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f ` 8ttxPX` ð  rß›ñ£ ñà@g g ÚàIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ `  ÐÌÓ  ÓAT€NASHVILLEóóÐ , Ì ÐÓ"ÓÌà@,,(ÚàMAY€1998€SESSIONˆÌÌÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à ” àà ì àà D à*€à œ àNo.€01C01„9705„CC„00175Ð 0 Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àÌà Œ àà ä àAppellant,à ” àà ì àà D à*à œ àWilliamson€CountyÐ \ü  Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à€Ìvs.à Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à*à œ àHon.€Henry€Denmark€Bell,€JudgeÐ (È  ÐÌLONNY€D.€HAZELWOOD,à ì àà D à*à œ à(Rule€9,€Interlocutory€Appeal)Ð ô”  Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àÌà Œ àà ä àAppellee.à ” àà ì àà D à*Ð À` ÐÌÌÌÌÌòòFor€Appelleeóó:à < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àòòFor€Appellantóó:Ð $Ä ÐÌEdward€P.€Silvaà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àJohn€Knox€WalkupÐ ð ÐP.O.€Box€664à < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÐ Öv ÐFranklin,€TN€€37065à ” àà ì àà D àÐ ¼ \ Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àLisa€A.€NaylorÌRoger€Reid€Street,€Jr.à ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÐ ˆ"( Ð339€Main€Streetà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÐ n# ÐFranklin,€TN€€37064à ” àà ì àà D àà œ àCordell€Hull€Building,€Second€FloorÐ T$ô Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àNashville,€TN€€37243„0493ÌÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àDerek€K.€SmithÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÔ#†Xì.XXXŽÏÜ#ÔÔ‡XŽÏXXXì.ÔÐ ì'Œ" Ðà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àP.O.€Box€937Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àFranklin,€TN€€37065„0937Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àÌà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àà œ àÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:___________________________ÌÌÌAFFIRMED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌÌGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ  27Ò-3 ÐÔ#†Xì.XXXŽÏ} #ÔÓÓà@33-ÚàòòOPINIONóóˆÐ `  Ðà Œ àà ä àOn€July€8,€1996,€the€defendant,€Lonny€D.€Hazelwood,€was€chargedÏwith€driving€under€the€influence.€€The€trial€court€suppressed€the€results€of€a€bloodÏalcohol€test.€€The€State€of€Tennessee€filed€this€interlocutory€appeal.€€Rule€9,€Tenn.ÏR.€App.€P.€€The€single€issue€for€review€is€whether€the€trial€court€erred€byÏsuppressing€the€results€of€the€blood€alcohol€test.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àWe€affirm€the€ruling€of€the€trial€court.€€This€cause€is€remanded€forÏfurther€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€defendant's€preliminary€hearing€was€initially€scheduled€forÏSeptember€25,€1996.€€Although€the€defendant€was€in€attendance,€the€state€did€notÏhave€the€blood€alcohol€test€results€and€the€hearing€was€continued€to€NovemberÏ10th.€€On€that€date,€the€blood€alcohol€test€results€were€still€unavailable.€€A€secondÏcontinuance€was€granted€to€the€state€and€the€preliminary€hearing€was€rescheduledÏfor€December€18,€1996.€€On€that€date,€when€the€state€was€still€unable€to€produceÏthe€blood€alcohol€test€results€or€its€primary€prosecution€witness,€the€generalÏsessions€judge€dismissed€the€charges€against€the€defendant€for€failure€to€prosecute.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAlmost€three€months€later,€the€state€presented€the€matter€to€the€grandÏjury€which€returned€a€true€bill€of€indictment,€charging€the€defendant€with€drivingÏunder€the€influence.€€Within€days,€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€for€discoveryÏrequesting€the€results€of€the€blood€alcohol€test.€€On€the€following€day,€February€27,Ï1997,€the€state€presented€the€defendant€with€an€official€report€showing€that€theÏTennessee€Bureau€of€Investigation€had€tested€the€blood€sample€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñshortly€after€theÏarrestñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ñ€and€that€the€defendant's€blood€alcohol€level€registered€0.13%.€€Six€days€later,Ð @8à.2 Ðthe€defendant€requested€that€the€sample€be€preserved€for€independent€testing.€Ð 8¸.4 ÐAssistant€District€Attorney€Derek€Smith€attested€that€he€called€the€TBI€laboratory€onÏMarch€7,€two€days€after€the€request€by€the€defense,€to€have€the€sample€preserved.€ÏAt€that€time,€he€was€informed€that€the€sample€had€been€destroyed€within€twenty„fourÏhours€of€the€time€the€state€provided€the€defendant€with€a€copy€of€the€official€report.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àDefense€attorneys€Reid€Street€and€Ed€Silva€attested€that€they€hadÏrequested€the€results€of€the€blood€alcohol€test€from€the€district€attorney's€office€onÏeight€occasions€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñsinceñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€July€22,€1996,€and€were€informed€as€late€as€February€24,Ï1997,€that€the€results€were€not€available.€€At€the€evidentiary€hearing,€each€of€theÏdefense€attorneys€contended€that€they€had€no€knowledge€whether€a€test€had€everÏbeen€performed€on€the€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñsample€untilñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€they€were€notified€in€late€February.€€€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAt€the€suppression€hearing,€the€state€maintained€that€defense€counselÏshould€have€filed€a€motion€requesting€access€to€the€sample€for€independent€testingÏbetween€the€July€1996€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñarrest€andñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñthe€Februaryñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€1997€indictment.€€The€state€alsoÏargued€that€defense€counsel€should€have€contacted€the€TBI€directly€and€directed€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñtheÏagency€toñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€preserve€the€sample.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àDr.€Dawn€King,€a€toxicologist€for€TBI,€tested€the€blood€sample.€€SheÏtestified€that€the€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñagency€policyñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€is€to€enter€the€results€of€the€test€into€the€computerÏupon€its€completion.€€She€related€that€the€computer€generates€a€report€and€that€anÏagency€secretary€then€sends€the€report€by€regular€mail€to€the€district€attorney.€€TheÏreport€includes€a€notice€that€the€sample€will€be€destroyed€sixty€days€after€testing.€ÏDr.€King€testified€that€she€tested€the€sample€in€question€on€July€18,€1996,€andÏplaced€the€results€in€the€computer€on€July€22,€1996.ÌÌà Œ àà ä àThe€trial€judge,€noting€that€the€state€was€caught€in€a€"catch€22,"Ð 8¸.4 Ðconcluded€that€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ññ™ ñif€ñ™ ñtheñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€state€prevailed€in€its€argument,€the€defendant€would€then€haveÏa€Sixth€Amendment€ineffective€assistance€of€counsel€claim.€€He€also€observed€thatÏthe€statute€did€not€contemplate€that€eight€months€would€pass€before€the€stateÏsubmitted€the€matter€to€the€grand€jury€and€that€the€blood€might€have€been€destroyedÏas€early€as€September€of€1996.€€In€granting€the€motion€to€suppress,€the€trial€judgeÏheld€that€the€negligence€of€the€state€had€effectively€deprived€the€defendant€of€hisÏright€to€a€preliminary€hearing:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[It€is]€neglect€to€have€the€person€in€charge€of€theÏprosecution€go€one,€two,€three€times€to€the€preliminaryÏhearing,€òòa€right€the€defendant€hasñš ñóóñš ñ,€without€the€evidenceÐ À` Ðwhich€th[is]€judge€infers€got€there€and€was€thereñš ñóóñš ñ€and€theÐ ¦F Ðfirst€time€[the€state]€knew€[the€report€was€there]€is€whenÏthe€evidence€was€presented€to€the€grand€jury,€by€whichÏtime€this€evidence,€in€the€ordinary€course€of€events,€...Ïwould€have€been€long€gone.ÓÒÓÐ ä Ð ä Ð  Ð(Emphasis€added).€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àÔ‡XªØXXXªØÔThe€findings€of€fact€at€a€suppression€hearing€are€conclusive€on€appealÐ ¢!B Ðunless€the€evidence€preponderates€otherwise.€€òòState€v.€Odomóó,€928€S.W.2d€18Ð n# Ð(Tenn.€1996);€òòState€v.€Tateóó,€615€¢S.W.2d£€161,€162€(Tenn.€¢Crim£.€App.€1981);€òòGravesÐ :%Ú Ðv.€Stateóó,€512€¢S.W.2d£€603,€604€(Tenn.€¢Crim£.€App.€1973);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€R.€¢Crim£.€P.Ð '¦! Ð12(e).€€Yet€this€court€must€conduct€a€de€novo€review€of€the€trial€court's€application€ofÏlaw€to€the€facts.€€òòState€v.€Bridgesóó,€963€S.W.2d€487,€489€(Tenn.€1997);€òòState€v.Ð ž*>!% ÐYearganóó,€958€S.W.2d€626,€628€(Tenn.€1997).Ô#†XªØXXXªØG"#ÔÐ j, #' ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThe€statute€mandates€disclosure€of€the€blood€alcohol€test€resultsÏ"òòupon€requestóó."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€55„10„409€(emphasis€added).€€The€personÐ Î1n(- Ðtested€is€also€entitled€to€a€sample€of€blood€for€independent€testing.€€Tenn.€CodeÏAnn.€ðð€55„10„410(e).€€The€statute€is€silent€as€to€how€long€blood€samples€must€beÏheld€to€accommodate€the€rights€of€the€accused.€€ÌÐ þ8ž/5 Ðà Œ àà ä àA€preliminary€hearing€is€a€critical€stage€of€criminal€prosecutionÏdesigned€to€determine€whether€there€is€probable€cause€to€believe€that€the€accusedÏcommitted€the€alleged€offense.€€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñòòñ› ñId.ñ› ñóóñ› ñ›€at›€907;›€ñ› ñTenn.ñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€R.€Crim.€P.€5.1.€€A€defendant€arrested€beforeÐ ø ˜ Ðan€indictment€is€handed€down€has€the€right€to€a€preliminary€hearing.€€If€theÏdefendant€is€indicted€while€awaiting€a€preliminary€hearing,€he€or€she€may€move€toÏhave€the€indictment€dismissed,€so€long€as€the€motion€is€made€within€thirty€days€ofÏarrest.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€5(e).€€After€the€thirty„day€period,€a€defendant€may€move€toÏdismiss€the€indictment€only€upon€a€showing€of€bad€faith€on€the€part€of€the€state€orÏcourt.€€òòMoore€v.€Stateóó,€578€S.W.2d€78€(Tenn.€1979).Ð À` ÐÌà Œ àà ä àIn€òòState€v.€Goldenóó,€this€court€held€that€the€prosecution,€acting€in€badÐ Xø Ðfaith,€had€denied€Golden€the€right€to€a€preliminary€hearing.€€941€S.W.2d€905,€906Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996).€€In€that€case,€Golden€was€charged€with€possession€of€drugÏparaphernalia.€€Before€his€preliminary€hearing,€he€moved€to€suppress€evidence€heÏclaimed€had€been€unlawfully€obtained€during€the€search€of€his€vehicle.€€As€he€calledÏthe€arresting€officer€to€testify€at€the€suppression€hearing,€the€state€represented€thatÏit€would€not€oppose€the€motion€to€suppress.€€The€general€sessions€court€granted€theÏmotion€and€dismissed€the€case.€€òòId.óó€at€906.€€Within€a€month,€the€state,€relying€on€theÐ ì'Œ" Ðtestimony€of€the€arresting€officer,€obtained€an€indictment€from€the€grand€jury.€€TheÏtrial€court€dismissed€the€indictment,€ruling€that€Golden€had€been€denied€hisÏpreliminary€hearing€due€to€the€acts€of€the€prosecutor.€€òòId.óó€€This€court€affirmed,Ð P-ð#( Ðfinding€that€the€state€had€acted€in€bad€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ñfaithñœ ñ.€›€›ñœ ññ ñ:€€ñ ñòòñœ ñId.ñœ ñóóñœ ñ€›at€›908.ñœ ññ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñÐ /¼%* ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àBad€faith€may€be€defined€as€the€state€of€mind€involvedÏwhen€one€is€not€being€faithful€to€one's€duty€or€obligation.€ÏThe€duty€of€a€prosecutor€is€twofold.€...€[H]e€is€theÏguardian€of€the€state's€interest.€€At€the€same€time,€theÏprosecutor€is€the€protector€of€the€rights€of€the€accused.€ÏAt€all€times,€the€prosecutor's€goal€remains,€not€that€heÏshall€win€a€case,€but€that€justice€shall€be€done.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓÀ.ÓòòId.óó€at€908€(internal€citations€omitted).€òòÐ 8¸.4 Їóóà Œ àà ä àIn€our€view,€the€office€of€the€district€attorney€general€failed€to€fulfill€itsÐ `  Ðobligations€in€this€case.€€The€trial€judge,€who€found€that€the€district€attorney's€officeÏhad€or€should€have€had€possession€of€the€test€results€but€negligently€failed€toÏpresent€them€at€three€scheduled€preliminary€hearings,€obviously€suppressed€theÏevidence.€€The€state€had€the€statutory€obligation€to€provide€the€defendant€with€the€Ïresults€of€the€test€and€the€opportunity€for€independent€analysis.€€Through€no€fault€ofÏhis€own,€the€defendant€was€denied€his€right€to€a€preliminary€hearing.€€SuppressionÏof€the€test€results€was€the€proper€remedy€in€this€instance.€€The€state€should€not€gainÏa€tactical€advantage€by€neglecting€the€duties€of€ñ¢ ñœñ¢ ññž ñhis›€ñž ññ  ññŸ ñutsñŸ ññ  ññ¡ ñits€ñ¡ ñoffice.ñ¢ ñ›ñ¢ ññ¢ ññ¢ ñ€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed€and€this€cause€isÏremanded€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€this€opinion.ÌÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à__________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌDavid€G.€Hayes,€JudgeÌÌÌÌ_________________________________ÌJerry€L.€Smith,€JudgeÓ5Ó