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Ðproceedings€which€merits€òòhabeas€corpusóó€relief,€we€affirm€the€lower€courtððs€summary€dismissal€ofÐ `#°" Ðthe€petitions.Ð L$œ# ÐÌÓ‘ÓÌò ò€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€AFFIRMED.ó óÐ '`"& ÐÌòòÓ  ÓJames€Ô_ÔCurwoodÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔWittÔ_Ô,€Jr.,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòDavid€G.€Hayesóó€andÐ è(8$( ÐòòNorma€McGee€Ogle,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð Ô)$%) ÐÌGregory€A.€Hedges€and€Thomas€D.€Carter,€Ô_ÔPikevilleÔ_Ô,€Tennessee,€appellants,òò€pro€se.óóÐ ¬+ü&+ Ðâ âÐ ˜,è',ý ÐÔ_ÔPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter,€R.€Stephen€Jobe,€Assistant€Attorney€General,Ð ° Ðâ âMichael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€James€Michael€Taylor,€District€Attorney€General,€James€W.Ð œì ÐPope,€III,€Assistant€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ˆØ ÐÓK ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ `° ÐÌÓ  Óà  àà ` àThe€petitioners,€Gregory€A.€Hedges€and€Thomas€D.€Carter,€have€appealed€the€BledsoeÐ 8 ˆ ÐCounty€Criminal€Courtððs€summary€dismissal€of€their€petitions€for€òòhabeas€corpusóó€relief.€€TheÐ $ t Ðpetitioners€were€codefendants€in€Greene€County€cases€which€resulted€in€both€petitioners€receivingÐ  ` Ðthe€same€seven€convictions.€€The€Greene€County€court€imposed€effective€sentences€of€96€years€asÐ ü L  Ðto€Petitioner€Hedges€and€80€years€as€to€Petitioner€Carter.€This€court€affirmed€the€petitionersððÐ è 8  Ðconvictions€and€sentences.€€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Gregory€A.€Hedgesóó,€No.€252€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,Ð Ô$  ÐApr.€15,€1987),€òòpermóó.€òòappóó.€òòdeniedóó€(Tenn.€1988).€€€In€the€present€petitions€for€òòhabeas€corpusóó€relief,Ð À  Ðthe€petitioners€attack€two€of€the€seven€convictions€and€complain€that€these€two€convictions€wereÐ ¬ü  Ðdeclared€in€judgments€which€improperly€declared€multiple€convictions.€€In€response€to€the€stateððsÐ ˜è  Ðmotion€to€dismiss€the€petitions,€theòòóó€lower€court€found€the€claims€to€be€unsuitable€for€òòhabeas€corpusÐ „Ô  Ðóórelief€and€dismissed€the€petitions.€€Both€petitioners€appealed,€and€the€appeals€were€consolidated€inÐ pÀ Ðthis€court.€€After€review,€we€affirm€the€judgments€of€the€court€below.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€1985,€the€Greene€County€trial€court€entered€the€following€judgments€against€theÐ 4„ Ðpetitioners:€Ð  p ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àòòHedgesðð€sentenceóó€€€òòCarterððs€sentenceóóÐ øH Ðà  à(1)€Count€1„„first€degree€Ð ä4 Ðà  àà ` àburglaryà0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à€€10€years€à0pÀ(#À(#àà0Èp(#p(#à10€yearsÐÐ È(#È(# ÐÌà  à(2)€Count€2ð!ðaggravated€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àà ` àassaultà0 ¸ àà0¸ (#¸ (#àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à€€6à0À(#À(#àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#à6ДäÈ(#È(# Ðà  à(3)€Counts€3€and€4ð!ðaggravatedÐ €Ð Ðà  àà ` àkidnappingà0  àà0h(#(#àà0Àh(#h(#à€€40€(each€count)à0ÈÀ(#À(#à40€(each€count)Ðl¼È(#È(# Ðà  à(4)€Counts€5€and€6ð!ðarmed€robbery€€€€€€35€(each€count)à0 È à35€(each€count)ÐX ¨È(#È(# Ðà  à(5)€Count€7ð!ðgrand€larceny€à0 h à€€€€€€€€€€€€€€6à0h(#h(#àà0p(#(#àà0Èp(#p(#à6.ÐD!”È(#È(# ÐÌIn€Hedgesðð€case,€the€conviction€court€imposed€the€sentences€on€counts€one,€two,€three,€and€four€toÐ #l! Ðrun€consecutively€to€each€other€and€concurrently€with€counts€five,€six€and€seven€for€an€effectiveÐ $X" Ðsentence€of€96€years.€€In€Carterððs€case,€it€imposed€the€sentences€on€counts€three€and€four€to€runÐ ô$D # Ðconsecutively€to€each€other€and€concurrently€with€the€remaining€counts,€for€an€effective€sentence€ofÐ à%0!$ Ð80€years.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioners€assert€that€the€inclusion€of€the€convictions€on€counts€four€and€sixÐ ¤(ô#' Ðwithin€the€judgments€setting€forth€the€convictions€on€counts€three€and€five,€respectively,€violates€theÐ )à$( Ðrequirements€of€our€criminal€code€and€the€rules€of€our€supreme€court€and€result€in€an€absence€of€dulyÐ |*Ì%) Ðentered€judgments€on€counts€four€and€six€and€a€consequent€lack€of€authority€for€the€Department€ofÐ h+¸&* ÐCorrection€to€incarcerate€the€petitioners€for€the€convictions€upon€counts€four€and€six.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.Ð ° ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„20„111(a)€(1997)€(ð ðjudgment€shall€be€rendered€[in€the€case€of€multiple€convictions]Ð œì Ðon€each€conviction€after€the€firstðð);€Tenn.€R.€Sup.€Ct.€17€(ð ðThe€judgment€[document]€should€beÐ ˆØ Ðprepared€for€each€conviction;€if€there€are€multiple€convictions€in€the€same€indictment,€separateÐ tÄ Ðjudgments€should€be€filled€out€with€appropriate€notations€stating€whether€the€sentences€will€runÐ `° Ðconsecutively€or€concurrently.ðð).€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àà ` àIn€Tennessee,€òòhabeas€corpusóó€relief€is€only€available€when€a€petitionerððs€convictionÐ $ t Ðunderlying€the€sentence€is€void€or€the€sentence€has€expired.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€164Ð  ` Ð(Tenn.€1993).€€ð ðA€void€judgment€is€one€in€which€the€judgment€is€facially€invalid€because€the€courtÐ ü L  Ðdid€not€have€the€statutory€authority€to€render€such€judgment.ðð€€òòDykes€v.€Comptonóó,€978€S.W.2d€528,Ð è 8  Ð529€(Tenn.€1998).€€Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àà ` àA€òòhabeas€corpusóó€courtððs€factual€findings€are€entitled€on€appeal€to€a€presumption€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðcorrectness,€òòHarries€v.€Stateóó,€958€S.W.2d€799,€803€(Tenn.€1997),€but€the€summary€dismissal€of€aÐ ˜è  Ðòòhabeas€corpusóó€petition€is€a€determination€of€a€question€of€law€which€is€reviewed€on€appeal€òòde€novoóó.Ð „Ô  ÐòòSeeóó€òòDykesóó,€978€S.W.2d€at€529.€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àà ` àUpon€our€òòde€novoóó€review,€we€conclude€that€the€court€below€properly€dismissed€theÐ H˜ Ðpetitions€for€òòhabeas€corpusóó€relief.€€€Even€though€the€conviction€court€failed€to€comply€with€SupremeÐ 4„ ÐCourt€Rule€17€when€it€declared€its€judgments€on€counts€three€and€four€in€a€single€judgment€form€andÐ  p Ðcounts€five€and€six€in€a€single€form,€we€discern€no€defect€in€the€conviction€courtððs€proceedingsÐ  \ Ðwhich€renders€the€petitionersðð€convictions€ð!ð€and€hence€their€sentences€ð!ð€void.€€The€petitioners€makeÐ øH Ðno€claim€that€the€conviction€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€enter€valid€convictions,€and€althoughÐ ä4 Ðtwo€of€the€judgment€forms€do€contravene€Rule€17€by€referring€to€multiple€convictions,€the€forms€Ð Ð  Ðclearly€refer€to€specific€counts€of€the€indictment,€and€the€issue€of€consecutive€versus€concurrentÐ ¼  Ðservice€of€the€sentences€is€explained.€ð ðTechnical€violations€related€to€the€judgment€forms€andÐ ¨ø Ðcommittal€documents€.€.€.€would€not€render€the€[òòhabeas€corpusóó]€petitionerððs€confinement€illegal€asÐ ”ä Ðlong€as€a€valid€conviction€and€resultant€legal€sentence€were€imposed.ðð€òòMarvin€Anthony€MatthewsÐ €Ð Ðv.€Charles€C.€Nolesóó,€No.€02C01„9206„CC„00140,€slip€op.€at€4€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Jackson,€Feb.€24,Ð l¼ Ð1993).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àà ` àThe€petitioners€assert€that€the€judgments€as€to€counts€four€and€six€do€not€appear€inÐ 0"€  Ðthe€conviction€courtððs€minutes;€however,€it€appears€that€the€basis€for€this€assertion€is€merely€that€theÐ #l! 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