WPC0 # VU:a % 04Y m | 0 0D 0D w@ D3H { 0J 0T 0^ 0h} 0r 0|W 0 0Y 1u 0d^ AMU*bB)DC AM4v~ Bv 0X 0DG AO 0D D/ BHP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl,  AZ"Arial RegularX( 7$` ` TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalTڃ"3|x4((3C6$  7!` TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T   `   0  (#$  0  6 $Triangle0 !"#$%H&'H()Ӏ****'dxdHR2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X-&C << G } !  #d##    ` \RA'\  #   YYY FILED#X September26,1997CecilCrowson,Jr.#AppellateCourtClerk <  9p`(Arial- -% Line 7 d%%%%7Border 1dd-&C << GPtPtHH(FG(HH(d'h dStyl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   h HD: Geneva  h HD: Geneva (0"$       6b$Triangle0 -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd ! . #    ` \RA'\  ݛ$7XXdd7    Ӝ%  R!"&A1-j|` . `@R INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEEATKNOXVILLE̜JULY1997SESSION  STATEOFTENNESSEE,   ) C.C.A.NO.03C019610CR00357      )  Appellee    ) JOHNSONCOUNTY       )v.      ) HON.LYNNW.BROWN,       ) JUDGE̜FREDDIEHARRISON,   )      ) Possessionofcontrabandinapenal̀ Appellant    ) institutionFORTHEAPPELLANT    FORTHEAPPELLEEDavidF.Bautista     JohnKnoxWalkupDistrictPublicDefender    AttorneyGeneral&ReporterGeraldL.Gulley,Jr.    MichaelJ.Fahey,IIContractAppellateAttorney   AssistantAttorneyGeneral P.O.Box1708     450JamesRobertsonParkway Knoxville,TN379011708   Nashville,TN372430493 (onappeal)    DavidE.Crockett   RobertY.Oaks     DistrictAttorneyGeneral  AssistantPublicDefenderMainCourthouse     LisaNidifferRice   Elizabethron,TN376433328   AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral(attrial)      Rte.19Box99       JohnsonCity,TN37601OPINIONFILED򀀀AFFIRMEDJOHNK.BYERSSENIORJUDGE̜     OPINION    Thedefendantenteredapleaofguiltytopossessionofmarijuanainastatepenalinstitutionandwassentencedtoservethreeyears.Thedefendantproperlyreservedquestionsoflaw,andthesequestionswerecertifiedtothisCourt.Theyare:8 I. The punitivesegregationandothersanctionsappliedtotheappellantforpossessingcontrabandnarcoticswithinapenalinstitution,andwhicharedescribedas punishmentsbytheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrections,precludesubsequentindictmentandtrialforthesameoffenseongroundsofdoublejeopardy.8 II. Theprocessbywhichprisonerswhoviolateprisonrulesagainstpossessionofillegalcontrabandareselectedforprosecutioninstatecourtisaselectiveenforcementthatisdevoidofanyrationalbasis,andthereforeaviolationoftheequalprotectionanddueprocessrightsoftheappellant. Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ThedefendantwasaninmateattheNortheastCorrectionalFacilityinJohnsonCounty.OnFebruary12,1995prisonofficialsfoundhiminpossessionof46gramsofmarijuana. Adisciplinaryhearingattheprisonfoundthedefendanttobeinviolationofprisonpolicy.Hewasplacedinpunitivesegregationforfivedays. Thematterwasreferredtothedistrictattorneygeneralforprosecution. Thedefendantmaynotprevailonthedoublejeopardyclaim.InRayv.State,577S.W.2d681(Tenn.Crim.App.1978),theCourtheldthattheimpositionofprisondiscIplineforthepurposesofinstitutionalcontroldoesnotbarprosecutionforthecriminaloffensewhichgaverisetotheprisondiscipline.Wefindnorelevantcasesholdingotherwise. Thedefendantclaimsthepracticeoftheprisonofficialsinreferringsome,butnotall,prisonerswhocommitcrimeswhileincarcerated,denieshimequalprotectionofthelawandviolateshisdueprocessrights.   Stateofficialsmayselectivelyprosecutesomewhocommitcrimeandnotprosecuteotherswhocommitcrimewithoutviolatingequalprotectionordueprocessrightsofanaccused.Yearwoodv.State,455S.W.2d612(Tenn.Crim.App.1970);UnitedStatesv.Allen,954F.2d1160(6thCir.1992). Selectiveenforcementisunconstitutionalwhentheselectionprocessisbaseduponarbitraryclassificationofthosetobeprosecuted.Oylerv.Boles,368U.S.448,82S.Ct.501(1962). Thedefendantdoesnotshowthatthereisanarbitraryclassificationofthestateforwhichprosecutionisreservedorthatheisthememberofanyclassarbitrarilyselectedforprosecution.He,therefore,hasfailedtoshowanybasisforthedismissaloftheindictmentinthiscase. Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.            JohnK.Byers,SeniorJudge̜CONCUR:̜̀DavidH.Welles,Judgè̜ThomasT.Woodall,Judge