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Bt!U:!!U:""""" D3""" 0D # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # 0d# 0# 0}$ 0% 0% 0& 0s's's's's' AOb((( 0Dw) D/) B)<6X9`(CourierX   $XiXXX `   1    XiXXXiInNorthCarolinav.Alford,400U.S.25,91S.Ct.160(1970),theUnited `  StatesSupremeCourtheldthatacriminaldefendantmayenteraguiltypleawithoutadmittingguiltifthedefendantintelligentlyconcludeshisbestinterestswouldbeservedbyapleaofguilty.#XiXXXip#,cAZ"Arial Regular .d$#X$XXX `   4    Forexample,thesentencingjudgemightbedeceasedandhissuccessor `  unavailableduetoillness.3|x!<6X9`(CourierXx6X@`7X@($,  AZ"Arial Regular]!^!E_!D`!a!Db!c!Ed!e!g!h!Ei!j!Dk!l!Em!Pn!Eo!p!Eq!r!Es!t!eu!+v! w!Dx!y!z!{!ӀuM%tuvwxyz#,37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)(I(2$  !  XiXXX `   0  (#$  0  ,cAZ"Arial Regular(<1$26.  0  3  0    $$XXXX `   2    ThedefendantalsoclaimsthatJudgeHamiltonwasnottheproperjudge `  forconductingtherevocationhearingbecauseJudgeWeatherfordwasthejudgewhoshortenedthedefendant'ssentence.AsdiscussedinSectionI,supra,the ,  actionbyJudgeWeatherfordwasareleasefromsupervision,notashorteningofsentence. .d$X$XXX `   5    JudgeWeatherford,byvirtueofhisstatusasSeniorJudge,wascertainly `  unavailableasCircuitJudge.,cAZ"Arial Regular .d$X$XXX `   5    JudgeWeatherford,byvirtueofhisstatusasSeniorJudge,wascertainly `  unavailableasCircuitCourtJudge. $$XXXX `   4    Forexample,thesentencingjudgemightbedeceasedandhissuccessor `  unavailableduetoillness. $$XXXX `   5    JudgeWeatherford,byvirtueofhisstatusasSeniorJudge,wascertainly `  unavailableasCircuitCourtJudge.,cAZ"Arial Regular  .d$X$XXX `   1    X$XXX$InNorthCarolinav.Alford,400U.S.25,91S.Ct.160(1970),theUnited `  StatesSupremeCourtheldthatacriminaldefendantmayenteraguiltypleawithoutadmittingguiltifthedefendantintelligentlyconcludeshisbestinterestswouldbeservedbyapleaofguilty.#X$XXX$p#,cAZ"Arial Regular,cAZ"Arial Regular  .d$X$XXX `   2    ThedefendantalsoclaimsthatJudgeHamiltonwasnottheproperjudge `  forconductingtherevocationhearingbecauseJudgeWeatherfordwasthejudgewhoshortenedthedefendant'ssentence.AsdiscussedinSectionI,supra,the @  actionbyJudgeWeatherfordwasareleasefromsupervision,notashorteningofsentence.,cAZ"Arial Regular  .d$!X$XXX `   3    Insoholding,wenotethatJudgeWeatherfordwasunavailablebecause `  hehadleftthecircuitcourtbench.Thus,itispossiblethatJudgeHamiltonheardthecasebecausehewasJudgeWeatherford'ssuccessor.ItisalsopossiblethatthedefendantthoughtJudgeHamilton'scourtwasamorefavorableforumthanJudgeWeatherford'ssuccessor'scourt.Wedeclinetoestablishauthoritywhichwouldallowadefendanttotakeadvantageofthelattersituationby"forumshopping"bysittingonanobjectiontothepresidingjudgeatarevocationhearingandthenraisingitforthefirsttimeonappealinordertogetasecondrevocationhearing.  $$XXXX `   3    Insoholding,wenotethatJudgeWeatherfordwasunavailablebecause `  hehadleftthecircuitcourtbench.Thus,itispossiblethatJudgeHamiltonheardthecasebecausehewasJudgeWeatherford'ssuccessor.ItisalsopossiblethatthedefendantthoughtJudgeHamilton'scourtwasamorefavorableforumthanJudgeWeatherford'ssuccessor'scourt.Wedeclinetoestablishauthoritywhichwouldallowadefendanttotakeadvantageofthelattersituationby"forumshopping"bysittingonanobjectiontothepresidingjudgeatarevocationhearingandthenraisingitforthefirsttimeonappealinordertogetasecondrevocationhearing.,cAZ"Arial Regular d,cAZ"Arial Regular %XiXXX%}CX%Xi   Ad FILED%XiX%}C  December7,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular""""'dxd(3$  !  (gfi$0  2(6.  0  .  0  3  0` (#(#(b$0  0` (#(#2A   .3  0 ` (#` (#(xr$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#2A(  0  )3  0 (# (#(U$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#2A(  a  )3  0h(#(#(@$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#2A(   )3  0h(#h(#(t$0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#2A  0  )3  0(#(#($0  0` (#(#0 ` (#` (#0 (# (#0h(#(#0h(#h(#0(#(#2A  a  )3  0p(#(#-C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd  !  t!t!t!t!`   TR[A'Legal3'A' Legal3'T XyXXX7 y XXdd7  {!r$*<,(j 8` `@Ef ` 8ttxP`  rߛ{! @ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE P  ̀@@@'ATNASHVILLE 0  @"SEPTEMBER1998SESSION    STATEOFTENNESSEE, h     ) p   `     h     ) p  `   `  Appellee, h     ) p C.C.A.No.01C019710CC00468 P   `     h     )vs. `     h     ) p MauryCounty x  0   `     h     ) BILLYGENEODEN,t!t!JR.,t!t! h     ) p Hon.JimT.Hamilton,Judge  p   `     h     ) `  `  Appellant. h     ) p (ProbationRevocation) P  `     h     FORTHEAPPELLANT: h      p FORTHEAPPELLEE:   SHARAANNFLACY h      p JOHNKNOXWALKUP   DistrictPublicDefender h      p AttorneyGeneral&Reporter  p  WILLIAMC.BRIGHT (athearing)   p LISAA.NAYLOR  "P  JOSEPHL.PENROD (onappeal)   p Asst.AttorneyGeneral #@ Asst.DistrictPublicDefenders      p 425FifthAve.N.,2dFloor  $0  128N.SecondSt.   h      p Nashville,TN372430493 %  P.O.Box1208Pulaski,TN38478   h      p MIKEBOTTOMS  `'   `     h      p DistrictAttorneyGeneral P(!  `     h      p LARRYNICKELL 0* #  `     h      p Asst.DistrictAttorneyGeneral  +!$  `     h      p P.O.Box1619 `     h      p Columbia,TN384011619 OPINIONFILED:________________t!t!AFFIRMEDt!t!JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGE  4 +.   p5,/ @qq* OPINION  `   `  Thedefendant,BillyGeneOden,Jr.,appealsfromthetrialcourt'sorderrevokinghisprobationandorderinghimtoservehissentenceintheDepartmentofCorrection.Inthisappeal,heclaimsthetrialcourtwaswithoutjurisdictiontorevokehisprobationbecausehissentencehadexpiredandbecausethecourtwhichrevokedhisprobationwasnotthesentencingcourt.Afterareviewoftherecordandtheparties'briefs,weaffirmthetrialcourtsrevocationofprobation. `  OnJuly7,1992,Odenenteredbestinterestguiltypleastoonecountofaggravatedburglaryandonecountoftheftofpropertyover$1,000.u!u!u!u! #  1      ׀Theplea   agreementcalledforsentencingasaRangeIoffender,withasixyearsentenceforaggravatedburglaryandatwoyearsentencefortheft.Thesentencesweretobeservedconcurrentlytoeachotherbutconsecutivelytosentencesforfiveotherconvictions.ThefirstyearoftheeffectivesixyearsentencewastobeservedintheDepartmentofCorrection,withthebalanceonprobation.ThepleawasacceptedbyJudgeJamesL.Weatherford,Circuitt!t!CourtJudget!t!oftheTwentySecondJudicialDistrict. `   `  Therecorddoesnotreflectwhenthedefendantbeganservingthissentence;however,onMay24,1996JudgeWeatherfordplacedthedefendantonsupervisedprobationforoneyearrelativetotheseoffenses.OnJuly23,1997,JudgeJimT.Hamilton,Circuitt!t!CourtJudget!t!oftheTwentySecondJudicialDistrict,issuedaprobationviolationwarrantbaseduponthedefendant's"failuretoreport 4 +. totheTBIaspartoftheSexualOffenderRegistrationandMonitoringAct[.]" 4&+0 Thereafter,onAugust21,1997,SeniorJudgeJamesL.Weatherford,sittingbydesignationandassignmentoftheChiefJusticeoftheTennesseeSupremeCourt,issuedaprobationviolationwarrantforthedefendantbaseduponnewcriminalchargesofattemptedaggravatedrapeandattemptedburglary. `  JudgeHamiltonpresidedwithoutobjectionatthedefendant'srevocationhearing.Theonlyproofpresentedbythestatepertainedtothedefendant'sallegedcriminalactivity,thesubjectofthesecondrevocationwarrant.Attheconclusionoftheproofhefoundsufficientproofthatthedefendanthadviolatedthetermsofhisprobation.Herevokedthedefendant'sprobationandorderedhimtoservehissentenceintheDepartmentofCorrection.@- I    `  First,thedefendantchallengesthecourt'sjurisdictiontorevokehisprobation,whichheclaimshadexpiredpriortotheseproceedings.HereliesontheMay24,1996orderimposingoneyearofsupervisedprobation,claimingtheeffectofthisorderistoshortenhissentence.Therefore,hereasons,hissentencehadexpiredpriortothecommencementoftherevocationproceedings.Wedisagree. `  ThedefendantreceivedhiseffectivesixyearsentenceonJuly7,1992.Evenifhehadbegunserviceofthatsentenceimmediately,whichitappearshedidnot,therelevantrevocationwarrantwasissuedlessthansixyearslater.WithrespecttotheMay24,1996orderplacinghimonsupervisedprobationforoneyear,webelievethisordersimplydealtwiththemannerofserviceofthatportionofthedefendant'ssentence,i.e.supervisedasopposedtounsupervisedprobation.Furthermore,thedefendanthascitednolegalauthoritywhichwouldallowthetrialcourttoshortenasentenceinthemannerthedefendantclaimsJudgeWeatherforddidinhiscase.Tothecontrary,theSentencingReformActallowsthecourtto 906 releaseadefendantfromsupervision,andspecifiesthatsuchaction"shallnotdischargethedefendantfromtheremainderofthesentence."Tenn.CodeAnn.4035308(a)(3)(1997).Inthecaseofsuchaction,thedefendantremainssubjecttorevocation.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035308(a)(3)(1997).Inthiscase,theobviousimportoftheJudgeWeatherford'sprobationorderwastoreleasethedefendantfromsupervisiononeyearafterentryoftheMay23,1996order.Itdidnothingtodecreasethelengthofhissentence. `  Accordingly,therevocationproceedingwascommencedwithintheprobationaryperiod.@, II  $  `  ThedefendantalsoquestionswhetherJudgeHamiltonhadtheauthoritytorevokethedefendant'sprobationbecauseCircuitt!t!\!Court\!^!]!0]!^!_!\!\!_!`!`!Judget!t!Weatherford,notJudgeHamilton,presidedatthesentencinghearing.u!u!u!u! #  2      ׀The "4 SentencingReformActprovides8 ` Wheneveranypersonisarrestedfortheviolationofprobationandsuspensionofsentence,thetrialjudgegrantingsuchprobationand '! suspensionofsentence,thetrialjudge'ssuccessor,oranyjudgeofequaljurisdictionwhoisrequestedbysuchgrantingtrialjudgetodo (# soshall,attheearliestpracticabletime,inquireintothechargesanddeterminewhetherornotaviolationhasoccurred,andatsuchinquiry,thedefendantmustbepresentandisentitledtoberepresentedbycounselandhastherighttointroducetestimonyinthedefendant'sbehalf. ` `  Tenn.CodeAnn.4035311(b)(Supp.1998)(emphasisadded);seealsoState ./%* v.Duke,902S.W.2d424,426(Tenn.Crim.App.1995). 0',  2f).  `  TherecordreflectsthatthedefendantmadenoobjectiontoJudgeHamiltonconductingtherevocationhearing.ThematterwascalledforhearingbeforeJudgeHamiltononSeptember2,1997.Thestatepresentedthreewitnesses,andthewitnessesweresubjecttocrossexaminationbydefensecounsel.Thecasewasarguedbybothsides,andJudgeHamiltonrevokedthedefendantsprobation.ThedefendantdidnotraisetheissuethatJudgeHamiltonwasdisqualifiedtosituntilthepresentappealtothiscourt.Weholdthathemaynotraisethatissueafterhe failedtotakewhateveractionwasreasonablyavailabletopreventornullifytheharmfuleffectof[any]errorintheproceedingsbelow.Tenn.R.App.P.36(a).JudgeHamiltonproceededtohearthecaseintheabsenceofanyobjectionfromthedefendantwhomerelyawaitedanunfavorablerulingbeforeraisingtheissueonappeal.u! u!u!u! #  3      ׀ $  `  Ourconclusionthattheissueiswaivedunderrule36(a)isbuttressedbythefactthat,inhisappeal,thedefendanthascomplainedonlyaboutthetimelinessoftherevocationwarrantandtheserviceofJudgeHamiltoninconductingthehearing.Significantly,hehasnotallegedthatJudgeHamiltonsdecisiontorevokeprobationiswrongorunjustified.Essentially,inadditiontowaivingtheissue,thedefendanthasfailedtoallegeandtherecordfailstodemonstrateanyprejudicefromJudgeHamilton'sconductingthehearing.Assuch,theerror,ifany,washarmless.Tenn.R.App.P.36(b);Tenn.R.Crim.P.52(a). /%* Мv! `  Inreachingthisresult,wearenotunmindfulofourpreviousrulingin `  Statev.Duke,902S.W.2d424(Tenn.Crim.App.1995),acasefromthesame ,  countyastheinstantappeal.InDuke,aprobationhearingwasconductedbyJudge   HamiltoneventhoughJudgeWilliamB.Cainwasthesentencingjudge.Attherevocationhearing,defensecounselobjectedtoJudgeHamilton'spresiding.Duke, 0 902S.W.2dat426.JudgeHamiltonrevokedthedefendant'sprobation,andthedefendantappealed.Duke,902S.W.2dat42526.WhentheissueofJudge (  Hamilton'sauthoritywasraisedonappeal,weheldthatJudgeHamiltonwasnottheproperjudicialofficialtopresideatthedefendant'srevocationhearingbecausetherehadbeennoshowingthatJudgeCainwasunavailabletopreside.Duke,902 , S.W.2dat426.Accordingly,weremandedthecaseforahearingbeforeJudgeCain.Duke,902S.W.2dat426. $  `  AtthetimeDukewasdecided,Codesection4035311(b)provided  \ thattheprobationhearingcouldbeconductedbythejudgewhograntedprobation orhissuccessor.Duke,902S.W.2dat426.Thecurrentstatuteprovidesthatthe T$ sentencingjudge,hissuccessor,oranotherjudgeofequaljurisdictionuponrequestofthesentencingcourtshallpresideatarevocationhearing.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035311(b)(Supp.1998).Dukesuggeststhatthesentencingjudge's )X $ unavailabilityatthetimeofarevocationhearingisabasisforinterventionbyanotherjudge,withoutspecificrequestofthesentencingjudge.SeeDuke,902 P-#( S.W.2datv!t!t!v!426;seealsoStatev.JohnEdwardHoward,No.02C019208CR00197, /%* slipop.at4(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,June23,1993).v!t!t!v!Suchaprovisionwouldindeedbeusefulinsituationssuchastheoneatbar,wheretherecordreflectsthatthesentencingjudgeis"unavailable"byvirtueofhisnolongerservingasCircuitCourtJudge.Onecancertainlyenvisionothersituationswhere,underthecurrentstatutoryscheme,thestatewouldfinditselfuponthehornsofadilemmabecausethereis,duetounavailabilityofvariousjudicialofficials,noqualifiedjudgetopreside 906 atarevocationproceeding.e!e!v!e!e!v! #  4      ׀Bethatasitmay,whenthelegislatureamended `  section4035311(b)in1997,itchosetoexpandtheclassofjudgeswhomaypresideatprobationrevocationproceedingstoinclude"anyjudgeofequaljurisdictionwhoisrequested"bythesentencingcourt,notanyjudgeofequal d jurisdictionuponunavailabilityofthesentencingjudge.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035 4 311(b)(Supp.1998)(emphasisadded).Despitethev!t!t!a!D!evilsD!a!c!b!Pb!c!v!d!problemsd!v!t!t!v!whichmayresult,thelegislaturechosenottocodifysimpleunavailabilityasabasisforanotherjudgeassumingauthorityoverarevocationproceedingasadvancedbyDuke.See   Wilsonv.JohnsonCounty,879S.W.2d807,810(Tenn.1994)("theLegislatureis h presumedtohaveknowledgeofitspriorenactmentsandtoknowthestateofthelawatthetimeitpasseslegislation")(citationomitted). `  BecausethestatutenowineffectappearstobeatleastanimplicitrejectionofDuke'ssuggestionthatsimpleunavailabilityisasufficientbasisfor  d anotherjudgeassumingresponsibilityforaprobationrevocationproceeding,wefindthatDuke's"unavailabilityoption"v!t!e!e!t!e!v!t!t!v!t!pt!e!e!pe!v! #  5      v!t!t!v!offersnoguidanceinthecaseatbar. \$ v!w!w! `  Forthesereasons,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. `     h     _______________________________x!__x! `     h     JAMESCURWOODWITT,JR.,JUDGEt!t!g!CONCURg!h!g!;g!h!i!:i!j!j!t!t!̜_____________________________y!__y!GARYR.WADE,t!t!l!k!pk!l!n!m!  pm!n!p!o!po!p!q!Pq!r!q!residiq!r!s!RESIDINGs!JUDGEt!t!̜_____________________________z!__z!THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE