ ¬ü  Ðimmigration€authorities,€you€will€stay€in€the€Washington€County€[J]ail€until€grantedÐ ˜è  Ðparole€by€the€parole€board,€which€may€be€several€years€from€now.Ð„Ô Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àLater,€at€a€hearing€to€determine€the€defendant's€eligibility€for€release,€€the€trial€court€modifiedÐ \¬ Ðthe€defendant's€sentence€from€six€years'€incarceration€in€the€Washington€County€Jail€to€six€years€ofÐ H˜ Ðunsupervised€probation€with€immediate€release€to€the€INS:Ð 4„ ÐÌà8  àIn€the€court's€opinion€[the€defendant]€has€been€treated€far€more€harshly€than€anyoneÐ  \ Ðthe€court€can€ever€remember€seeing€for€the€extent€of€the€injury€that€was€imposed.€Ð øH ÐThis€court€has€the€authority€pursuant€to€Rule€35,€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€toÐ ä4 Ðreduce€sentence,€and€the€court€acts€accordingly.€€He€has€served€almost€eleven€(11)Ð Ð  Ðmonths€in€jail€for€causing€a€minor€injury,€and€a€minute€entry€will€be€€entered€that€[theÐ ¼  Ðdefendant]€shall€be€released€from€jail€into€the€custody€of€Immigration€andÐ ¨ø ÐNaturaliztion€as€soon€as€they're€here€to€pick€him€up.ДäÐ Ð  ÐÓ  Óà8 @ à*€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€*Ð €Ð ÐÓAÓà8  àUpon€release€he€is€placed€on€six€(6)€years€of€unsupervised€probation€as€announcedÐ l¼ Ðto€the€court€at€his€guilty€plea.€€With€this€conviction€it€is€illegal€for€him€to€return€to€theÐ X ¨ ÐUnited€States€forever.€€The€court's€primary€consideration€in€the€sentence€reductionÐ D!” Ðis€the€purpose€as€stated€under€the€law€that€fair€and€consistent€disparity€in€sentencingÐ 0"€  Ð.€.€.€and€providing€a€fair€sense€of€predictability€of€the€criminal€law€and€its€sanctions,Ð #l! Ðthat€being€deported€from€a€country€where€he's€lived€for€the€last€fourteen€(14)€yearsÐ $X" Ðas€well€as€the€almost€eleven€(11)€months€that€he's€spent€in€custody€is€severeÐ ô$D # Ðpunishment€for€causing€a€minor€cut€on€the€victim's€finger,€and€that€the€court€isÐ à%0!$ Ðrequired€to€treat€people€consistently€pursuant€to€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act.Ð Ì&"% Ð.€.€.и'#&Ð Ð  ÐÌ€à  àInitially,€the€state€argues€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€interfering€with€the€€plea€bargain€process.€Ð )à$( ÐIt€contends€that€by€immediately€releasing€the€defendant€to€INS,€the€trial€court€violated€TennesseeÐ |*Ì%) ÐRule€of€Criminal€Procedure€11€by€mandating€the€terms€of€the€plea€agreement.€€òòSeeóóTenn.€R.€Crim.Ð h+¸&* ÐP.€11(e)(1)€(ð ðThe€court€shall€not€participate€in€any€[plea€agreement]€discussions.ðð);€òòState€v.€Headóó,Ð ° Ð971€S.W.2d€49€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997);€òòState€v.€Turneróó,€713€S.W.2d€327€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1986).€Ð œì ÐFurther,€the€state€asserts€that€the€trial€court€did€not€have€authority€under€Rule€35€to€sua€sponte€reduceÐ ˆØ Ðthe€defendant's€plea€bargained€sentence.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àRule€11(e)€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð L œ ÐÌà8  àà ` à(1)€In€General.€€The€district€attorney€general€and€the€attorney€for€theÐ $ t Ðdefendant€or€the€defendant€when€acting€pro€se€may€engage€in€discussions€with€a€viewÐ  ` Ðtoward€reaching€an€agreement€that,€upon€the€entering€of€a€plea€of€guilty€or€noloÐ ü L  Ðcontendere€to€a€charged€offense€or€to€a€lesser€or€related€offense,€the€district€attorneyÐ è 8  Ðgeneral€will€do€any€of€the€following:ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(A)€move€for€dismissal€of€other€charges;€€orÐÀ Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(B)€make€a€recommendation,€or€agree€not€to€oppose€the€defendant's€request,Ð ¬ü  Ðfor€a€particular€sentence,€with€the€understanding€that€such€recommendation€or€requestÐ ˜è  Ðshall€not€be€binding€upon€the€court;€€orÐ„Ô Ð Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(C)€agree€that€a€specific€sentence€is€the€appropriate€disposition€of€the€case.ÐpÀÐ Ð  Ðà@bbìà*€€€€€€€€€€*€€€€€€€€€€*ˆÐ \¬ Ðà8  àà ` à(3)€Acceptance€of€a€Plea€Agreement.€€If€the€court€accepts€the€plea€agreement,Ð H˜ Ðthe€court€shall€inform€the€defendant€that€it€will€embody€in€the€judgment€and€sentenceÐ 4„ Ðthe€disposition€provided€for€in€the€plea€agreement.Ð pÐ Ð  Ðà8  àà ` à(4)€Rejection€of€a€Plea€Agreement.€€If€the€court€rejects€the€plea€agreement,€theÐ  \ Ðcourt€shall,€on€the€record,€inform€the€parties€of€this€fact,€advise€the€defendantÐ øH Ðpersonally€in€open€court€or,€on€a€showing€of€good€cause,€in€camera,€that€the€court€isÐ ä4 Ðnot€bound€by€the€plea€agreement,€afford€the€defendant€the€opportunity€to€thenÐ Ð  Ðwithdraw€the€plea,€and€advise€the€defendant€that€if€he€or€she€persists€in€the€guilty€pleaÐ ¼  Ðor€plea€of€nolo€contendere€the€disposition€of€the€case€may€be€less€favorable€to€theÐ ¨ø Ðdefendant€than€that€contemplated€by€the€plea€agreement.ДäÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€11(e)(1),€(3)€ð!ð€(4).€€Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àRule€35€€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:Ð D!” ÐÌà8  àà ` à(b)€Reduction€of€Sentence.€„„€The€trial€court€may€reduce€a€sentence€uponÐ #l! Ðapplication€filed€within€120€days€after€the€date€the€sentence€is€imposed€or€probationÐ $X" Ðis€revoked.€€No€extensions€shall€be€allowed€on€the€time€limitation.€€No€other€actionsÐ ô$D # Ðshall€toll€the€running€of€this€time€limitation.€€A€motion€for€reduction€of€sentenceÐ à%0!$ Ðunder€this€rule€may€be€denied€by€the€trial€judge€without€a€hearing.€€If€the€applicationÐ Ì&"% Ðis€denied,€the€defendant€may€appeal€but€the€defendant€shall€not€be€entitled€to€releaseÐ ¸'#& Ðon€bond€unless€the€defendant€is€already€under€bond.€€If€the€sentence€is€modified,€theÐ ¤(ô#' Ðstate€may€appeal€as€otherwise€provided€by€law.€€òòA€modification€can€only€be€as€to€anyÐ )à$( Ðsentence€the€court€could€have€originally€imposed.óóÐ|*Ì%)Ð Ð  Ðà X àà , àÐ h+¸&* ÐTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€35(b)€(emphasis€added).Ð ° ÐÌò òòòóóó óà  àAs€stated€in€the€Advisory€Commission€Comments:Ð ˆØ ÐÌà8  àThe€modification€permitted€by€Rule€35€is€any€modification€otherwise€permitted€byÐ `° Ðthe€law€when€the€judge€originally€imposed€sentence€including€but€not€limited€to€aÐ L œ Ðtransfer€to€the€workhouse€or€probation€to€otherwise€eligible€defendants.€€If€there€isÐ 8 ˆ Ða€modification,€the€state€may€appeal.Ð$ tÐ Ð  ÐÌTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€35,€Advisory€Commission€Comments.€€A€trial€courtððs€modification€of€a€sentenceÐ ü L  Ðpursuant€to€a€Rule€35(b)€motion€will€not€be€reversed€absent€an€abuse€of€discretion.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.Ð è 8  ÐIrickóó,€861€S.W.2d€375,€376€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993);€òòState€v.€Pam€Costaóó,€No.€01C01„9511„CR„Ð Ô$  Ð00376€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Dec.€4,€1997).Ð À  ÐÌà  àHere,€the€state€asserts€that€because€the€plea€agreement€was€entered€into€under€RuleÐ ˜è  Ð11(e)(1)(C)€the€trial€court€had€the€power€to€accept€or€reject€its€terms,€but€had€no€authority€to€modifyÐ „Ô  Ðthe€agreement.€òòSeeóóòòÔ‡XáðXXXáðÔGoosby€v.€Stateóó,€917€S.W.2d€700,€706€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1995)Ô#†XáðXXXáð¬1#Ô.€€It€points€outÐ pÀ Ðthat€"a€modification€can€only€be€as€to€any€sentence€the€court€could€have€originally€imposed."€€Tenn.Ð \¬ ÐR.€Crim.€P.€35(b).€€Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àWhile€the€technical€record€does€not€contain€a€written€plea€agreement,€the€transcript€of€theÐ  p Ðsubmission€hearing€demonstrates€that€the€defendant€pled€guilty€to€aggravated€assault€in€exchangeÐ  \ Ðfor€a€six„year€sentence.€€The€transcript€also€reflects€that,€as€part€of€the€agreement,€the€defendantÐ øH Ðspecifically€promised€not€to€seek€probation.€€The€state€consented€to€the€dismissal€of€the€outstandingÐ ä4 Ðprobation€violation€warrant€as€a€part€of€the€bargain.€€From€this,€it€is€our€view€that€the€plea€agreementÐ Ð  Ðdid,€in€fact,€qualify€as€an€11(e)(1)(C)€agreement,€i.e.,€one€providing€for€a€specific€sentence.Ð ¼  Ðà  à€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àIn€òòState€v.€Hodgesóó,€815€S.W.2d€151,€154€(Tenn.€1991),€each€of€two€defendants€entered€intoÐ ”ä Ðplea€agreements.€€At€their€individual€sentencing€hearings,€however,€the€trial€court€reduced€the€termsÐ €Ð Ðof€both€sentences.€€The€state€appealed,€arguing€that€the€reductions€were€erroneous€€because€the€pleaÐ l¼ Ðagreements€were€entered€into€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C)€and,€in€consequence,€the€extent€of€theÐ X ¨ Ðtrial€court's€authority€was€limited€to€acceptance€or€rejection,€not€modification.€€Our€supreme€courtÐ D!” Ðruled€that€Rule€35€allows€for€judicial€modification€of€agreed€sentences,€stating€that€there€was€"noÐ 0"€  Ðconnection€between€the€plea€bargaining€procedures€prescribed€in€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€11€and€theÐ #l! Ðcorrection€or€reduction€of€sentences€provisions€of€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€35."€€òòId.óó€€It€did€note,€however,Ð $X" Ðthat€[i]t€does€appear€.€.€.€from€the€language€of€the€plea€agreement€that€the€parties€were€proceedingÐ ô$D # Ðunder€the€auspices€of€[s]ubsection€(B)€since€the€attorney€general€made€a€recommendation€to€the€courtÐ à%0!$ Ðin€each€case,€òòwhich€is€a€far€cry€from€agreeing€that€a€specific€sentence€is€the€ððappropriate€dispositionððÐ Ì&"% Ðof€the€case€in€a€type€(C)€agreement.óó"€€òòId.óóat€155€(emphasis€added).Ð ¸'#& ÐÌâ âà  àTwo€years€later,€in€òòState€v.€Grady€Hargrove,€et€al.óó,€Nos.€01S01„9203„CC„00035,€01S01„Ð )à$( Ð9203„CC„00036,€03S01„9203„CC„00026€(Tenn.€Aug.€9,€1993),׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€which€involved€three€casesÐ ° Ðâ âconsolidated€for€appeal,€our€high€court€indicated€a€departure€from€the€rule€in€òòHodgesóó,€stating€thatÐ œì Ðboth€Rule€35€and€Rule€11(e)€place€limitations€on€a€trial€courtððs€authority€to€modify€an€agreedÐ ˆØ Ðsentence.€€òòSeeóóòòState€v.€McDonaldóó,€893€S.W.2d€945€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994)€(observing€that€inÐ tÄ ÐòòHargroveóó,€our€[s]upreme€[c]ourt€retreated€from€its€language€in€òòHodgesóó").€€òòóóIn€òòHargroveóó,€this€courtÐ `° Ðordered€a€reduction€or€suspension€of€the€sentences€that€the€trial€court€had€set€pursuant€to€the€partiesððÐ L œ Ðplea€agreement.€€On€appeal€by€the€state,€our€supreme€court€held€that€this€court€had€exceeded€itsÐ 8 ˆ Ðauthority€in€each€case,€finding€the€ð ðdispositive€factðð€to€be€ð ðthat€the€sentences€imposed€in€the€trialÐ $ t Ðcourt€were€the€result€of€negotiations€by€the€state€and€the€defendantðð€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C).€Ð  ` ÐòòHargroveóó,€slip€op.€at€5.€€In€analyzing€whether€reduction€of€the€sentences€by€this€court€may€have€beenÐ ü L  Ðpermissible€under€Tennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€35,€our€supreme€court€observed€as€follows:Ð è 8  ÐÌà8  àòòReduction€under€Rule€35(b)€must€be€sought€ð ðby€applicationðð€ð!ð€the€rule€does€notÐ À  Ðcontemplate€spontaneous€reduction€by€the€trial€court€of€the€defendantððs€sentence.€Ð ¬ü  ÐóóFinally,€as€the€opinion€in€òòHodgesóósuggests,€the€scope€of€[the€trial€courtððs€authorityÐ ˜è  Ðunder]€Rule€35(b)€is€limited€in€those€cases€in€which€the€defendant€has€pleaded€guiltyÐ „Ô  Ðby€agreement€with€the€state,€in€exchange€for€a€specific€sentence.ÐpÀÐ Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àSuch€plea€negotiations€are€governed€by€Rule€11(e)€of€the€Rules€of€CriminalÐ H˜ ÐProcedure.€€Under€subsection€(1)(C)€of€Rule€11(e),€the€state€is€authorized€to€reach€anÐ 4„ Ðagreement€ð ðthat€a€specific€sentence€is€the€appropriate€disposition€in€exchange€for€theÐ  p Ðdefendantððs€agreement€to€ð ðenter[]€a€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendere€to€a€chargedÐ  \ Ðoffense€or€to€a€lesser€of€related€offense.ðð€€Tennessee€Rule€of€Crim.€Pro.€11(e)(1)(C).€Ð øH ÐThe€trial€court€may€then€accept€the€plea€under€the€terms€of€the€announced€agreement,Ð ä4 Ðincluding€the€agreed€sentence,€or€reject€the€plea€and€ð ðafford€the€defendant€theÐ Ð  Ðopportunity€to€then€withdraw€his€plea.ðð€€Rule€11(e)(3)€and€(4).€€òòThere€is€no€provisionÐ ¼  Ðin€Rule€11(e)€that€permits€the€trial€court€to€alter€the€agreement€if€the€plea€is€beingÐ ¨ø Ðentered€into€under€subsection€(1)(C)óó.òòДäÐ Ð  ÐóóÌòòId.óóat€6„7(emphasis€added)€(footnote€omitted).€€Thus,€our€high€court€determined€that€modificationÐ l¼ Ðof€the€sentences€would€have€been€inappropriate€under€Rule€35,€first€because€there€had€been€noÐ X ¨ Ðmotion€by€either€party€and,€second,€because€the€sentences€had€been€agreed€upon€under€RuleÐ D!” Ð11(e)(1)(C).€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€McDonaldóó,€a€panel€of€this€court€considered€the€effect€of€the€òòHargroveóóruling€onÐ $X" Ðthe€òòHodgesóódecision.€€893€S.W.2d€at€945.€€McDonald€was€sentenced€by€the€trial€court€pursuant€toÐ ô$D # Ða€plea€agreement.€€Later,€the€defendant€filed€a€Rule€35€motion€for€reduction€of€sentence,€which€theÐ à%0!$ Ðtrial€court€denied€based€on€the€existence€of€the€plea€agreement.€€On€appeal,€the€defendant€challengedÐ Ì&"% Ðthe€trial€courtððs€"Ô‡XáðXXXáðÔpolicy"Ô#†XáðXXXáðšK#Ô€of€refusing€to€consider€a€Rule€35€motion€in€any€case€involving€a€plea€inÐ ¸'#& Ðexchange€for€a€specific€sentence.€€The€state€contended€that€when€a€defendant€enters€into€a€pleaÐ ¤(ô#' Ðagreement€calling€for€a€specific€sentence,€he€waives€his€right€to€file€a€Rule€35€motion.€€Our€courtÐ ° Ðaffirmed€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€the€motion,€holding€that€although€the€defendant€had€notÐ œì Ðcompletely€waived€his€Rule€35€rights€by€entering€a€plea€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C),€the€trial€courtÐ ˆØ Ðcould€modify€his€sentences€only€if€required€by€the€"interest€of€justice."€€òòId.óó€at€947.€€Our€court€stated:Ð tÄ ÐÌà8  àThe€[c]ourt€in€òòHargroveóó€drew€a€distinction€between€the€type€of€plea€agreementÐ L œ Ðentered€into€and€the€application€of€Rule€35(b).€€Specifically,€the€Court€found€that€"theÐ 8 ˆ Ðscope€of€Rule€35(b)€is€limited€in€those€cases€in€which€the€defendant€has€pleadedÐ $ t Ðguilty€by€agreement€with€the€state,€in€exchange€for€a€specific€sentence."€€WhileÐ  ` ÐòòHargroveóó€does€not€expressly€provide€the€limits€of€Rule€35(b),€it€strongly€suggests€thatÐ ü L  Ðan€alteration€of€a€defendant's€sentence€is€generally€prohibited€if€it€violates€the€pleaÐ è 8  Ðagreement€entered€into€under€Rule€11(e)(1)(C).€€This€appears€to€hold€true€even€if€theÐ Ô$  Ðsentence€in€question€was€"Ô‡XáðXXXáðÔerroneous€under€the€code€provisions€in€effect€at€the€timeÐ À  Ðof€the€offenses."Ô#†XáðXXXáð­Q#ÔЬü Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àAlthough€the€Court€in€òòHargroveóó€limited€the€scope€of€Rule€35(b),€we€do€notÐ „Ô  Ðfind€that€this€limitation€results€in€the€waiver€of€Rule€35(b)€motions€in€cases€where€aÐ pÀ Ðdefendant€pleads€guilty€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C).€€For€example,€a€situation€mayÐ \¬ Ðarise€where€unforeseen,€post-sentencing€developments€would€permit€modification€ofÐ H˜ Ða€sentence€in€the€interest€of€justice.Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àWe€believe€that€the€trial€court's€dismissal€of€the€appellant's€Rule€35(b)€motionÐ  \ Ðcomplies€with€our€[s]upreme€[c]ourt's€decision€in€òòHargroveóó.€€Upon€learning€that€theÐ øH Ðappellant€had€received€a€specific€sentence€in€exchange€for€pleading€guilty,€the€courtÐ ä4 Ðasked€why€it€should€disturb€the€plea€bargain€agreement.€€Appellant's€response€failedÐ Ð  Ðto€show€that€post-sentencing€information€or€developments€had€arisen€to€warrant€aÐ ¼  Ðreduction€of€his€sentence€in€the€interest€of€justice.€€As€such,€the€court€was€correct€inÐ ¨ø Ðdetermining€that€no€basis€existed€for€considering€the€appellant's€Rule€35(b)€motion.ДäÐ Ð  ÐÌ893€S.W.2d€at€947€„€48€(citations€and€footnote€omitted).Ð l¼ Ðà  à€Ð X ¨ Ðà  àIn€òòState€v.€Leathóó,€977€S.W.2d€132€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998),€the€defendant€entered€into€aÐ D!” Ðnegotiated€plea€agreement€for€an€eight„year€burglary€sentence.€€Two€other€charges€were€dismissed.€Ð 0"€  ÐAt€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€accepted€the€defendantððs€plea€but€sua€sponte€reduced€theÐ #l! Ðlength€of€the€sentence€to€six€years.€€On€appeal€by€the€state,€this€court,€relying€on€òòHargroveóó,€reversedÐ $X" Ðthe€judgment,€holding€that€ð ðthe€trial€court€exceeded€its€authority€by€unilaterally€reducing€theÐ ô$D # Ðsentence,€thus€failing€to€proceed€with€the€essential€requirements€of€the€law.ðð€€977€S.W.2d€at€136.€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àBased€upon€the€authority€cited,€it€is€our€view€that€the€trial€court€exceeded€its€authority€underÐ ¸'#& ÐRule€35€when€it€modified€the€defendantððs€sentence.€€First,€the€trial€court€acted€of€its€own€accord,€withÐ ¤(ô#' Ðneither€party€having€filed€a€motion€seeking€modification.€€In€òòHargroveóó,€our€supreme€court€wasÐ )à$( Ðexplicit€in€its€statement€that€ð ð[r]eduction€under€Rule€35(b)€must€be€sought€ððby€applicationðð€ð!ð€the€ruleÐ |*Ì%) Ðdoes€not€contemplate€spontaneous€reduction€by€the€trial€court€of€the€defendantððs€sentence.ðð€€Slip€op.Ð h+¸&* Ðat€6.€€Here,€the€defendant€had€agreed,€as€part€of€his€plea€agreement€with€the€state,€not€to€seekÐ ° Ðprobation.€€Thus,€by€acting€on€its€own€volition,€the€trial€court€reformed€the€partiesðð€agreement,Ð œì Ðviolating€the€procedural€requirements€of€Rule€35.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àMoreover,€based€on€our€supreme€courtððs€decision€in€òòHargroveóóand€this€courtððs€interpretationÐ `° Ðthereof€in€òòMcDonaldóóand€òòLeathóó,€Rule€35€would€not€have€permitted€the€trial€courtððs€modification€ofÐ L œ Ðthe€sentence€even€if€a€proper€motion€had€been€filed.€€As€we€previously€noted,€the€agreement,€whichÐ 8 ˆ Ðcalled€for€a€specific€sentence,€was€entered€into€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C).€€Thus,€the€trial€courtÐ $ t Ðhad€no€authority€to€modify€the€defendantððs€sentence€unless€it€was€required€in€the€ð ðinterest€of€justice,ððÐ  ` Ðsuch€as€a€situation€involving€ð ðunforseen€post„sentencing€developments.ðð€€òòSeeóó€òòMcDonaldóó,€893Ð ü L  ÐS.W.2d€at€947.€€Because€the€trial€court€was€aware€of€the€INS€hold€prior€to€accepting€the€plea€andÐ è 8  Ðsentencing€the€defendant€to€a€six„year€term,€there€were€no€unusual€or€unforeseen€circumstances€takenÐ Ô$  Ðinto€consideration€by€the€order€of€modification.€€Had€the€trial€court€found€the€terms€of€the€agreementÐ À  Ðunacceptable,€it€had€the€authority€to€reject€the€proposal.€Under€these€circumstances,€however,€theÐ ¬ü  Ðoriginal€sentence€of€six€years€must€be€reinstated.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed€and€the€sentence€is€modified€to€sixÐ pÀ Ðyears€as€initially€ordered.Ð \¬ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð  \ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGE