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KennethR.Lewis,Prose z PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;HelenaWalton_Yarbrough_,AssistantAttorney L  General;VictorS.Johnson,III,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;Kathy_Morante_,AssistantDistrict 5!  AttorneyGeneral#X"lXXX #XXXX"l,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. "n! \    OPINION  #@# #X"lXXX #XXXX"l I.Facts  $* $ #X"lXXX #?   OnMarch27,1991,thePetitionerwasindictedononecountofpremeditatedfirstdegree &!& murder,and,onDecember4,1991,hepledguiltytothelesserincludedoffenseofseconddegree '"' murder.Thetrialcourtimposedtherecommendedsentenceoftwentyfiveyearsinprison.The (#( Petitionerdidnotperfectadirectappeal,buthesubsequentlyfiledapetitionforhabeascorpus h)$) relief.Inhispetition,andonappeal,thePetitionerassertsthat,duringthepleanegotiations, Q*%* AssistantDistrictAttorneyRodneyStrongstatedthatifthePetitioneragreedtoacceptthepleathe :+&+ StatewouldnottakeanypositionopposingthePetitionersparole.ThePetitionerassertsthat #,s',  _inspite_Ԁ[sic]ofthisagreement,onFebruary17,1993,AssistantDistrictAttorneyRodneyStrong  -\(- wrotealetterrequestinghebenotifiedofanyscheduledparolehearings.Thefacts,thatwecan -E). ^ ^8"lXXdd8[ ^  _piecetogetherfromtherecordandfromotheropinionsinthePetitionerscase,areasfollows.    AnexcerptfromthePetitionersguiltypleahearingisincludedasanappendixtothe  Petitionersbrief.Thefollowingoccurred: k 8  _MR_.STRONG:YourHonor,inthiscase,No.186818,[thePetitioner]ischarged =  withfirstdegreemurder.Afterdiscussionswiththefamilyandtheirapprovaland & v thendiscussionswith[thePetitionersattorney],wehaveagreedthat[thePetitioner]  _ willpleadguiltytoseconddegreemurderandwillreceiveasentenceoftwentyfive  H yearsintheDepartmentofCorrections,asaRangeIoffender. 1    8   ` Hadthiscasegonetotrial,theevidencewouldhaveshownthatthisoccurred   onSeptember29,1990.ThekillingoccurredatFriedasBaronWilderStreethere   inChattanooga.Theevidencewouldshowthatduringtheevening[thePetitioner]   wasseenatMitchsBarwhichisinanotherlocationhereinChattanooga.Mitchs n  Baristhelocationwherethevictim,PaulShirley,hadaninterestinthatlocation W  [sic].[ThePetitioner]wasseencomingintothatlocation,indicatedthathewas @ huntingforPaulShirley.Hewasseenbytwoorthreepeople,describedbytwoor )y threepeople.OneindividualwhowasinMitchsBarwasabletomakean b identificationoutofalineupof[thePetitioner]astheindividualwhoarrivedat K MitchsBarhuntingforPaulShirley.Healsonotedthathearrivedinaredsports 4 car.   8   ` AshorttimelateratFriedasBaronWilderstreet,againanindividualcame  intothebarwherePaulShirleywaslocated,askedPaulShirleytostepoutside.Two  orthreepeoplesawthisindividual,somegaveadescription,oneindividualwasable q toeventuallymakeanidentificationof[thePetitioner]asaresultofthelineupthat Z weconductedlaterduringtheinvestigationofthiscase.Thatindividualinitiallyat C thelineup,atthetimeofthe....,|     ThenextsixpagesofthepleahearingareomittedfromthePetitionersbrief,butpageeightisthen N included.Itshowsthatthefollowingoccurred:  7 8  THECOURT:Youunderstandthat._Al[right_],didyouhearandunderstandand " ! agreetothesentencethatsbeenrecommendedherebytheDistrictAttorney?#"   8  DEFENDANT:Yes,sir.$#   8  THECOURT:Youtellmewhatyouagreedtoandwhatyouunderstoodthe t% $ sentencewillbe.]&!%   8  DEFENDANT:Twentyfiveyears.F'"&   8  THECOURT:_Al[right_]./(#'   8  [DEFENSEATTORNEY]:WeexplainedtohimYourHonor,itstwentyfiveyears, )h$( RangeI,standardoffender.Ibelievethatsinthepleapapers.*Q%)   8  THECOURT:_Al[right_].AnythingfurtherbeforeIpronouncejudgment?*:&*   8  [DEFENSEATTORNEY]:No,YourHonor....+#'+   8  THECOURT:_Al[right_],onyourpleaofguiltyandontheevidenceaspresented,its  thejudgmentoftheCourtthatyouareguilty,...ofmurderintheseconddegree,  youaresentencedtotwentyfiveyears,RangeIoffender.     IncludedintherecordisaletterdatedFebruary17,1993,fromAssistantDistrictAttorney T StrongtotheNortheastCorrectionalCenter,wherethePetitionerwasimprisoned,requestingthat =  he benotifiedofanyscheduledhearingsbeforetheparoleboardinreferenceto[thePetitioner]. & v Further,theletterstated, Fortherecord,Iamopposedtoanyearlyreleasefor[thePetitioner]  _ consideringthenatureofthewayhekilledthevictim....OnFebruary24,1994,Assistant  H DistrictAttorneyStrongwrotealettertotheWardenoftheChattanoogaCommunityServices  1  CenterobjectingtothePetitionersplacementonworkreleasebecausethePetitionerscrimewas     particularlybrutalinthathe shotthevictimintheheadfive(5)timesfromcloserange.The   letterstated, Asyoumightexpect,thevictimsfamilyishighlyincensed.Itisnowonderthatthe   citizensofthisstatehavelostconfidenceintheabilityoftheDepartmentofCorrectionstoprotect   themfromdangerousoffenders.TheletterthenaskedthatthePetitionerbereturnedtoamore n  securelockupfacility.Subsequently,theWardenwroteamemotothePetitionerinwhichhestated W  thatthePetitionerwastobetransferredbacktoprisonbecauseof communityobjection/District @ Attorney.Youroffensewasaseriousandviolentoffense. )y   ThePetitionerfiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefonoraboutFebruary18,1994._Q U#  1      _ԀIn K thatpetitionheasserted,inpart,thattheStateviolateditsagreementnottoopposeparole.OnJuly 4 31,1995,AssistantDistrictAttorneyStrongwroteanotherlettertotheNortheastCorrectional  Center.Inthatletterhestated:  8  IamwritinginreferencetoaletterIsentin[sic]February17,1993.Inthatletter,  Iindicatedouroppositiontoanyearlyreleaseorparolefor[thePetitioner]. q Subsequentlyapostconvictionpetitionwasfiledby[thePetitioner]allegingthatmy Z letterwasinviolationofourpleaagreement.Apparentlyheunderstoodthroughhis C attorneythatthestatewouldnottakeanypositionontheparoleissueinexchange ,| forhispleatoseconddegreemurderandasentenceoftwentyfiveyears.Although e thiswasnotapartofthepleanegotiations,Ihaveenteredanagreementwithhis N attorneytowritethisletterandaskthatmyearlierletterbesetasidetoavoidthe  7 needforadditionallitigation.Iwillleaveittothefamilyofthevictimtomaintain !   contactwiththeboardwithreferencetotheiroppositiontoparoleinallfuture  hearingsonthismatter.   ThePetitionersubsequentlywithdrewhispetitionforpostconvictionrelief.Sometimein1998,the k Petitionerfiledapetitiontoreopenhispostconvictioncaseandamotiontoconsiderpostjudgment T facts,whichthetrialcourtdenied.ThePetitionerappealedthatdenialtothisCourt.Kenneth =  RussellLewisv.State,No.03C019802CR00054,1998WL743650,at*1(Tenn._Crim_.App.,at & v Knoxville,Oct.15,1998),perm.app.denied.(Tenn.Apr.5,1999).ThisCourtheld,inpart,that  _  eventhoughhisconvictingcasecounselsaffidavitsupportsthe[_P]etitioner_sclaimthatthestate  H agreednottoopposeparole,suchaclaimdoesnotconstitutegroundstoreopenhispreviouspost  1  convictioncase.Id.      OnSeptember23,2003,thePetitionerthenfiledapetitionforhabeascorpusrelief,inwhich   heallegedthattheStateviolateditsagreementnottotakeapositionregardinghisparole.Included   intherecordareaffidavitsfromthe_Petitoner_strialattorneyandhisfamilymembers,allofwhom n  statethatAssistantDistrictAttorneyStrongpromisedtotakenopositionregardingthePetitioners W  paroleinexchangeforthePetitionerspleatoseconddegreemurder.Thetrialcourtdismissedthe @ petition,stating: )y 8  ThePetitionerallegesthathereliedoncertainpromisesmadebytheStateinhis K decisiontoenterapleaofguiltytothechargeofSecondDegreeMurder. 4 Specifically,heallegesthattheprosecutingattorneypromisedthattheStatewould  notopposeparole,ifthePetitioneragreedtoenteraguiltyplea.ThePetitioner  furtherallegesthattheStatefailedtohonorthepromisebyopposinganyearly  releaseforthePetitioner.   8   ` InTennessee,habeascorpusreliefisavailableonlywhen itappearsonupon Z thefaceofthejudgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgment C isrenderedthattheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthorityto ,| sentenceadefendant,orthatadefendantssentencehasexpired.Archerv.State, e 851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993);_Passerella_Ԁv.State,891S.W.2d619,62728 N (Tenn._Crim_.App.1994). 7   8   ` TheCourtisoftheopinionthatthePetitionersclaimisnotasufficientbasis " ! towarrantreliefunder_habe[a]s_Ԁcorpusrelief.ThePetitionermerelyallegesthata #" conditionofhisguiltypleahasnotbeenmetbytheState.TheCourtdoesnotfind $# thatthisallegationdemonstratesthatthePetitionerssentencehasexpiredorthatthe t% $ convictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontosentencehim.]&!%   ItisfromthisjudgmentofthecourtthatthePetitionernowappeals. /(#'  @$II.Analysis *:&* @* +$'+    Onappeal,theDefendantcontendsthat:XXXX"l(1)thepleaandsentencewereillegal;and(2)that  thehabeascourterredwhenitdismissedhispetitionerwithoutholdinganevidentiaryhearing.  ArticleI,section15oftheTennesseeConstitutionguaranteesitscitizenstherighttoseekhabeas  corpusrelief.InTennessee,a personimprisonedorrestrainedof[hisorher]liberty,underany k pretensewhatsoever...mayprosecuteawritofhabeascorpustoinquireintothecauseofsuch T imprisonment....Tenn.CodeAnn.2921101(2000).Thegroundsuponwhichhabeascorpus =  reliefwillbegrantedareverynarrow.SeeStatev.Richie,20S.W.3d624,630(Tenn.2000). & v  Unlikethepostconvictionpetition,thepurposeofahabeascorpuspetitionistocontestvoidand  _ notmerelyvoidablejudgment#X"lXXX'?#s._Potts_Ԁv.State,833S.W.2d60,62(Tenn.1992).Therefore,in  H ordertostateacognizableclaimforhabeascorpusrelief,thepetitionmustcontestavoidjudgment.  1  Id. Avoidjudgmentisoneinwhichthejudgmentisfaciallyinvalidbecausethecourtdidnothave    thestatutoryauthoritytorendersuchjudgment....Avoidablejudgmentisonewhichisfacially   validandrequiresproofbeyondthefaceoftherecordorjudgmenttodemonstrateitsvoidableness.   Dykesv.Compton,978S.W.2d528,529(Tenn.1998)(citingArcherv.State,851S.W.2d157,161   (Tenn.1993)).Thus,awritofhabeascorpusisavailableonlywhenitappearsonthefaceofthe n  judgmentortherecordthattheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontoconvictorsentencea W  defendant,orthatthesentenceofimprisonmentorotherrestrainthasexpired.Archer,851S.W.2d @ at164;_Potts_833S.W.2d62. )y   Thepetitionerbearstheburdenofshowing,byapreponderanceoftheevidence,thatthe K convictionisvoidorthattheprisontermhasexpired._Passerella_Ԁv.State,891S.W.2d619,627 4 (Tenn._Crim_.App.1994).Furthermore,theproceduralrequirementsforhabeascorpusreliefare  mandatoryandmustbescrupulouslyfollowed.Archer,851S.W.2dat165.Itispermissiblefora  trialcourttosummarilydismissapetitionofhabeascorpuswithouttheappointmentofalawyerand  withoutanevidentiaryhearingifthereisnothingonthefaceofthejudgmenttoindicatethatthe  convictionsaddressedthereinarevoid.See_Passarella_,891S.W.2dat627;Rodney_Buford_Ԁv.State, q No.M199900487CCAR3PC,2000WL1131867,at*2(Tenn._Crim_.App.,atNashville,July28, Z 2000),perm.app.denied(Tenn.Jan.16,2001).Becausethedeterminationofwhetherhabeas C corpusreliefshouldbegrantedisaquestionoflaw,ourreviewisdenovowithnopresumptionof ,| correctness.Hartv.State,21S.W.3d901,903(Tenn.2000). e   Inthecaseundersubmission,weconcludethatthePetitionerdidnotmeethisburdenof  7 showing,byapreponderanceoftheevidence,thathisconvictionisvoidorthattheprisontermhas !   expired.Itiswellestablishedthatthevoluntarinessofaguiltypleamaynotbechallengedthrough " ! anapplicationforwritofhabeascorpus,becausesuchjudgmentsarevoidableandnotvoid.See #" Archer,851S.W.2dat164.Therefore,evenifweacceptasfactthePetitionersallegationsthatthe $# Statedidnotabidebyitsagreementnottoopposeparole,anagreementthatwasnotarticulatedas t% $ partofthePetitionersplea,thosefactswould,atbest,renderthejudgmentagainstthePetitioner ]&!% voidableandnotvoid.ThetrialcourtdidnoterrwhenitsummarilydismissedthePetitioners F'"& petition. /(#'  @NN"III.Conclusion *Q%)    Inaccordancewiththeforegoingauthoritiesandreasoning,weAFFIRMthetrialcourts +%'+ judgmentindismissingthepetitionforhabeascorpusrelief.  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