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àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€July€18,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ‡X‰X»¼LUÔÌò òÔ#†¼LU»XX‰N#ÔÔ_ÔPARRISHÔ_Ô€L.€JONESòòóó€v.€JAMES€M.€DAVIS,€WARDENó óÐ úJ ÐÌÔ€X‰X»¼LUÔà@@½½ìàò ò€Appeal€from€the€Circuit€Court€for€Wayne€CountyÐ  p Ðà@@øøìàNo.€12395€€€€€€Robert€L.€Jones,€JudgeÐ  \ ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<Ï` AßÐ Ð  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„02252„CCA„R3„PC€„€Filed€October€19,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ Ë  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<¢` AßÐ £ó  Ðó óÓ  ÓÓ  Óà  àÌThe€petitioner,€Ô_ÔParrishÔ_Ô€L.€Jones,€appeals€the€denial€of€his€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€claimingÐ žî  Ðthat€his€sentences€are€illegal€and€void.€€Because€the€convicting€court€had€no€jurisdiction€to€imposeÐ ŠÚ Ðan€agreed€upon€sentence€in€excess€of€the€statutory€limits,€the€judgment€€is€reversed€and€the€cause€isÐ vÆ Ðremanded€for€the€grant€of€habeas€corpus€relief.Ð b² ÐÌÓ Óò òÓ  ÓTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Reversed€and€Remandedó óÐ :Š ÐÓ ÓÓÓÌòòGary€R.€Wade,€Ô_ÔP.J.Ô_Ôóó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòJoseph€M.€Ô_ÔTiptonÔ_Ôóó€and€òòJohnÐ b ÐEverett€Williamsóó,€JJ.,€joined.Ð þN ÐÌÔ_ÔParrishÔ_Ô€L.€Jones,€Clifton,€Tennessee,€Pro€Se.Ð Ö& ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Elizabeth€T.€Ryan,€Assistant€Attorney€General;€andÐ ®þ ÐMichael€Tabor,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€€Ð šê ÐÌà@ìì*ìàò òˆÌÓ…ÓÓ  ÓOPINIONó óÐ ^!®  ÐÓñ ÓÓ  ÓÌà  àÌà  àThe€petitioner,€Ô_ÔParrishÔ_Ô€L.€Jones,€pled€guilty€in€Madison€County€on€three€different€dates,Ð "$r# ÐSeptember€29,€1989,€October€26,€1989,€and€October€29,€1989,€to€three€counts€of€armed€robbery,Ð %^ $ ÐClass€X€felonies.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„1„702€(repealed€1989).€€The€convicting€court€imposedÐ ú%J!% Ða€concurrent€sentence€of€20€years€on€each€count.€€Ð æ&6"& ÐÌà  àOn€June€23,€2000,€the€petitioner€filed€for€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus€in€Wayne€County,€the€placeÐ ¾($( Ðof€his€imprisonment,€alleging€(1)€that€his€sentences€had€expired€and€(2)€that€the€judgments€were€voidÐ ª)ú$) Ðbecause€he€was€sentenced€under€the€1982€Sentencing€Reform€Act€instead€of€the€1989€SentencingÐ –*æ%* ÐReform€Act.€€The€trial€court€€dismissed€the€petition€without€an€evidentiary€hearing.€Ð ‚+Ò&+ Ðâ âÐ n,¾',ý ÐÔ_Ôà  àIn€this€state,€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus€may€be€granted€only€when€a€petitioner€has€establishedÐ ° Ðâ âlack€of€jurisdiction€for€the€order€of€confinement€or€when€he€is€otherwise€entitled€to€immediateÐ œì Ðrelease€because€of€the€expiration€of€his€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòUssery€v.€Averyóó,€432€S.W.2d€656€(Tenn.Ð ˆØ Ð1968);€òòState€ex€rel.€Wade€v.€Norvellóó,€443€S.W.2d€839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1969).€€A€"personÐ tÄ Ðimprisoned€or€restrained€of€[his]€liberty,€under€any€pretense€whatsoever,€.€.€.€may€prosecute€a€writÐ `° Ðof€habeas€corpus,€to€inquire€into€the€cause€of€such€imprisonment.€.€.€."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ððÐ L œ Ð29-21-101.€€A€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€however,€is€available€only€when€it€appears€on€the€face€of€theÐ 8 ˆ Ðjudgment€or€the€record€that€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€convict€or€sentence€theÐ $ t Ðdefendant€or€that€the€sentence€of€imprisonment€has€otherwise€expired.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2dÐ  ` Ð157,€164€(Tenn.€1993);€€òòPotts€v.€Stateóó,€833€S.W.2d€60,€62€(Tenn.€1992).€€A€trial€court€mayÐ ü L  Ðsummarily€dismiss€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€without€the€appointment€of€a€lawyer€andÐ è 8  Ðwithout€an€evidentiary€hearing€if€there€is€nothing€on€the€face€of€the€judgment€to€indicate€that€theÐ Ô$  Ðconvictions€addressed€therein€are€void.€€òòPassarella€v.€Stateóó,€891€S.W.2d€619€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð À  Ð1994).Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  àIn€this€appeal€of€right,€the€petitioner€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€by€denying€his€petitionÐ „Ô  Ðfor€writ€of€habeas€corpus€because€his€sentences€are€void€on€their€faces.€€He€submits€that€if€he€hadÐ pÀ Ðbeen€sentenced€for€aggravated€robbery€as€a€Range€I€offender€under€the€1989€Act,€he€would€haveÐ \¬ Ðreceived€a€sentence€of€12€years€at€most.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„13„402(b),€40„35„112(a)(2).Ð H˜ ÐHe€maintains€that€his€sentence€would€have€already€expired€if€he€had€been€sentenced€to€the€minimumÐ 4„ Ðon€each€sentence.€€In€support€of€his€claim,€the€petitioner€cites€òòState€v.€Pearsonóó,€858€S.W.2d€879Ð  p Ð(Tenn.€1993),€wherein€our€supreme€court€ruled€that€defendants€who€are€sentenced€after€the€effectiveÐ  \ Ðdate€of€the€1989€Act€for€crimes€committed€before€its€effective€date€are€entitled€to€the€lesser€of€theÐ øH Ðsentences€required€after€comparing€the€terms€of€the€1982€Act€and€the€1989€Act.€€The€state€contendsÐ ä4 Ðthat€the€defendant€knowingly€and€voluntarily€entered€into€the€plea€agreement,€which€was€approvedÐ Ð  Ðby€the€sentencing€court€prior€to€the€effective€date€of€the€1989€Act.€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€1989€Act€provides€that€"any€person€sentenced€on€or€after€November€1,€1989,€for€anÐ ”ä Ðoffense€committed€between€July€1,€1982€and€November€1,€1989,€òòshallóó€be€sentenced€under€theÐ €Ð Ðprovisions€of€[the€Act]."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„117(b)€(emphasis€added).€€All€of€the€offensesÐ l¼ Ðfor€which€the€petitioner€is€charged€occurred€between€July€1,€1982,€and€November€1,€1989.€€PursuantÐ X ¨ Ðto€agreement€with€the€state,€the€defendant€pled€guilty€to€the€offenses€in€September€and€October€ofÐ D!” Ð1989€and€a€received€concurrent€sentence€of€20€years€for€each€of€the€three€counts.€€It€was€not€untilÐ 0"€  ÐNovember€2,€1989,€however,€that€the€convicting€court€entered€the€judgments,€one€day€after€theÐ #l! Ðeffective€date€of€the€1989€Act.€€As€a€result,€the€1989€Act€was€applicable.€€A€Range€I€sentence€forÐ $X" Ðaggravated€robbery,€a€Class€B€felony,€is€from€eight€to€12€years.€€òòSeeóó€ðððð€39„13„402(b),€40„35„Ð ô$D # Ð112(a)(2).€€The€sentences€that€the€convicting€court€imposed€€deviated€from€the€provisions€of€the€1989Ð à%0!$ ÐAct.€Ð Ì&"% ÐÌà  àIn€òòMcConnell€v.€Stateóó,€12€S.W.3d€795,€796€(Tenn.€2000),€our€supreme€court€addressed€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðsimilar€issue.€€In€òòMcConnellóó,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€as€a€Range€I€offender€to€one€count€of€secondÐ )à$( Ðdegree€murder€and€six€counts€of€robbery€by€use€of€a€deadly€weapon.€€Although€the€offenses€occurredÐ |*Ì%) Ðin€January€1989,€the€petitioner€did€not€enter€guilty€pleas€until€November€20,€1990,€more€than€a€yearÐ h+¸&* ÐÑ OaÑâ  âÑ°°Ñâ  âÑ  Ñafter€the€effective€date€of€the€1989€Act.€€In€consequence,€the€act€applied.€€òòId.óó€€As€a€part€of€the€pleaÐ ° Ðagreement,€the€petitioner€received€a€35„year€sentence€for€second€degree€murder,€five€concurrent€10„Ð œì Ðyear€sentences€for€robbery€by€use€of€a€deadly€weapon,€and€a€35„year€sentence€for€the€sixth€count€ofÐ ˆØ Ðrobbery€by€use€of€a€deadly€weapon,€to€be€served€consecutively.€€òòId.óó€€The€effective€sentence€was,Ð tÄ Ðtherefore,€70€years€based€on€the€1982€Act.€€òòId.óó€€Under€the€1989€Act,€however,€the€Range€I€term€forÐ `° Ðsecond€degree€murder,€a€Class€A€felony,€is€15€to€25€years.€€The€Range€I€term€for€robbery€by€use€ofÐ L œ Ða€deadly€weapon,€a€Class€B€felony,€is€eight€to€12€years.€€òòSeeóó€òòid.óó;€Tenn.€Code€€Ann.€ðð€40-35-112(a)(2).€Ð 8 ˆ ÐOur€supreme€court€ruled€that€the€1989€Act€prevailed€despite€the€consent€of€the€defendant€and€thatÐ $ t Ðthe€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€enter€a€35„year€sentence€for€either€second€degree€murderÐ  ` Ðor€robbery€by€use€of€a€deadly€weapon.€€òòMcConnellóó,€12€S.W.3d€at€796,€800.€€Because€the€sentencesÐ ü L  Ðwere€illegal,€the€petitioner€was€entitled€to€post„conviction€relief.€€òòId.óó€at€800.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€state€contends€in€this€case€that€because€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€prior€to€November€1,Ð À  Ð1989,€€this€case€is€distinguishable€from€òòMcConnellóó.€€The€statute,€however,€provides€that€the€date€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðsentencing€is€the€determinative€factor,€not€the€date€of€the€plea.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„117(b).Ð ˜è  ÐBecause€the€convicting€court€did€not€enter€the€judgments€until€November€2,€1989,€the€sentencesÐ „Ô  Ðimposed€under€the€1982€Act€are€illegal.€€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àThe€state€also€argues€that€because€the€petitioner€entered€into€the€plea€agreement€€knowinglyÐ H˜ Ðand€voluntarily,€the€sentences€are€valid.€€In€òòState€v.€Joseph€Harvey€Cutrightóó,€No.€02C01„9108„CC„Ð 4„ Ð00175€(Tenn.€March€25,€1992)€(not€for€publication),€however,€our€supreme€court€addressed€a€similarÐ  p Ðissue.€€In€òòCutrightóó,€the€defendant€agreed€to€a€sentence€under€the€1982€Act.€€The€1989€Act€containedÐ  \ Ðless€stringent€sentencing€guidelines.€€The€supreme€court€concluded€that€because€the€plea€bargainÐ øH Ðagreement€exceeded€the€maximum€sentence€permitted€under€the€1989€Act,€the€judgment€€was€"aÐ ä4 Ðnullity,"€not€subject€to€waiver.€€òòId.óó,€slip€op.€at€1.€€Furthermore,€€Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à[w]hile€it€is€true€that€a€plea€agreement€is€contractual,€contract€principles€extend€onlyÐ ¨ø Ðso€far.€€The€1989€Act€establishes€the€outer€limits€within€which€the€State€and€aÐ ”ä Ðdefendant€are€free€to€negotiate,€and€the€courts€are€bound€to€respect€those€limits.€€Ð€ÐÐ Ð  ÐÌòòMcConnellóó,€12€S.W.3d€at€799.Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àThe€sentencing€guidelines€of€the€1989€Act€are€jurisdictional€and€binding€on€trial€courts.€€òòId.óóÐ 0"€  Ðat€800.€€The€sentence€of€20€years€for€each€count€of€robbery€committed€with€a€deadly€weapon€is€inÐ #l! Ðexcess€of€the€provisions€of€the€1989€Act.€€As€a€result,€the€sentences€entered€by€the€convicting€courtÐ $X" Ðare€illegal€and€must€be€set€aside.Ð ô$D # ÐÌÌÌÓ  Ó_________________________________Ð ¤(ô#' ÐGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ )à$( Ð