WPC-  &3~|ڎ_6*2 ]<](αX=! ;|[r% CQ'兗ax֐}R0+V8i"#*fUX)CR>' k<>*}BIdƂS^'K#XCd CvJ[GvRڍR7c`<7lBȥ9$Fvagic1S)9>$H̚2Ly^A$ T, (׳\YZ|Gj_?Zۖo5"7JYuc?TR'QZK=eW6_8k5Z,R&SJ2[Bx#4Ҭ"Kp66o}]GWf 2i/kVH!~Zdf7$577Nii 9v'UUO Hı!R b)# >UNI % 0uU2w@D4U:U: {(#)KU:ttttttttttttttttt AQ 0D 0D 0DM M D/ B B D3 HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLl(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX(Ms$Tw< TXX%2A`Helvetica UeUPEEӀ n~<$(|3|x ,rAZ"Arial Regular,  AZ"Arial Regular($  !"  XܬXXXPXXܬ   Ad FILEDXܬXP   December21,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.YXXܬAppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular !"#%C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ''' dxd dP Pd&&&&'dxd s!TF2TXX  T   X T̬TTTF2 TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7 ܬ XXdXXd7ќ   r (<,(j 8` `@E ` ttx$X r   @ DINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE   М   t (>.*jx` `@E&*` ttx$^bN tߛ @*D ATJACKSON  O  WENDELLLEGGS, h     )     `     h     )  p   p  ` Petitioner,   h     ) C.C.A.NO.02C019907CC00219   Z  `     h     )  p   D Ѐvs. `     h     )LAUDERDALECOUNTY    .   `     h     )  p      STATEOFTENNESSEE, h     ) No. 5110     `     h     )  p  k   ` Respondent.   h     )  p  U   `     h     V@pp+D ORDER     `  ThismatterisbeforetheCourtuponthestatesmotion,pursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals,toaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourtinthiscasebyorderratherthanformalopinion.Theabovecaptionedcaserepresentsanappealfromthetrialcourtsdismissalofthepetitionerspetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.Itappearsthepetitioneriscurrentlyservinganeffectivesentenceoffiftyyearsforseveral1986convictionsofaggravatedrapeandaggravatedkidnapping.Thepetitionercontendsthathissentencehasexpiredbecausethestatuteunderwhichhewassentencednolongerexistsandthecurrentlawimposesalesserpenaltyfortheoffensescommitted. `  Havingreviewedthestatesmotioninlightofthepetitionersbriefandtherecordasawhole,weconcludethatthemotioniswelltakenandshouldbegranted.Indismissingthepetition,thetrialcourtfoundthatthepetitionerhadfailedtoshowuponthefaceofthejudgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentwasrenderedthattheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthoritytosentencethepetitionerorthatthepetitionerssentenceofimprisonmentorotherrestrainthasexpired.SeeStatev.Archer,851S.W.2d157(Tenn.1993). k3.4  TDTT T̬ `  Initially,wenotethatthepetitionerfailedtoincludeacopyofthejudgment 728 intherecordonappeal.T.R.A.P.24(b).Insuchacase,thepetitionerhaswaivedtheaffectedissuesandthisCourt,therefore,isprecludedfromconductinganappropriate :D6<9 reviewonappeal.SeeStatev.Ballard,855S.W.2d557(Tenn.1993).Accordingly,   [i]ntheabsenceofanadequaterecordonappeal,thiscourtmustpresumethatthetrialcourtsrulingsweresupportedbysufficientevidence.Statev.Oody,823S.W.2d ? 554,559(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). `  Nevertheless,# T̬TT TD #giventherecordbeforethisCOurteCourt,weagreewiththetrial  `  courtsrulinginthiscase.Itappearstheconvictingcourthadjurisdictionoverboththesubjectmatterandperson,andnothinginthelimitedrecordbeforeusdemonstratesthattheconvictingcourtsactionswereunauthorized.Norhasthepetitionershownthathissentencehasexpired.Contrarytothepetitioner'sargument,theTennesseeCriminalSentencingReformActof1989,whichrepealedthestatuteunderwhichthepetitionerwasapparentlyconvictedandsentenced,specificallystatesthat"[t]hisactshallnotaffectrightsanddutiesmatured,penaltiesthatwereincurred,orproceedingsthatwerebegunbeforeitseffectivedate."1989Tenn.Pub.Actsch.591,115.SeealsoState u exrel.Stewartv.McWherter,857S.W.2d875(Tenn.Crim.App.1992)(holdingthatthe A impositionoflessersentencesunderthe1989ActdoesnotviolateconstitutionalrightstoϜdueprocessandequalprotection);Statev.Russell,866S.W.2d578(Tenn.Crim.App.1991).Therefore, X sincethepetitionerisnotchallengingtheappropriatenessofhissentenceatthetimeitwasimposed,hispresentclaimmustfail. `  Accordingly,wecannotfindanyerroronthepartofthetrialcourtindismissingthepetition.ItisthereforeORDEREDthatthestatesmotionisgranted.TDTT T̬PursuanttoRule20oftheRulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals,weaffirmthetrial  '"& courtsdismissalofthepetitionerspetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.# T̬TTTD# )$( V `     h     ______________________________ `     h     DAVIDG.HAYES,JUDGE `     h     ______________________________ `     h     PAULG.SUMMERS,JUDGE `     h     ______________________________ `     h     JOEG.RILEY,JUDGE