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ÐÌÓæÓÓ  ÓPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Patricia€C.€Ô_ÔKussmannÔ_Ô,€Assistant€AttorneyÐ >#Ž# ÐGeneral,€Elizabeth€B.€Ô_ÔMarneyÔ_Ô,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€Joe€C.€Ô_ÔCrumleyÔ_Ô,€District€AttorneyÐ *$z$ ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð %f % ÐÓ` ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ î&>"' ÐÌÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àà ` àJ.D.€Ô_ÔHickmanÔ_Ô€appeals€òòpro€seóó€from€the€Washington€County€Criminal€Courtððs€summaryÐ Æ($) Ðdismissal€of€his€òòpro€seóó€petition€for€post„conviction€relief€and€the€denial€of€his€òòpro€seóó€motion€toÐ ²)%* Ðcorrect€the€judgment€papers€on€his€convictions.€€Ô_ÔHickmanÔ_Ô€is€presently€serving€an€effective€eleven„Ð ž*î%+ Ðyear€sentence€in€the€Department€of€Correction€for€his€1997€convictions€for€theft€and€forgery.€€TheÐ Š+Ú&, Ðâ âissues€raised€and€addressed€herein€are€the€subject€of€two€separate,€but€related,€appeals€before€thisÐ v,Æ'-ý ÐÔ_Ôcourt,€which€were€consolidated€for€consideration€and€disposition.€€The€petitioner€raises€two€issuesÐ ° Ðregarding€the€sentences€he€received€on€his€theft€and€forgery€convictions.Ð œì Ðâ âÌÓ XÓà8  à1.à0` xxàWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€denying€the€petitionerððs€motion€toÐ tÄ Ðcorrect€the€judgment€forms€to€include€pretrial€sentencing€credits.Ð`°` x` x ÐÌà8  à2.à0` xxàWhether€the€trial€court€erred€in€dismissing€the€petitionerððs€petition€forÐ 8 ˆ Ðpost„conviction€relief€in€which€he€complains€that€the€sentences€heÐ $ t Ðreceived€were€excessive.Ð `` x` x ÐÓ XøÓÌAfter€reviewing€the€record€on€appeal,€the€briefs€of€the€parties,€and€the€applicable€law,€we€dismissÐ è 8  Ðthe€petitionerððs€appeal€from€the€denial€of€his€motion€to€correct€the€judgment€forms,€and€we€affirmÐ Ô$  Ðthe€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petitionerððs€post„conviction€petition.Ð À  ÐÓ> Óò òÓ  ÓÌProcedural€Historyó óÐ ˜è  ÐÌÓrÓòòóóÓ °ÓÓ  ÓJ.D.€Hickman,€a€former€attorney,€was€charged€in€1996€and€1997€with€multiple€countsÐ pÀ Ðof€theft€of€property€involving€clientsðð€funds.€€In€June€1996,€the€Sullivan€County€grand€jury€returnedÐ \¬ Ða€presentment€charging€that€the€petitioner€committed€theft€of€property€valued€between€$10,000€andÐ H˜ Ð$60,000€from€the€estate€of€Georgetta€Garrett€Short.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€39„14„Ð 4„ Ð105(4)€(1997).€€Subsequently,€in€October€1996,€the€Sullivan€County€grand€jury€returned€twoÐ  p Ðadditional€presentments€charging€forgery€and€theft€of€property€valued€between€$1,000€and€$10,000Ð  \ Ðfrom€Zeable€Queen€and€charging€theft€of€property€valued€more€than€$60,000€from€Jamie€Moore€Hall.€Ð øH ÐòòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€39„14„105(3),€39„14„114€(1991).€€In€September€1996,€theÐ ä4 ÐWashington€County€grand€jury€returned€a€presentment€charging€theft€of€property€valued€more€thanÐ Ð  Ð$60,000€from€the€estate€of€Clarice€Moore€Peter.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€39„14„105(5).€Ð ¼  ЀFinally,€sometime€in€1997,€the€petitioner€was€charged€in€Washington€County€with€theft€of€propertyÐ ¨ø Ðvalued€over€$500€from€Fern€Dulaney.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„103,€39„14„105(1).Ð ”ä ÐÐ €Ð ÐIn€February€1997,€the€petitioner€proceeded€to€a€jury€trial€on€the€Sullivan€CountyÐ l¼ Ðpresentment€charging€theft€from€the€Short€estate.€€The€jury€found€the€petitioner€guilty,€and€the€trialÐ X ¨ Ðcourt€sentenced€the€petitioner€to€serve€five€years€in€the€Department€of€Correction€as€a€Range€IÐ D!” Ðstandard€offender.Ð 0"€  ÐÐ #l! ÐRegarding€disposition€of€the€remaining€charges,€in€May€1997€the€petitioner€movedÐ $X" Ðto€dismiss€the€charges€in€the€Queen,€Hall,€Peter,€and€Dulaney€cases€on€the€basis€that€the€state€shouldÐ ô$D # Ðhave€joined€all€offenses€in€one€charging€instrument€or€be€barred€from€proceeding€on€them.€€The€trialÐ à%0!$ Ðcourt€denied€the€motion,€whereupon€the€petitioner€agreed€to€dispose€of€the€remaining€cases€inÐ Ì&"% ÐWashington€County.€€The€petitioner€entered€guilty€pleas€to€the€Queen,€Hall,€Peter,€and€DulaneyÐ ¸'#& Ðcharges,€while€reserving€the€joinder€issue€as€a€certified€question€of€law€for€appeal.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐCrim.€P.€37(b)(2).€€The€trial€court€sentenced€the€petitioner€to€three€years€and€six€months€incarcerationÐ )à$( Ðin€the€Queen€case,€ten€years€incarceration€in€the€Hall€case,€eleven€years€incarceration€in€the€PeterÐ |*Ì%) Ðcase,€and€one€year€and€six€months€incarceration€in€the€Dulaney€case.€€The€trial€court€ordered€theÐ h+¸&* Ðsentences€to€run€concurrently€with€each€other€and€concurrently€with€the€five„year€sentence€in€theÐ ° ÐShort€case,€for€an€effective€incarcerative€sentence€of€eleven€years.Ð œì ÐÐ ˆØ ÐOn€direct€appeal€of€the€petitionerððs€certified€question,€this€court€affirmed€theÐ tÄ Ðjudgment€of€the€trial€court€and€held€that€the€trial€court€properly€denied€the€motion€to€dismiss.€€òòStateÐ `° Ðv.€J.D.€Hickmanóó,€No.€03C01„9710„CR„00483€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Jan.€21,€1999).€€OnÐ L œ ÐJune€14,€1999,€the€supreme€court€then€denied€the€petitionerððs€Rule€11€application€for€permission€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðappeal.Ð $ t ÐÐ  ` ÐLess€than€two€months€after€permission€to€appeal€was€denied,€the€petitioner€filed€a€Ð ü L  Ðòòpro€seóó€motion€in€the€Washington€County€trial€court,€seeking€to€correct€the€judgment€forms€for€theÐ è 8  ÐHall€and€Peter€prosecutions.€€The€petitioner€claimed€that€he€was€entitled€to€an€additional€83€days€ofÐ Ô$  Ðpretrial€jail€credits€in€the€Hall€case€and€that€222€days€of€pretrial€jail€credits€should€be€given€in€theÐ À  ÐPeter€case.€€The€judgment€form€in€the€Peter€case€shows€no€pretrial€jail€credits.Ð ¬ü  ÐÐ ˜è  ÐOn€July€27,€1999,€the€trial€court€denied€the€petitionerððs€motion€to€correct€theÐ „Ô  Ðjudgment€forms.€€Although€it€appears€that€no€signed€order€was€entered€denying€the€motion,€theÐ pÀ Ðrecord€on€appeal€contains€a€minute€entry,€which€recites€that€the€motion€was€denied€and€thatÐ \¬ Ðð ð[j]udgments€are€not€corrected€for€calculating€jail€timeðð€because€ð ð[t]hat€is€an€administrative€matterÐ H˜ Ðfor€TDOC.ðð€€Approximately€two€months€later,€on€September€29,€1999,€the€petitioner€filed€a€noticeÐ 4„ Ðof€appeal€from€the€denial€of€his€motion.Ð  p ÐÐ  \ ÐAfter€the€petitioner€filed€his€first€notice€of€appeal,€he€filed€another€motion€in€theÐ øH ÐWashington€County€trial€court€in€which€he€alleged€that€his€sentences€in€the€Hall€and€Peter€cases€wereÐ ä4 Ðillegal€in€that€the€sentences€were€excessive.€€On€November€23,€1999,€the€trial€court€entered€an€orderÐ Ð  Ðdenying€the€motion.€€The€order€recites€that€the€petitioner€has€a€pending€appeal€and€that€the€petitionerÐ ¼  Ðdoes€not€claim€that€he€received€a€sentence€outside€the€statutory€range.€€As€a€result,€the€trial€courtÐ ¨ø Ðconcluded€that€it€had€no€jurisdiction€to€resentence€the€petitioner.€€The€petitioner€did€not€appeal€theÐ ”ä Ðtrial€courtððs€order.Ð €Ð ÐÐ l¼ ÐIn€December€1999,€the€petitioner€then€instituted€an€independent,€collateral€attack€onÐ X ¨ Ðthe€sentences€in€the€Hall€and€Peter€cases.€€Acting€òòpro€seóó,€he€filed€an€action€in€the€Washington€CountyÐ D!” Ðtrial€court€for€post„conviction€relief€in€which€he€alleged€that€he€was€sentenced€unlawfully€andÐ 0"€  Ðcontrary€to€statutory€law.€€The€state€responded€with€a€motion€to€dismiss€the€action€without€a€hearingÐ #l! Ðbecause€the€post„conviction€petition€did€not€allege€a€violation€of€a€state€or€a€federal€constitutionalÐ $X" Ðright.€€The€petitioner€filed€a€response€claiming€in€a€conclusory€fashion€that€both€state€and€federalÐ ô$D # Ðconstitutional€rights€had€been€violated.€€The€trial€court€reviewed€the€matter,€and€on€February€2,€2000,Ð à%0!$ Ðthe€trial€court€dismissed€the€petition€for€failure€to€assert€a€colorable€claim€of€a€constitutionalÐ Ì&"% Ðdeprivation.€€On€February€28,€2000,€the€petitioner€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€from€the€dismissal€of€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpost„conviction€action.ò òÐ ¤(ô#' ÐÐ )à$( ÐÐ |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐÓÎÓÓ  ÓÓ °ÓAnalysisó óÐ ° ÐÌÓ °Þ.ÓÓÒ.ÓÓ  ÓInitially,€we€note€that€the€appellate€record€in€the€consolidated€appeals€before€us€isÐ ˆØ Ðmeager.€€The€various€theft€and€forgery€presentments€returned€by€the€Sullivan€County€andÐ tÄ ÐWashington€County€grand€juries€are€not€included€in€the€appellate€record.€€More€significantly,€theÐ `° Ðjudgment€forms€relating€to€the€petitionerððs€convictions€have€been€omitted€from€the€appellate€record.€Ð L œ ÐÐ 8 ˆ ÐThe€appellant€has€the€primary€duty€to€ensure€that€all€documents€which€are€necessaryÐ $ t Ðfor€appellate€review€of€his€issues€are€included€in€the€record.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(a)€(if€less€thanÐ  ` Ðthe€complete€record€is€necessary,€appellant€shall€file€a€designation€of€those€documents€to€beÐ ü L  Ðincluded);€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€24(e)€(parties€may€correct€or€modify€record€to€include€matters€that€wereÐ è 8  Ðomitted).€€As€a€reviewing€court,€we€simply€cannot€function€without€an€adequate€record.€€TheÐ Ô$  Ðpetitionerððs€briefs€in€this€case€and€the€papers€that€he€filed€with€the€trial€court€contain€a€plethora€of€Ð À  Ðassertions.€€Recitations€of€fact€contained€in€an€appellate€brief,€however,€are€no€substitute€for€aÐ ¬ü  Ðcomplete€record,€and€such€recitations€are€not€evidence€that€this€court€may€consider.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòStateÐ ˜è  Ðv.€Burtonóó,€751€S.W.2d€440,€450€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1988).Ð „Ô  ÐÐ pÀ ÐAs€a€general€rule,€in€the€absence€of€a€complete€record€of€what€transpired€in€the€trialÐ \¬ Ðcourt,€we€must€presume€that€the€trial€courtððs€rulings€are€supported€by€sufficient€evidence€and€affirmÐ H˜ Ðthe€trial€courtððs€judgment.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€v.€Oodyóó,€823€S.W.2d€554,€559€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991)€(citingÐ 4„ ÐòòVermilye€v.€Stateóó,€584€S.W.2d€226,€230€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1979)).€€However,€in€this€case,€a€reviewÐ  p Ðof€the€record€indicates€bases€for€resolving€both€cases€despite€the€absence€of€judgments€in€theÐ  \ Ðappellate€record€of€the€past€convictions.€€We€affirm€the€post„conviction€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€post„Ð øH Ðconviction€petition,€for€the€reasons€explained€below.€€We€dismiss€the€appeal€of€the€denial€of€theÐ ä4 Ðmotion€to€correct€the€judgment€for€different€reasons,€also€as€explained€below.Ð Ð  ÐÓ °ÓÌÓ//Óòòóóò òÓ  ÓPretrial€Jail€Creditsó óÐ ¨ø ÐÌÓ °õ8ÓÓ9ÓÓ  ÓThe€petitioner€has€appealed€the€trial€courtððs€denial€of€his€motion€to€correct€hisÐ €Ð Ðsentence€under€Rule€3€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€This€appeal€must€beÐ l¼ Ðdismissed.€€Rule€3€specifies€the€types€of€lower€court€actions€in€criminal€cases€which€may€be€directly€Ð X ¨ Ðappealed€to€this€court.€€Basically,€a€criminal€defendant€may€pursue€an€appeal€as€of€right€from€aÐ D!” Ðjudgment€of€conviction€entered€after€a€plea€of€not€guilty,€from€a€question€of€law€properly€certified€Ð 0"€  Ðfor€appeal€after€a€guilty€or€òònolo€contendereóó€plea,€from€a€sentencing€order€in€which€the€defendant€wasÐ #l! Ðnot€bound€by€the€terms€of€a€guilty€plea,€and€from€an€ð ðorder€denying€or€revoking€probation,€and€fromÐ $X" Ða€final€judgment€in€a€criminal€contempt,€habeas€corpus,€extradition,€or€post„conviction€proceeding.ðð€Ð ô$D # ÐTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(b).€€The€rule€authorizes€no€rightful€appeal€from€the€denial€of€a€motion€to€correctÐ à%0!$ Ða€sentence.€€We€note€that€in€this€situation,€when€there€is€no€Rule€3€appeal€available,€the€defendantÐ Ì&"% Ðmight€have€petitioned€this€court€to€grant€a€common€law€writ€of€òòcertiorarióó€to€review€the€lower€courtððsÐ ¸'#& Ðaction,€although€such€relief€rarely€would€be€justified.€€òòSee€generallyóó€òòState€v.€Willoughbyóó,€594€S.W.2dÐ ¤(ô#' Ðâ â388,€391„92€(Tenn.€1980);€òòDearborne€v.€Stateóó,€575€S.W.2d€259„260„61€(Tenn.€1978).€€Clearly,Ð )à$( Ðhowever,€this€court€has€no€basis€upon€which€to€entertain€a€Rule€3€appeal.׃×Ý ƒ#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòBut€seeóó€òòState€v.€FrederickÐ ° Ðâ âCavittóó,€No.€E1999„00304„CCA„R3„CD€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Knoxville,€Jul.€13,€2000).Ð œì ÐÐ ˆØ ÐWe€dismiss€the€part€of€the€consolidated€appeal€which€emanates€from€the€denial€of€theÐ tÄ Ðmotion€to€correct€sentences,€case€no.€E2000„00626„CCA„R3„PC.Ð `° ÐÓy9ÓÓ  ÓÐ L œ ÐÓáAÓÓ °ÓÓ  Óò òPost„Conviction€ReliefÐ 8 ˆ ÐÌó óÓ  ÓÓ °ÓWe€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€petitionerððs€action€seeking€post„convictionÐ  ` Ðrelief.€€In€his€post„conviction€petition,€the€petitioner€alleges€the€following:Ð ü L  ÐÐ è 8  ÐÓ XÓÓ °ÓÓ °Ó12.€€The€petitioner€òòdoes€notóó€allege€he€is€not€guilty€of€these€charges;€nor€doesÐ Ô$  Ðhe€challenge€the€ð ðblind€pleaðð€entered.€€òòThe€Petitioner€alleges€he€wasÐ À  Ðsentenced€unlawfully€(contrary€to€statutory€law)€by€the€Court.€€That€is€theÐ ¬ü  Ðonly€issue€raised€in€this€Petitionóó.Ð ˜è  ÐÓ °rCÓÓ XdCÓÓ °€CÓÐ „Ô  ÐThis€conclusory€allegation,€devoid€of€constitutional€substance,€was€properly€rejected,Ð pÀ Ðand€we€affirm€the€trial€courtððs€dismissal€of€the€post„conviction€petition€for€failure€to€assert€aÐ \¬ Ðcolorable€claim€of€a€constitutional€violation.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(d)€(1997)€(ð ðA€bareÐ H˜ Ðallegation€that€a€constitutional€right€has€been€violated€and€mere€conclusions€of€law€shall€not€beÐ 4„ Ðsufficient€to€warrant€any€further€proceedings.ðð).Ð  p ÐÐ  \ ÐFurthermore,€the€petition€is€subject€to€dismissal€on€the€basis€of€waiver.€€Under€theÐ øH Ð1995€Post„Conviction€Procedure€Act,€ð ð[a]€ground€for€relief€is€waived€if€the€petitioner€personally€orÐ ä4 Ðthrough€an€attorney€failed€to€present€it€for€determination€in€any€proceeding€before€a€court€ofÐ Ð  Ðcompetent€jurisdiction€in€which€the€ground€could€have€been€presented.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„Ð ¼  Ð206(g)€(1997).€€A€post„conviction€petition€is€subject€to€dismissal€without€a€hearing€unless€it€allegesÐ ¨ø Ðfacts€that€explain€why€the€grounds€for€relief€were€not€previously€waived€in€a€prior€proceeding€inÐ ”ä Ðwhich€the€grounds€could€have€been€presented.€€òòE.g.óó,€òòJerry€Hardcastle€v.€Stateóó,€No.€M1999„00598„Ð €Ð ÐCCA„R3„PC,€slip€op.€at€6€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€Nashville,€Aug.€10,€2000).Ð l¼ ÐÐ X ¨ ÐÓ*°,XXB'Ø'‹X°œX*ÓÓ °Óà  àà ` àThe€petitioner€offers€no€explanation€for,€nor€have€we€found€any€in€the€record,€whyÐ D!” Ðhe€did€not€address€his€post„conviction€claims€in€the€trial€court€and€in€a€direct€appeal.€€Inasmuch€asÐ 0"€  Ðthe€petitioner€is€raising€claims€that€he€could€have€asserted€in€a€direct€appeal,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.€3(b);Ð #l! ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„401€(1997),€and€because€he€has€not€presented€a€factual€explanation€whyÐ $X" Ðthose€claims€have€not€been€waived,€the€trial€court€properly€dismissed€the€petition.€€òòSeeóó€òòBlair€v.€Stateóó,Ð ô$D # Ð969€S.W.2d€423,€425„26€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1997).Ð à%0!$ Ðâ âÐ Ì&"% Ðà  àà ` àLast,€we€are€disinclined€to€treat€the€matter€as€a€post„conviction€request€for€a€delayedÐ ° Ðappeal.€€The€petitioner€has€not€requested€or€mentioned€a€delayed€appeal,€and€the€record€contains€noÐ œì Ðbasis€for€determining€that€a€delayed€appeal€is€appropriate.€€òòSeeóóTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„213€(1997).Ð ˆØ Ðâ âÌÓ °ÓAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€dismissing€the€post„convictionÐ `° Ðpetition€in€case€no.€E1999„02756„CCA„R3„PC.Ð L œ ÐÐ 8 ˆ ÐÐ $ t Ðà ¸ àà  àà h à_________________________________________Ð  ` Ðà ¸ àà  àà h àJAMES€CURWOOD€WITT,€JR.,€JUDGEÐ ü L  ÐÔ#†¼Iu»XXÙª#Ô