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P   # 5 Xn{# Xn{X. 5ThomasT._Woodall_,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichNormaMcGeeOgle,J., ( joined.RobertW._Wedemeyer_,J.,notparticipating.# 5X Xn{# Xn{X 5  WayneMiles,ProSe,fortheappellant..  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;KimR.Helper,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;C. t Phillip_Bivens_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andChrisVickers,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral, ` fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. L  # 5X Xn{# Xn{X 5# 5X Xn{ # Xn{X 5x@66' OPINION # 5X Xn{ # Xn{X 5Ԉ $"t! # 5X Xn{i #   Xn{X 5  OnApril23,1992,PetitionerwasconvictedbyaRobertsonCountyjuryonthreecountsof #L# saleofcocaine,aClassBfelony.Atthetime,theapplicablestatuteprovidedthat Itisanoffense $8 $ foradefendanttoknowingly:(1)Manufactureacontrolledsubstance;(2)Deliveracontrolled %$!% substance;(3)Sellacontrolledsubstance;or(4)Possessacontrolledsubstancewithintentto &"& manufacture,deliverorsellsuchcontrolledsubstance.Petitionerwasoriginallychargedwiththree '"' additionalcountsofdeliveryofcocaine,butthesechargesweredismissed.Subsequenttothetrial (#( courtsdenialofhispetitionforhabeascorpusrelief,Petitionerfiledamotiontorehear.Thiswas )$) alsodenied,whichledPetitionertofileatimelyappealtothisCourt. p*%*  4-(- _@& Analysis     Petitionercontendsthatheisentitledtohabeascorpusreliefbecausehisconvictionisvoid.  Specifically,hearguesthatthetrialcourtlackedjurisdictiontoconvicthimbecauseeachcountof t theindictmentwasfatallydefectiveandinsufficientasamatteroflawbecausetheyfailedtoinclude ` theculpablementalstate, knowinglyforthechargedoffense.Wedisagree. L    ItiswellestablishedinTennesseethathabeascorpusreliefisonlyavailablewhena $ t convictionisvoidbecausetheconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthoritytosentencea  ` defendant,orwhenadefendantssentencehasexpiredandthedefendantisbeingillegallyrestrained.  L  SeeArcherv.State,851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993);Johnsv.Bowlen,942S.W.2d544,546  8  (Tenn.Crim.App.1996).Ahabeascorpuspetitionmayonlybeusedtocontestvoid,asopposed $  tovoidable,judgments.SeePottsv.State,833S.W.2d60,62(Tenn.1992).Avoidjudgment is   oneinwhichthejudgmentisfaciallyinvalidbecausethecourtlackedjurisdictionorstatutory   authoritytorenderthejudgmentorthedefendant'ssentencehasexpired.Dykesv.Compton,978   S.W.2d528,529(Tenn.1998);Archer,851S.W.2dat161-64;Taylorv.State,995S.W.2d78. A   voidablejudgmentisonethatisfaciallyvalidandrequiresproofofitsvoidablenessbeyondtheface p oftherecordorjudgment.Dykes,978S.W.2dat529. \   Petitionerschallengeoftheindictmentwasproperlyaddressedinawritofhabeascorpus. 4 Seeid.Theindictmentforcounts1,3,and5statethatonthreeseparateoccasions,thedefendant:  p 0  unlawfullydidsellacontrolledsubstance,towit:Cocaineasclassifiedinsection3917408 H oftheTennesseeCodeAnnotated,toaconfidentialinformant,inviolationofTCA3917 4 417andagainstthepeaceanddignityoftheStateofTennessee. (#(# ЀInStatev.Wilson,31S.W.3d189,192(Tenn.2000),acaseinvolvingthesamestatute,theSupreme  Courtheldthatindictmentsarelegallysufficientiftheyreferencetheappropriatestatutewhich  providesadefendantwithadequatenoticeoftherequiredmentalstatefortheoffense.SeealsoState  v.Carter,988S.W.2d145(Tenn.1999);Ruffv.State,978S.W.2d95,100(Tenn.1998).An l omissionoftheculpablementalstateinanindictmentdoesnotrenderthejudgmentvoidwhenthe X  indictmentfulfillsitsconstitutionalandstatutorypurposes.SeeWilson,31S.W.3dat192.(citing D! Statev.Hill,954S.W.2d725,727(Tenn.1997));Statev.Stokes,954S.W.2d729,730(Tenn. 0"  1997). WheretheconstitutionalandstatutoryrequirementsoutlinedinHill,[954S.W.2d725 #l! (Tenn.1997)]aremet,anindictmentthatcitesthepertinentstatuteandusesitslanguagewouldbe $X" sufficienttosupportaconviction."Wilson,31S.W.3dat192;Carter,988S.W.2dat145;Statev. $D # Smith,996S.W.2d845,848(Tenn.Crim.App.1999). %0!$   Thecountsoftheindictmentinthepresentcasearelegallysufficientbecausetheymeetall '#& threeconstitutionalstandardsoutlinedinHillbyprovidingadequatenotice,sufficientbasisforentry (#' ofjudgmentandprotectionfromdoublejeopardy.EachcountstatedthatPetitioner unlawfullydid )$( sellacontrolledsubstance...[c]ocaineThislanguagesatisfiesallthreerequirementsbecauseit |*%) plainlystatestheoffensechargedforadequatenoticeandentryofjudgment,andprovides h+&* constitutionalprotectionagainstfuturechargesforthesamecrime.Eachcountalsosatisfiedthe  statutoryrequirementsbecausethelanguagethereinwasclear,concise,andunderstandable asto  enableapersonofcommonunderstandingtoknowwhatisintended,andwiththatdegreeof  certaintywhichwillenablethecourt,onconviction,topronouncetheproperjudgment.Tenn.Code t Ann.4013202(Supp.2000).Thecountsoftheindictmentdidnotspellouttheculpablemens ` reaof knowingly,butbyreferencingTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection3917417,Petitionerwas L  providedwithadequatenoticeandcouldlogicallyinfertherequiredmensreafortheoffense. 8    Whileavalidindictmentisan"essentialjurisdictionalelement",andadefectiveindictment  ` maydepriveacourtofjurisdiction,Dykesv.Compton,978S.W.2d528,529(Tenn.1998),wefind  L  thatthesecountsoftheindictmentprovidedadequatenoticeoftherequiredmensrea,andwere  8  legallysufficienttovestthetrialcourtwithjurisdiction.Therefore,Petitionerisnotentitledto $  habeascorpusrelief.   @  % Conclusion      Forthereasonsstated,weaffirmthejudgmentofthecircuitcourt.      `     h     ___________________________________ \    `     h     THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE