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ÔÔ€$ÔÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ ` ÑÔ€$ŠÔÔ€)ÔÑ\R AØ'\ћрÑÑ7€•sXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÓ  Óœò òÙ€ ÙßR€,-+A1-j|) ` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌAT€JACKSONÌÌMAY€SESSION,€1998ÌÌÌÌÓ  ÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,€à àà à)à àC.C.A.€NO.€02C01„9707„CC„00284Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àó óÌà àà àAppellant,ò òà àà àà à)à àÌ€€à àà àà àà àà àà à)à àMADISON€COUNTYÌV.à àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àHON.€WHIT€LAFON,€JUDGE€ó óÌÓ  Óò òKENNETH€LEATH,€à àà àà à)€€€€€€€ó óà àÌà àà àà àà àà àò òà à)ó óà àÌà àà àAppellee.à àà àò òà à)à à(STATE€APPEAL)Ìó óÌÌÌòòFOR€THE€APPELLEEóó:à àà àà àòòà àFOR€THE€APPELLANTóó:ÌÌò òGEORGE€MORTON€GOOGEà àà àà àJOHN€KNOX€WALKUP€Ìó óDistrict€Public€Defenderà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌÌò òSTEPHEN€P.€SPRACHERà àà àà àMARVIN€E.€CLEMENTS,€JR.€Ìó óAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌ227€West€Baltimore€à àà àà àà à2nd€Floor,€Cordell€Hull€BuildingÌJackson,€TN€38301à àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJAMES€G.€WOODALL€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àó óDistrict€Attorney€General€ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àò òJAMES€W.€THOMPSONó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à225€Martin€Luther€King€Drive€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àP.O.€Box€2825€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àJackson,€TN€38302ÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED€________________________ÌÌREVERSED€AND€REMANDEDÌÌTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGEÇÓ  ÓÔ€)°Ôò òòòOPINIONóóó óÔ€)ŠÔÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àà àIn€this€case,€the€State€has€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€3Ïof€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€The€trial€court€sentencedÏDefendant,€Kenneth€Leath,€to€six€(6)€years€incarceration€in€the€Department€ofÏCorrection€as€a€Range€II€offender€for€his€conviction€of€burglary€in€violation€ofÏTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€39„14„402.€€In€a€three€(3)€count€indictment,€theÏDefendant€was€originally€charged€with€one€(1)€count€of€burglary,€one€(1)€count€ofÏtheft€of€property€less€than€$500.00€value,€and€one€(1)€count€of€vandalism€in€anÏamount€less€than€$500.00.€€The€Defendantððs€guilty€plea€was€entered€on€July€16,Ï1997.€€On€that€date,€a€document€styled€ð ðPlea€of€Guilty€and€Waiver€of€Jury€Trial€andÏAppealðð€was€signed€by€the€Defendant,€his€counsel,€and€the€Assistant€DistrictÏAttorney.€€That€document€specifically€states€that€the€sentence€to€be€imposed€uponÏthe€negotiated€plea€agreement€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C)€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Criminal€Procedure,€was€an€eight€(8)€year,€Range€II€sentence€in€theÏDepartment€of€Correction.€€The€theft€and€vandalism€charges€were€to€be€dismissed.€ÏAt€the€guilty€plea€hearing,€the€trial€court€agreed€to€allow€the€Defendant€to€pleadÏguilty,€but€unilaterally€reduced€the€length€of€sentence€to€six€(6)€years.€€We€reverseÏand€remand€this€case€to€the€trial€court€for€further€proceedings€consistent€with€thisÏopinion.€ÌÌà àà àThe€pertinent€portion€of€the€guilty€plea€hearing€is€as€follows:ÌÓÓÌà0 à[ASSISTANT€D.A.]:à0 àYour€Honor€please,€Mr.€Leath€is€pleading€in€à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à97„54ÏtoÏbur…glaryÏof€aÏbuild…ing,€aÏClassÏE€[sic]ÏfelonyÏwhichÏcarriesÏaÏrangeÏofÏpun…ishment€ofÏtwo€toÏtwelveÏyears.€ÏPur…suantÏto€ourÏagree…ment,ÏweððreÏask…ingÏthatÏtheÏsec…ondÏcount,ÏtheftÏofÏprop…erty,ÏandÏtheÏthirdÏcount,ÏwhichÏisÏvan…dalism,€beÏdis…missed.ÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àThe€State€on€a€trial€in€this€matter€would€show€thatÏon€October€the€3rd,€1996€in€Madison€County,€theÏDefendant€did€unlawfully€enter€a€building,€to„wit,ÏSunbelt€Screen€Printers€in€Madison€County,Ïwithout€the€consent€of€the€owner€and€with€theÏintent€to€commit€theft€of€property.ÌÌà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àThe€State€recommends€upon€a€plea€of€guilty€aÏsentence€of€eight€years€as€a€Range€II€offender.€ÏWe€recommend€that€there€be€no€fine,€and€weÏrecommend€that€this€is€to€be€served€in€theÏDepartment€of€Corrections€[sic]€and€to€runÏconsecutively€to€any€prior€convictions.ÌÌà0 àTHE€COURT:à àà0 àMr.€Leath,€is€that€what€you€understood€theÏrecommendation€to€be?ÌÌà0 àTHE€DEFENDANT:à àYes,€sir.ÌÌà àTHE€COURT:à àà0 àAll€right.€€I€find€your€decision€to€plead€guilty€hasÏbeen€made€freely,€that€youððve€had€the€advice€of€aÏlawyer€whom€you€say€youððre€satisfied.€[sic].€€IððllÏaccept€the€recommendation€of€the€District€AttorneyÏwith€the€exception€Iððm€going€to€make€it€six€yearsÏrather€than€eight€years.€€ÌÌà@ à*€*€*Ìà0 à[ASSISTANT€D.A.]:à0 àYour€Honor,€this€was€done€pursuant€to€RuleÏà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 à11(e)(1)(C).€€Note€theÏStateððs€objection.ÌÌà0 àTHE€COURT:à àà0 àNote€the€Stateððs€exception.€€Youððre€nowÏsentenced.ÌÌà0 à[ASSISTANT€D.A.]:à0 àFor€the€record,€the€State€withdraws€itsÏrecommendation€and€would€ask€that€it€be€set€forÏtrial.ÌÌà0 àTHE€COURT:à àà0 àThe€Court€denies€that.€€Heððs€sentenced.€€You€mayÏtake€your€appeal.ÌÌà@ à*€*€*Ìà àÌà0 à[ASSISTANT€D.A.]:à0 àJust€for€the€record,€I€want€to€point€out,€itððs€doneÏpursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C),€which€the€StateððsÏposition€is€that€the€Court€can€either€accept€or€rejectÏthe€plea€and€cannot€modify€it.€€ÌÌà0 àTHE€COURT:à àà0 àAll€right,€note€your€exception.€€Motion€is€overruled.€ÏYour€exception€is€overruled.ÌÌÓÓà àà àThe€Defendant€initially€challenges€the€right€of€the€State€to€appealÏpursuant€to€Rule€3€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€TennesseeÏCode€Annotated€section€40„35„402€allows€the€State€in€a€criminal€case€to€appealÏfrom€the€length,€range,€or€manner€of€the€service€of€a€sentence€imposed€by€theÏsentencing€court.€€However,€subsection€(b)€limits€an€appeal€from€a€sentence€underÏthat€code€section€to€one€or€more€of€the€following€conditions:ÌÓÓÌà0 à(1)à8 àThe€court€improperly€sentenced€the€defendant€to€the€wrongÏsentence€range;ÌÌà à(2)à8 àThe€court€granted€all€or€part€of€the€sentence€on€probation;ÌÌà à(3)à0 àThe€court€ordered€all€or€part€of€the€sentences€to€run€concurrently;ÌÌà à(4)à8 àThe€court€improperly€found€the€defendant€to€be€anÏespecially€mitigated€offender;€orÌÌà à(5)à8 àThe€enhancement€and€mitigating€factors€were€notÏweighed€properly.ÌÓÓÌà àà àBased€upon€a€fair€reading€of€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„35„402,€none€of€the€conditions€of€an€appeal€by€the€State€are€applicable€to€theÏsituation€in€this€case.€€Under€Rule€3(c)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€AppellateÏProcedure,€the€State€can€appeal€from€an€order€of€the€trial€court€where:ÌÓÓÌà8 à(1)à0 àThe€substantive€effect€of€which€results€in€dismissing€anÏindictment,€information,€or€complaint;ÌÌà8 à(2)à0 àSetting€aside€a€verdict€of€guilty€and€entering€a€judgment€ofÏacquittal;ÌÌà8 à(3)à0 àArresting€judgment;ÌÌà8 à(4)à0 àGranting€or€refusing€to€revoke€probation;€orÌÌà8 à(5)à0 àRemanding€a€child€to€the€juvenile€court.ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àRule€3(c)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€alsoÏprovides€that€the€State€may€appeal€from€a€final€judgment€in€a€habeas€corpus,Ïextradition,€or€post„conviction€proceeding.ÌÌà àà àThe€State€diligently€filed€a€notice€of€appeal€on€July€28,€1997,€twelveÏ(12)€days€after€the€trial€courtððs€action€in€the€guilty€plea€hearing.€€While€a€judgmentÏhas€been€entered€reflecting€a€sentence€of€six€(6)€years€in€the€Department€ofÏCorrection,€the€judgment€includes€the€following€notation:€ð ðThe€court€rejects€theÏStateððs€recommendation€to€the€agreed€sentence€of€8€years,€Rg€II€and€modifies€theÏsentence€to€6€yrs,€Rg€II,€over€the€Stateððs€objection.ðð€€The€judgment€was€filed€onÏJuly€28,€1997,€the€same€date€that€the€notice€of€appeal€was€filed€by€the€State.€€ÌÌà àà àWe€agree€with€the€Defendant€that€the€State€cannot€appeal€as€of€rightÏpursuant€to€Rule€3€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€from€the€trialÏcourtððs€disposition€in€this€case.€€In€addition,€Rules€9€and€10€of€the€TennesseeÏRules€of€Appellate€Procedure€pertain€to€interlocutory€orders€of€the€trial€court€and€inÏthis€case€a€final€judgment€has€been€entered.€€However,€we€feel€the€State€is€notÏwithout€a€remedy.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„8„101,€commonlyÏreferred€to€as€the€ð ðcommon„law€writ€of€certiorariðð€provides€in€pertinent€part€asÏfollows:ÌÓÓÌà8 àThe€writ€of€certiorari€may€be€granted€whenever€authorized€by€law,€andÏalso€in€all€cases€where€an€inferior€tribunal€.€.€.€has€exceeded€theÏjurisdiction€conferred,€or€is€acting€illegally,€when,€in€the€judgment€of€theÏcourt,€there€is€no€other€plain,€speedy,€or€adequate€remedy.€€ThisÏsection€does€not€apply€to€actions€governed€by€the€Tennessee€RulesÏof€Appellate€Procedure.ððÌÓÓÌÌà àà àAs€summarized€by€the€Tennessee€Court€of€Appeals,€ÌÓÓÌà8 àThe€writ€of€certiorari€lies€at€common€law€to€review€and€supervise€theÏproceedings€of€inferior€tribunals,€but€does€not€take€the€place€of€appealÏor€writ€of€error,€and€brings€up€the€entire€record€to€determine€whetherÏthere€has€been€an€excess€or€absence€of€jurisdiction,€òòoróó€òòfailureóó€òòtoóóÏòòproceedóó€òòaccordingóó€òòtoóó€òòtheóó€òòessentialóó€òòrequirementsóó€òòofóó€òòtheóó€òòlawóó.€ÌÌòòClark€v.€Metro.€Gov.€of€Nashvilleóó,€827€S.W.2d€312,€316€(Tenn.€App.€1991)Ï(emphasis€œadded)›œ€(òòcitingóó€òòConners›€v.€City€of€Knoxvilleóó,€136€Tenn.€428,€189€S.W.Ï870€(1916)).ÌÌÓÓÌà àà àTherefore,€the€proper€procedure€for€the€State€to€seek€review€of€the€trialÏcourtððs€disposition€in€this€case€would€have€been€by€writ€of€certiorari.€€However,€weÏdo€not€feel€that€it€is€in€the€interests€of€justice€in€this€case€to€dismiss€the€appeal.€€OurÏsupreme€court€has€held€that€it€has€the€authority€to€transform€an€appeal€improperlyÏfiled€under€Rule€3€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€into€a€properÏappeal€under€Rule€10€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure.€€òòState€v.ÏGallaheróó,€730€S.W.2d€622,€623€(Tenn.€1987).€€Our€court€has€also€held€that€it€hasÏthe€same€power€over€appeals€filed€in€this€court.€€òòState€v.€James€Doeóó,€No.€01C01„9102„CR„00046,€Lexis€971,€slip€op.€at€3,€Davidson€County€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,ÏNashville,€June€29,€1992).€€ÌÌà àà àRule€36(a)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Appellate€Procedure€provides€inÏpart€that€the€court€of€criminal€appeals€ð ðshall€grant€the€relief€on€the€law€and€facts€toÏwhich€the€party€is€entitled€or€the€proceeding€otherwise€requires€and€may€grant€anyÏrelief,€including€the€giving€of€any€judgment€and€making€of€any€order€.€.€.€.ðð€ÌÌà àà àThus,€we€shall€treat€this€matter€as€a€petition€for€writ€of€certiorari€by€theÏState,€and€we€proceed€to€determine€the€matter€on€the€merits.€€ÌÌà àà àThe€ð ðPlea€of€Guilty€and€Waiver€of€Jury€Trial€and€Appealðð€form€signedÏby€the€Defendant,€his€counsel,€and€the€Assistant€District€Attorney€unequivocallyÏstates€that€the€negotiated€guilty€plea€is€entered€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C)€of€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure.€€That€rule€specifically€states€that€theÏparties€ð ð[a]gree€that€a€specific€sentence€is€the€appropriate€disposition€of€the€case.ððÌÌà àà àOur€supreme€court€has€held€that€ð ð[t]here€is€no€provision€in€Rule€11(e)Ï[Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.]€that€permits€the€trial€court€to€alter€the€agreement€if€the€plea€isÏbeing€entered€under€subsection€(1)(C).ðð€€òòState€v.€Grady€Hargroveóó,€No.€01S01„9203„CC„00035,€slip€op.€at€3,€Humphreys€County€(Tenn.,€Nashville,€Aug.€9,€1993).€ÌÌà àà àThe€Defendant€argues€that€Rule€11(e)(4)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€ofÏCriminal€Procedure€permits€the€trial€court€to€reduce€the€length€of€the€sentence€in€aÍnegotiated€plea€agreement.€€That€rule€provides€that€the€trial€court€must,€if€it€rejects€aÏplea€agreement,€advise€the€defendant€that€if€he€or€she€persists€in€a€guilty€plea€theÏdisposition€of€the€case€may€be€less€favorable€for€the€defendant€than€thatÏcontemplated€by€the€plea€agreement.€€In€addition€to€the€fact€that€the€supreme€courtÏhas€implicitly€rejected€this€argument€in€òòHargroveóó,€we€further€note€that€Rule€11(e)(4)Ïcontemplates€the€trial€court€rejecting€the€entire€plea€agreement€and€by€necessity€theÏguilty€plea€of€the€defendant.€€The€warning€is€for€the€defendant€who€might€desire€toÏproceed€and€enter€a€guilty€plea€notwithstanding€the€trial€courtððs€rejection€of€the€entireÏplea€agreement.ÌÌà àà àIn€the€case€òòsubóó€òòjudiceóó,€the€trial€court€accepted€all€portions€of€theÏnegotiated€plea€agreement€except€the€length€of€the€sentence.€€For€unexplainedÏreasons,€the€trial€court€unilaterally€decided€to€reduce€the€length€of€the€sentenceÏwhich€had€been€agreed€upon€by€the€parties€pursuant€to€Rule€11(e)(1)(C)€of€theÏTennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€Procedure.€€ÌÌà àà àWe€conclude€that€the€trial€court€exceeded€its€authority€by€unilaterallyÏreducing€the€sentence,€thus€failing€to€proceed€with€the€essential€requirements€of€theÏlaw.€€Accordingly,€the€judgment€must€be€reversed€and€this€case€remanded€to€theÏtrial€court.€€If€the€trial€court€still€rejects€the€negotiated€agreement€as€set€forth€in€theÏð ðPlea€of€Guilty€and€Waiver€of€Jury€Trial€and€Appealðð€signed€on€July€16,€1997€andÍfiled€of€record€on€July€17,€1997,€then€the€State€shall€be€entitled€to€present€proof€at€aÏsentencing€hearing€if€the€Defendant€chooses€to€persist€in€a€plea€of€guilty€to€allÏcounts€of€the€indictment€without€an€agreed€disposition.€€Of€course,€the€parties€canÏfurther€negotiate€for€a€different€agreement€if€the€trial€court€continues€to€reject€theÏnegotiated€plea€agreement€previously€entered€into€between€the€parties.€€If€the€trialÏcourt€accepts€the€previously€signed€agreement€upon€remand,€judgment€shall€beÏentered€reflecting€that€Defendant€is€sentenced€to€serve€eight€(8)€years€in€theÏDepartment€of€Correction€as€a€Range€II€offender€under€the€terms€and€conditions€ofÏthe€agreement€signed€on€July€16,€1997.ÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JudgeÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌJOHN€H.€PEAY,€JudgeÌÌÌ___________________________________ÌPAUL€G.€SUMMERS,€Judge