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(x Accordingly,themotionisgrantedandtheappealisaffirmedpursuanttoRule20,Rulesofthe a CourtofCriminalAppeals. J #QXXܟc#XܟXQ Tenn.R.App.P.3;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmedPursuanttoRule20,Rulesof  theCourtofCriminalAppeals     #QXܟ#XܟX.QRobertW._Wedemeyer_,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidH.Welles,and  JerryL.Smith,JJ,joined. r JeffreyM.Hodges,prose,Clifton,Tennessee. D PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;HelenaWalton_Yarbrough_,AssistantAttorney f General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. O  MEMORANDUM @@OO& OPINION !!!     OnJuly7,1994,thePetitionerpledguiltybeforetheRutherfordCountyCriminalCourtto ## onecountofaggravatedburglary.Petitionerreceivedafouryearsentencetorunconsecutivewith $$ thefollowingsentences:WhiteCounty,casenumber9350;CoffeeCounty,casenumber25924F; w% % andDavidsonCounty,casenumber93B523 #  1      . `&!&   OnJanuary2,2004,thePetitionerfiled,prose,apetitionforwritofhabeascorpusreliefin 2(#( theWayneCountyCircuitCourt.Heassertedthatthetrialcourtlackedjurisdictiontoholda )k$)  hearingbecausethePetitionersindictmentisinsufficient,resultinginavoidconviction.On *T%* _February19,2004,thetrialcourtissuedanorderdismissingthePetitionersapplicationforhabeas  corpusrelief.ThePetitionerfiledhisnoticeofappealinthetrialcourtonApril3,2004.     Thegroundsuponwhichawritofhabeascorpusmaybeissuedareverynarrow._McLaney_ k v.Bell,59S.W.3d90,92(Tenn.2001).Awritofhabeascorpusisavailableonlywhenitappears T fromthefaceofthejudgmentorrecordthateithertheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionto =  convictorsentencethepetitioner,orthepetitionerssentencehasexpired.Archerv.State,851 & v S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993);_Potts_Ԁv.State,833S.W.2d60,62(Tenn.1992).Inotherwords,  _ habeascorpusreliefmayonlybesoughtwhenthejudgmentisvoid,notmerelyvoidable.Taylor  H v.State,995S.W.2d78,83(Tenn.1999).  1    ThePetitionerallegesthatthetrialcourtlackedjurisdictiontoconvicthimbecauseofa   defectiveindictment.Specifically,thePetitionerclaimstheindictmentisdefectivebecauseitfails   tosufficientlychargetheoffenseandtostatefactstoshowthespecificoffense.Ifproven,a   defectiveindictmentisanappropriateissuetobebroughtinahabeascorpuspetition.SeeWyatt n  v.State,24S.W.3d319(Tenn.2000).Theindictmentintheappellaterecordreadsasfollows: W  8  TheGrandJurorsfortheStateofTennessee,dulyelected,impaneled,sworn,and )y chargedtoinquireforthebodyoftheCountyofRutherford,andStateaforesaid, b upontheiroathspresent,thatonthe__dayofNovember,1992,insaidCountyand K Stateandbeforethefindingofthisindictmentone...Jeff_Hodge_Ԁdidunlawfullyand 4 feloniouslyenterthehabitationof...Daniel,withouttheeffectiveconsentofthe  propertyowner,thesaidhabitationnotbeingopentothepublicwiththeintentto  committheftorafelony...therein,inviolationof_T.C.A._Ԁ3914401,et.seq.,  againstthepeaceanddignityoftheStateofTennessee.   8  SECONDCOUNT:AndtheGrandJurorsaforesaid,upontheiroathsaforesaid,do Z furtherpresent,thatonthedayanddateaforesaid,intheCountyandStateaforesaid, C andbeforethefindingofthisindictment,thesaid...Jeff_Hodge_Ԁdidunlawfullyand ,| knowinglyobtainorexercisecontroloverthepropertyof...Daniel,thesaid e propertybeing...andbeingofthevalueofover$10,000.00dollarswiththeintent N todeprivethetrueownerthereof,andwithouttheownerseffectiveconsent,in  7 violationof_T.C.A._Ԁ3914103,againstthepeaceanddignityoftheStateof !   Tennessee." !     TheTennesseeSupremeCourthasheldthat,forconstitutionalpurposes, anindictmentis $# validifitprovidessufficientinformation(1)toenabletheaccusedtoknowtheaccusationtowhich t% $ answerisrequired,(2)tofurnishthecourtadequatebasisfortheentryofaproperjudgment,and ]&!% (3)toprotecttheaccusedfromdoublejeopardy.Statev.Hill,954S.W.2d725,727(Tenn.1997). F'"& Further,theindictmentmustmeetthestatutoryrequirementsofTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection /(#' 4013102,whichprovides: )h$( 8  Theindictmentmuststatethefactsconstitutingtheoffenseinordinaryandconcise *:&* language,withoutprolixityorrepetition,insuchamannerastoenableapersonof +#'+ commonunderstandingtoknowwhatisintended,andwiththatdegreeofcertainty,  whichwillenablethecourt,onconviction,topronouncetheproperjudgment;and  innocasearesuchwordsasforceandarmsorcontrarytotheformofthestatute  necessary.k     Inreviewingtheindictmentinthiscase,itmeetsboththeconstitutionalandstatutory =  requirements.TheindictmentstatestheaccusationtowhichthePetitionerwasrequiredtoanswer & v anddoesthisinordinarylanguagesothatapersonofcommonunderstandingknowswhatis  _ intended.Further,theTennesseeSupremeCourthasheldthatanindictmentmayrefertothestatute  H thatdefinestheoffenseandthatindictmentissufficientandsatisfiesallconstitutionalandstatutory  1  requirements.SeeStatev.Sledge,15S.W.3d93,95(2000);seealsoRuffv.State,978S.W.2d95,    100(Tenn.1998).     ThePetitionerhasfailedtoestablishbyapreponderanceoftheevidencethathisconviction   isvoidorhistermofimprisonmenthasexpired.Accordingly,theStatesmotionisgranted.The n  judgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminal W  Appeals. @    `     h     ___________________________________ b    `     h     ROBERTW._WEDEMEYER_,JUDGE