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ÔÔ€,ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ „ ÒÑ ` ÑÔ€,ŠÔÔ€-ÔÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ€ÑÑ7€«ˆˆdXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óò òÙ€!ÙßR€01/A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€à àKNOXVILLEÌÌœJULY›€SESSION,€œ1998›ÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€03C01„9711„CR„00512Ìà àà àà àà àà à)ó óÌà àAppellant,à àà àà àò ò)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà à)à àKNOX€COUNTYÌVS.à àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€RAY€L.€JENKINSó óÌò òJOHN€GRAVES,€ALIAS,ó óà àò ò)à àJUDGEó óÌà àà àà àà àà àò ò)ó óÌà àAppellee.à àà àà àò ò)à àó ó(State€Appeal€„€Statute€of€Limitations)ò òÌó óÌÌÓ  Óò òON€APPEAL€FROM€THE€JUDGMENT€OF€THEÌCRIMINAL€COURT€OF€KNOX€COUNTYó óÌÌÌÓ  ÓòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:à àà àà àòòFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:ÌÌROBERT€S.€HOLLANDà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUPÌSHANNON€M.€HOLLANDà àà àAttorney€General€and€ReporterÌ10805€Kingston€Pike,€Suite€130ÌThe€Sandstone€West€Buildingà àà àELLEN€H.€POLLACKÌKnoxville,€TN€37922à àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà à425€5th€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àRANDALL€E.€NICHOLSÌà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àRANDALL€E.€REAGANÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àCity„County€BuildingÌà àà àà àà àà àà àKnoxville,€TN€37902ÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÇÓ  ÓÔ€-°Ôò òòòÑ7€«ˆˆdˆˆd7ÑOPINIONóóó óÔ€-ŠÔÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€State€of€Tennessee€appeals€as€of€right,€pursuant€to€TennesseeÏRule€of€Appellate€Procedure€3(c),€from€a€judgment€of€dismissal€entered€in€theÏCriminal€Court€for€Knox€County.€€The€trial€œcourt€judge€dismissed›€the€cause€ofÏaction€against€the€Defendant,€John€Graves,€Alias,€without€stating€his€œreasoningÏon€the€record.›€€œWe›€infer€from€the€record€that€the€action€was€dismissed€basedÏupon€expiration€of€the€œstatute›€of€limitations.€€œWe€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt.›ÌÌà àThe€procedural€facts€of€this€case€are€as€follows:€On€October€2,€1992,Ïvictim€Robert€Valiga€filed€an€affidavit€of€complaint€against€Defendant€forÏð ðcontractorððs€fraud.ðð€€In€his€Affidavit€of€Complaint,€Valiga€asserted€thatÏDefendant€and€Robert€Waddell€contracted€to€build€his€home€but€terminated€theirÏemployment€while€the€house€was€substantially€less€than€one„half€complete.€ÏValiga€also€complained€that€(1)€the€contracted€compensation€for€Defendant€andÏWaddell€totaled€$18,500;€(2)€Defendant€and€Waddell€actually€received€feesÏtotaling€$14,000;€and€(3)€the€men€œterminated€their€work€with€debts›€outstandingÏthat€totaled€more€than€$29,000.ÌÌà àThis€affidavit€was€attested€by€a€general€sessions€judge€on€October€2,Ïœ1992,›€and€the€court€issued€a€warrant€for€the€arrest€of€John€Graves€on€that€day.€ÏThe€œwarrant,€along€with€a€ð ðmisdemeanor€citationðð€which€incorporated€theÏwarrant€by€reference,€was›€executed€and€returned€on€October€8,€œ1992.€›ÏœUnfortunately,›€a€John€Graves€other€than€Defendant€was€œmistakenly€arrested.€ÏOn€June€7,€1993,€another€ð ðmisdemeanor€citationðð€was€issued€for€the€properÏJohn€Graves,€and€Defendant€apparently€appeared€before€the€generalÏsessions€court€on€June€10,€1993.€€The€citation€of€June€7€also€incorporated€byÏreference€the€prior€warrant.€€ÌÌà àOn€August€16,€1993,€Defendantððs€charge€was€bound€over€to€the€GrandÏJury,€which€issued€an€indictment€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àà àThe€Grand€Jurors€for€the€State€of€Tennessee,€upon€theirÏoaths,€present€that€ROBERT€H.€WADDELL,€ALIAS€AND€JOHNÏGRAVES,€ALIAS,€heretofore,€to„wit:€On€or€about€the€____€day€ofÏSeptember,€1988,€and€divers€days€between€that€date€and€theÏ____€day€of€February,€1989,€.€.€.€did€unlawfully€and€with€intent€toÏdefraud€Robert€Valiga,€use€the€proceeds€of€payment€made€to€themÏon€account€of€improving€certain€real€property€for€purposes€otherÏthan€to€pay€for€labor€performed€and€materials€furnished€by€order€forÏthis€specific€improvement,€while€an€amount€for€which€they€wereÏliable€for€such€labor€and€materials€remained€unpaid,€contrary€toÏT.C.A.€66„11„138,€said€prosecution€was€commenced€by€theÏswearing€out€of€a€warrant€in€the€General€Sessions€Court€for€KnoxÏCounty,€Tennessee,€on€the€8th€day€of€October,€1992€.€.€.€.€€€€€€€€€€€€ÌÌÓÓà àThe€Defendant€filed€a€motion€ð ðto€dismiss€the€indictment€and/or€grant›€aÏJudgment€of€Acquittalðð€œbased›€œgenerally€on›€his€assertions€that€the€facts€wouldÍnot€support€a€conviction.€€He€later€filed€an€amendment€to€the€motion€to€dismissÏwhich€included€an€assertion€that€œthe€statute›€of€limitations€barred€the€œprosecution.€ÏFollowing›€argument€on€Defendantððs€Motion€to€Dismiss,€the€trial€court€summarilyÏdismissed€the€œcase.›€€œThe€only€statement€the€trial€judge€made€concerning€theÏbasis€of€the€dismissal€was,€ð ðWell,€I€„€„€just€donððt€see€this.€€Iððm€going€to€dismissÏit.ðð›ÌÌà àThe€State€appeals,€contending€that€the€applicable€statute€of€limitationsÏdoes€not€bar€its€action€against€Defendant.€€We€agree,€and€we€therefore€reverseÏthe€trial€courtððs€dismissal€and€remand€for€further€proceedings.€€ÌÌà àTennessee€Code€Annotated€œðð€66„11„138,€the€offense€charged€in€theÏindictment,€read:ÌÓÓà8 àà àAny€contractor,€subcontractor,€or€other€person€who,€withÏintent€to€defraud,€shall€use€the€proceeds€of€any€payment€made€toÏhim€on€account€of€improving€certain€real€property€for€any€otherÏpurpose€than€to€pay€for€labor€performed€on,€or€materials€furnishedÏby€his€order€for,€this€specific€improvement,€while€any€amount€forÏwhich€he€may€be€or€become€liable€for€such€labor€or€materialsÏremains€unpaid,€shall€be€guilty€of€a€felony€and€punishedÏaccordingly.€€à à€ÌÌÓÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€66„11„138€(1982)€(repealed).€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÏðð€39„1„201€provided€that€ð ð[w]henever€a€person€is€convicted€.€.€.€of€a€felony€theÏpunishment€for€which€is€not€otherwise€provided€in€this€Code,€he€shall€beÍsentenced€to€imprisonment€in€the€penitentiary€not€less€than€one€nor€more€thanÏten€(10)€years.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„201€(1982)€(repealed)€(recodified€asÏamended€at€ðð€39„11„113€(1997)).€€Furthermore,€because€the€punishment€is€notÏdeath€or€life€imprisonment€under€ðð€40„2„101(a),€and€not€ð ðexpressly€limited€to€fiveÏ(5)€years€or€lessðð€under€ðð€40„2„101(b),€the€appropriate€statute€of€limitations€is€Ìðð€40„2„101(c),€in€which€ð ð[p]rosecution€for€any€offense€punishable€byÏimprisonment€in€the€penitentiary,€other€than€as€specified€in€subsections€(a)€orÏ(b),€shall€be€commenced€within€four€(4)€years€next€after€the€commission€of€theÏoffense.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2„101(a)„(c).ÌÌà àð ðCommencementðð€of€an€action€by€the€State€occurs€when€a€warrant€isÏissued,€among€other€events.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2„104.€€In€this€case,ÏDefendantððs€alleged€criminal€conduct€occurred€between€September€1988€andÏFebruary€1989.€€As€to€all€alleged€criminal€acts€occurring€on€or€after€October€2,Ï1988,€the€State€had€until€October€2,€1992,€to€commence€prosecution.€€Here,›€aÏwarrant€was€issued€for€Defendant€on€October€2,€1992.€€Although€theÏDefendant€was€not€arrested€on€this€warrant,€the€facts€recounted€in€theÏcomplaint€evince€a€clear€intent€to€arrest€Defendant,€and€not€another€JohnÏGraves.€€In€addition,€the€citation€by€which€Defendant€was€brought€before€theÏcourt€incorporated€œthe€original€warrant,›€and€there€is€no€evidence€in€the€record€thatÏthe€court€ever€dismissed€or€otherwise€disposed€of€the€warrant.€€To€the€contrary,Ícourt€dates€set€for€Defendant€were€continuously€recorded€on€this€sameÏdocument.€€ÌÌà àFinally,€the€allegations€of€the€complaint,€sworn€to€by€the€victim€on€OctoberÏ2,€1992,€describe€in€detail€facts€that€sufficiently€characterize€the€felony€for€whichÏDefendant€was€indicted€by€the€Grand€Jury.€€We€conclude€that€the€warrantÏissued€on€October€2,€1998,€was€intended€for€Defendant€and€adequatelyÏcommenced€his€prosecution€for€the€felony€of€misapplication€of€contractÏpayments.€€Therefore,€this€record€does€not€support€a€finding€that€this€actionÏcommenced€outside€the€appropriate€limitations€period,€and€prosecution€of€theÏoffense€set€forth€in€the€œindictment€does€not€appear€to€be€barred.›ÌÌà àIn€dismissing€this€case,€the€trial€judge€made€no€findings€of€fact€and€did€notÏstate€the€basis€of€the€dismissal.€€No€testimony€was€presented€and€no€factsÏwere€stipulated.€€The€Defendant€argues€other€reasons€why€the€dismissalÏshould€be€upheld.€€From€this€record,€all€we€can€determine€is€that€the€offense€setÏforth€in€the€indictment€is€not€time„barred€as€a€matter€of€law.€€The€merits€of€theÏprosecution€cannot€be€addressed€without€proof€of€the€facts.ÌÌà àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed€and€this€case€is€remanded€forÏfurther€proceedings.€€à àà àà àà àà àÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àà àà àà àÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àœà àà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________›Ìà àà àà àà àà àDAVID€H.€WELLES,€JUDGEÌÌÌœCONCUR:›ÌÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOSEPH€M.€TIPTON,€JUDGE