WPC F~1D<,(uڐ ,`UY;^>Ԏٷh?ƚgHt@d`j=wPhN}RBs;Z}֙SnώXmȳ)%8 :pΩ{UQx&`#T$8 "3>k Db'^>qݥ_ "GS.r'#=e={%o!;y~U3ڮr`gd{x X"M6[woŨ̊\dU8PC eM=gm^ei|z1̆0;=HU`mR5^I"aIv )]}+wy*@c굇F `=#)D ٵuFX&L\TS6(6MEљ+ ~AU> 0b 0< 0<R 0(~ D+  A7@ o@ o oy B- B3 P 0` # UN %M(NC^ EwQ4Ui mkb\  `&Times New Roman'  AOCUSER0AOCUSER .   6? 24Heading 1  XXX         XXX<:Default Para<:Footnote Ref6$$ 4Body Text        'dxd&Draw Object <<=8C HKKKK  WPC i K513%)+-51d~ -  WPC i K513%)+-51d~ -)Hairline d  d#|x(r9$..      XjXXXXjXXXjHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL6V,,,,V0(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularXob1 h_B0:i+00U- - 9!..      Xu'XXXXu'XXXu'  _         0p x (#X0JXXu'8u'XXdd8  QhhPJINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  Qgg$ATNASHVILLEJPԈ    H.` hp x (#X(#HAssignedonBriefsOctober13,2004 > Xu'XJJXXu' KEVINL.MARSHALLv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXu'XJ  0  DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforCoffeeCounty  " No.31690L.CraigJohnson,Judge   -   XXu'  k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KEj K Kj2 -  Xu'X  No.M200401077CCAR3_HC_ԀFiledOctober29,_2004_ _  -   XXu'  k[W$~ Kp@0 dd`  KE+ K K+2 -  Xu'X     Thepetitioner,KevinL.Marshall,appealsthedismissalofhismotiontocorrectanillegal  p  sentence.Becausethisisnottheappropriatecontextforthisappealandbecauseweconclude V thattherecordsupportsthetrialcourtsdeterminationthatthepetitionerfailedtosetfortha < factualorlegalbasisonwhichtojustifyrelief,weaffirmthedismissalofthepostconviction " petition.    Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmed     JohnEverettWilliams,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._, P andDavidH.Welles,J.,joined. 6 KevinL.Marshall,Clifton,Tennessee,ProSe. R PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MichelleChapman_McIntire_,Assistant  AttorneyGeneral;CharlesMichael_Layne_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andKennethJ._Shelton_,  Jr.,DeputyDistrictAttorney,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.    OPINION  f!!         /     Thepetitionerwasindictedontwocountsofvehicularhomicideandtwocountsof 2## leavingthesceneofanaccidentinvolvingafatality.Pursuanttoanegotiatedpleaagreement, $h$ thevehicularhomicidechargesweredismissedandthepetitionerpledguiltytoleavingthescene $N % ofanaccidentwithafatalityandanamendedchargeofevadingarrest.Thepetitionerwas %4!& sentencedtofouryearsandoneyearforthecharges,respectively.Thepetitionerthereafterfiled &"' a MotiontoCorrectIllegalSentence,inwhichheclaimedthatthecourtlackedjurisdictionto '#( renderthejudgmentbecausetheoriginalindictmentdidnotreflectthecountofevadingarrest, (#) andnonewindictmentoramendedindictmentwasfiledinthematter.Thetrialcourtconsidered |)$* thematterasapetitionforpostconvictionreliefandsummarilydismissedit.Thecourt b*%+ particularlynotedthepleaproceedingsandtheagreedamendmenttoCountFourofthe H+&, indictmentandconcludedthatthepetitionsetforthnofactualorlegalbasisuponwhichto .,~'- justifyrelief.Thereafter,thepetitionerfiledatimelyappealtothisCourt./ ݌ -d(. Ќ            N  N݌ -J)/ Ќ      _      :    Initially,wenotethatthepetitionerseekstoappealasofrightthetrialcourtsdismissal  ofhismotion.However, Rule3(b)oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProceduredoesnot  permitadirectappealofatrialcourtsdismissalofamotiontocorrectanillegalsentence. | RobinMcNealVanhoosev.State,No.W200302176CCAR3CO,2004Tenn.Crim.App. b LEXIS798(Tenn.Crim.App.,atJackson,Sept.17,2004)(quotingStatev.ErnestEugene H Thomas,No.E200002613CCAR3CD,2001Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS590(Tenn.Crim. . ~ App.,atKnoxville,Aug.3,2001));seealsoTenn.R.App.P.3(b).Rather,theappropriate  d methodforchallenginganillegalorvoidjudgmentisthroughapetitionforwritofhabeas  J corpus,thedenialofwhichcanbedirectlyappealedtothisCourt.SeeTenn.R.App.P.3(b);  0 Tenn.CodeAnn.2921127(2004);Coxv.State,53S.W.3d287,294(Tenn.Crim.App.    2001).Inthecaseatbar,thepetitionerhasfailedtofollowthestatutoryproceduralprovisions    forfilingahabeaspetitionassetoutinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection2921107;therefore,   wewillnottreathisappealassuch.:݌ x  Ќ              ݌̌                Alternatively,inrarecircumstances,whenaRule3appealisnotavailabletoapetitioner, D  thisCourtmaytreatanappealasapetitionforwritofcertiorari,nowcodifiedatTennesseeCode *z  Annotatedsection278101.SeeCox,53S.W.3dat294.ThisCourthaspreviouslyheld, ` however,thatthewritofcertiorariis limitedandthat appealsviacertiorarishouldrarelybe F grantedtoreviewmotionsthatassertsentencinginfirmitieswhichdonotrisetothelevelof , illegalityorvoidness.Id.Althoughwedonotbelieveitisanappropriatesubjectforsuch  treatment,evenifthisappealwastreatedasapetitionforwritofcertiorari,weconcludethatthe  issuesraisedbythepetitionerarewithoutmerit.݌  Ќ              A݌̌             X  Inthemotionthatisthebasisforthisappeal,thepetitionerchallengedhisconvictionfor Z evadingarrest.Therecordshowsthatthepetitionersoriginalindictmentincludedtwocountsof @ leavingthesceneofanaccidentinvolvingafatalityandthatoneofthechargeswasamendedto &v evadingarrestatthetimeofthepetitionersplea.Thepetitionercontendsthattheconvictionfor  \ evadingarrestisillegalbecausetheoriginalindictmentdidnotreflectthechargeandnonew B indictmentwasissued.However,Tenn.R.Crim.P.7(b)statesthatanindictmentmaybe ( amendedinallcaseswiththeconsentofthepetitioner.Tenn.R.Crim.P.7(b).Moreover,an  indictmentmaybeamendedbyoralorwrittenmotion,andthepetitionersoralorwritten  consentmustbeclearfromtherecord.Statev.Stokes,24S.W.3d319,323(Tenn.2000). ݌   Ќ            $  $$݌ p!  Ќ            r%  InstructiveinthisappealisoursupremecourtsrecentholdinginStatev.Yoreck,which V"! squarelyaddressestheissuewithwhichwearepresented.Statev.Yoreck,133S.W.3d606 <#" (Tenn.2004).InYoreck,thecourtheldthataindictmentisnotfaciallyvoidwhen:(1)thetrial "$r# courtproperlyhadsubjectmatterjurisdictionoverthecaseatissue,(2)itappearsthatthe %X $ indictmentswereorallyamendedduringtheguiltypleaproceedings,and(3)thejudgments %>!% indicateagreedamendmentstotheindictments.Id.at612.Underthisstandard,therecord &$"& reflectsthatnojurisdictionaldefectexists,thusthejudgmentinthiscasewasneitherillegalnor ' #' void.r%%݌ (#( Ќ            )  ))݌ )$) Ќ            h*  Inthecasesubjudice,thepetitionerwasinitiallychargedwithaproperindictmentand l*%* thetrialcourtwasvestedwithjurisdiction,thusthefirstrequirementismet.See,e.g.,Wyattv. R+&+ State,24S.W.3d319(Tenn.2000).Further,therecordreflectsthatthepetitionersubscribeda 8,',  PleaofGuiltyandAcknowledgmentandWavierofRights,thatthedocumentnotedintwo  separateplacesthattheoffensetowhichthepetitionerpledwasanamendedcharge,andthatthe  documentidentifiedthechargeasaClassEfelony.Therefore,itappearsthattheindictments | wereorallyamendedduringthepleaproceedings.Finally,thejudgmentreflectstheagreed b amendment.PursuanttoRule7(b),itwasthepetitionersrighttoagreetoamendmentofthe H indictmentandtoenterapleaofguiltytotheamendedchargeofevadingarrest,andthatis . ~ preciselywhathedid.Itisofnoconsequencethatthepetitionernowseekstorenouncehisplea;  d hissignatureonthepleadocumentsisaclearindicationofthepetitionersnoticeof,andwritten  J consentto,theamendedcharge.Thus,therecordreflectsthatthetrialcourthadjurisdictionto  0 renderthejudgmentinthiscase.h**݌    Ќ            0  0C1݌    Ќ            1  PursuanttotheruleinYoreck,becausenojurisdictionaldefectexists,thejudgmentand   sentencecouldbe,atmost,voidable.Moreover,byenteringapleaofguilty,thepetitioner x  admittedallfactsandelementsnecessarytosustainaconvictionandwaivedallothernon ^  jurisdictionaldefectsorconstitutionalirregularities.SeeStatev.McKinney,74S.W.3d291, D  306(Tenn.2002).Foralloftheabovereasons,thedismissalofthemotiontocorrectillegal *z  sentenceisaffirmed.12݌ ` Ќ        Xu'XXXu'         E.h` hp x (#X(#E&  4  Conclusion45  F5Ԍ F Ќ    Xu'XXXu'  X    E.` hp x (#hX(#E '5    Basedontheforegoingandtherecordasawhole,weaffirmthepostconvictioncourts  judgment.   h___________________________________ B JOHNEVERETTWILLIAMS,JUDGE (  h