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Ðv.€Averyóó,€432€S.W.2d€656€(Tenn.€1968);€òòState€ex€rel.€Wade€v.€Norvellóó,€443€S.W.2dÐ `6-0 Ð839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1969).€€Habeas€corpus€relief€is€available€in€this€state€onlyÐ @8à.2 Ðwhen€it€appears€on€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€the€record€that€the€trial€court€wasÐ $8Ä.4 Ðwithout€jurisdiction€to€convict€or€sentence€the€defendant€or€that€the€sentence€ofÏimprisonment€has€otherwise€expired.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€164€(Tenn.Ð , Ì Ð1993);€òòPotts€v.€Stateóó,€833€S.W.2d€60,€62€(Tenn.€1992).€€The€validity€of€an€indictmentÐ ø ˜ Ðmay€be€challenged€in€a€habeas€corpus€proceeding,€"where€the€indictment€is€soÏdefective€as€to€deprive€the€court€of€jurisdiction."€€òòDykes€v.€Comptonóó,€___€S.W.2dÐ 0 Ð___,€No.€02„S„01„9711„CC„00105,€slip€op.€at€2€(Tenn.,€at€Nashville,€Sept.€21,€1998).€ÏÌ€ññœññññÌññÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•Ôññ›ññññññà Œ àà ä àTennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€39„11„301(c)€(1989)€provides€that€"[i]fÐ ô”  Ðthe€definition€of€an€offense€within€this€title€does€not€plainly€dispense€with€a€mentalÏelement,€intent,€knowledge€or€recklessness€suffices€to€establish€the€culpable€mentalÏstate."€€In€òòHillóó,€a€panel€of€this€court€ruled€that€the€statutory€offense€of€rape€as€definedÐ Xø Ðby€the€1989€Act€did€not€"plainly€dispense"€with€a€mens€rea€of€the€crime€and€thus€theÏindictment,€which€did€not€allege€a€mens€rea,€was€void€for€failure€to€allege€anÏessential€element€of€the€offense.€€Slip€op.€at€5„6.€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àOn€appeal,€our€supreme€court€overruled€the€intermediate€ññœññcourtññ›ññ,ññ›ññññññÏholding€as€follows:€€ÌÒXÒÒä 4ÒÓÓ[F]or€offenses€which€neither€expressly€require€nor€plainlyÏdispense€with€the€requirement€for€a€culpable€mentalÏstate,€an€indictment€which€fails€to€allege€such€mentalÏstate€will€be€sufficient€to€support€prosecution€andÏconviction€for€that€offense€so€long€asÌÌÒ4ä -ÒÒXÒÒ<4ÒÒ` XÒ(1)€€the€language€of€the€indictment€isÏsufficient€to€meet€the€constitutionalÏrequirements€of€notice€to€the€accused€ofÏthe€charge€against€which€the€accused€mustÏdefend,€adequate€basis€for€entry€of€aÏproper€judgment,€and€protection€fromÏdouble€jeopardy;ÌññÑ ;ÑÑ7€<)XXdðXXdð7ÑÑ  ÑññÌ(2)€€the€form€of€the€indictment€meets€theÏrequirements€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„13„¼202;€andÌÌññÑ ;ÑÑ#€iXÿÿd#ÑÑ  Ñññ(3)€€the€mental€state€can€be€logicallyÏinferred€from€the€conduct€alleged.Ð þ8ž/5 ÐÑ ;ÑÑ7€ê•XXdæXXdì7ÑÑ  ÑÌÒ4<sÒÒX` ÒÓ;ÓòòHillóó,€954€S.W.2d€at€726„27.€€The€court€ultimately€ruled€that€the€indictment€forÐ F æ Ðaggravated€rape€was€sufficient€because€"the€act€for€which€the€defendant€[was]Ïindicted,€'unlawful€sexual€penetrat[ion]'€...€is€committable€only€if€the€principal€actor'sÏòòmensóó€òòreaóó€is€intentional,€knowing,€or€reckless.€€Thus,€the€required€mental€state€mayÐ ªJ Ðbe€inferred€from€the€nature€of€the€criminal€conduct€alleged."€€òòId.óó€at€729.Ð v  ÐññœññññÌ›à Œ à›à Œ àññññ›ññññññññœññññGenerally,€an€indictment€must€set€forth€the€elements€of€the€offense.€ÏòòState€v.€Perkinsonóó,€867€S.W.2d€1,€5€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).€€It€is€settled€law€thatÐ Úz  Ð"[w]hen€the€indictment€or€presentment€fails€to€fully€state€the€crime,€all€subsequentÏproceedings€are€void."€€òòId.óó€(citing€òòState€v.€Morganóó,€598€S.W.2d€796,€797€(Tenn.Ð r ÐCrim.€App.€1979)).€€The€historical€significance€of€the€indictment€is€well€documentedÏin€the€federal€courts:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àThe€general€...€and€universal[]€rule€...€is€that€all€theÏmaterial€facts€and€circumstances€embraced€in€theÏdefinition€of€the€offense€must€be€stated,€or€the€indictmentÏwill€be€defective.€€No€essential€element€of€the€crime€canÏbe€omitted€without€destroying€the€whole€pleading.€€TheÏomission€cannot€be€supplied€by€intendment€orÏimplication,€and€the€charge€must€be€made€directly,€andÏnot€inferentially,€or€by€way€of€recital.€€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌòòÓÓUnited€States€v.€Hessóó,€124€U.S.€483,€486€(1888).€€The€provisions€of€our€state€andÐ ì'Œ" Ðfederal€constitutions€guarantee€the€criminally€accused€knowledge€of€the€"nature€andÏcause€of€the€accusation."€€U.€S.€Const.€amend.€VI;€Tenn.€Const.€art€I,€ðð9.€€"Fair€andÏreasonable€notice€of€the€charges€against€an€accused€is€a€fundamental€constitutionalÏrequirement."€€òòState€v.€Trustyóó,€919€S.W.2d€305,€309€(Tenn.€1996).€€To€be€sufficient,Ð /¼%* Ðan€indictment€must€"inform€the€defendant€of€the€precise€charges;€...€must€enable€theÏtrial€court€upon€conviction€to€enter€an€appropriate€judgment;€...€and€must€protectÏ[the]€defendant€against€double€jeopardy."€€òòId.óó€€As€a€matter€of€fairness,€theÐ €4 +0 Ðconstitutional€requirement€is€designed€to€afford€the€criminally€accused€with€anÏadequate€opportunity€to€prepare€any€defense€before€the€trial.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòPope€v.Ð 8¸.4 ÐStateóó,€258€S.W.€775€(Tenn.€1924);€òòDaniel€v.€Stateóó,€50€Tenn.€257€(1871).€€Ð `  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àSuch€a€rigid€rule€has€occasionally€caused€harsh€results€from€theÏperspective€of€the€state.€€At€times,€convictions€have€been€set€aside€even€though€theÏprosecution€gains€no€advantage:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àà < àAt€common€law,€even€the€slightest€technical€defectÏmight€fell€an€indictment.€€Sir€Matthew€Hale€lamented€theÏstrictness€with€which€indictments€were€viewed€as€aÏ"blemish€and€inconvenience€of€the€law"€wherebyÏ"heinous€and€crying€offenses€escape€by€these€unseemlyÏniceties€to€the€reproach€of€the€law,€to€the€shame€of€theÏgovernment,€and€to€the€encouragement€of€villainy,€and€toÏthe€dishonor€of€God."€€2€Sir€Matthew€Hale,€òòThe€History€ofÐ ¦F Ðthe€Pleas€to€the€Crownóó,€193€(London€E.€Ryder€1800)Ð Œ, Ð(1716).€€òòÐrä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌUnited€States€v.€Wydermyeróó,€51€F.3d€319,€324€(2d€Cir.€1995).€€Ð >Þ ÐÌññññ›Ìññññ›ññññññÌññœññññÓÓññññ›ññññññà Œ àà ä àThe€1981€indictment€challenged€by€the€petitioner€pre„dated€this€court'sÏopinion€in€òòHillóó.€€That€opinion€was€primarily€based€on€a€provision€of€the€1989€Act,Ð Úz  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„11„301(b),€which€provided€that€a€"culpable€mental€state€isÏrequired€...€unless€the€definition€of€the€offense€plainly€dispenses€with€the€mentalÏelement."€€Our€prior€criminal€statutes€contained€no€similar€provision.€€Nevertheless,Ïour€supreme€court€has€ruled€that€the€analysis€set€forth€in€òòHillóó€is€applicable€to€pre„Ð  ª Ð1989€indictments.€€òòDykesóó,€slip€op.€at€6.€€Ð Öv ÐÌÔ#†Xê•XX Xê•ä#Ôà Œ àà ä àFor€the€offense€of€robbery,€the€petitioner€was€charged€as€follows:Ð n# ÐÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[Count€One]€On€the€___€day€of€May,€1981,€with€force€andÏarms,€in€the€County€aforesaid,€[the€petitioner]€unlawfully,Ïfeloniously€did€make€an€assault€upon€the€body€of€oneÏPaul€Givan,€then€and€there€...€unlawfully,€feloniously,€andÏviolently€did€steal,€take,€and€carry€away€from€the€personÏagainst€the€will€of€said€Paul€Givan€certain€personalÏproperty,€to€wit:€...€contrary€to€the€form€of€the€statute€inÏsuch€cases€made€and€provided,€and€against€the€peaceÏand€dignity€of€the€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌ(internal€quotation€marks€omitted).€€ÓÑ,ÓÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•ÔIn€1981,€robbery€was€defined€as€the€"feloniousÐ 6.Ö$) Ðand€forcible€taking€from€the€person€of€another,€goods€or€money€of€any€value,€byÏviolence€or€putting€the€person€in€fear€...."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„3901€(Repl.€1975).€€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àIn€our€view,€the€language€of€the€indictment€provided€notice€to€theÏpetitioner€of€the€charge,€is€adequate€for€entry€of€judgment,€and€protects€theÏpetitioner€against€double€jeopardy.€€Moreover,€the€indictment€states€the€facts€inÐ þ8ž/5 Ðordinary€language€clearly€capable€of€understanding.€€òòSeeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„13„Ð `  Ð202.€€Finally,€the€term€"feloniously"€has€been€recognized€as€expressing€a€culpableÏmental€state.€€Ô#†Xê•XX Xê•B/#ÔÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•ÔòòSeeóó€òòGregory€L.€Hatton€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01-9611-CC-00407,€slip€op.Ð ø ˜ Ðat€2-3€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Jackson,€Feb.€19,€1997).€€In€consequence,€theÏindictment€for€robbery€was€sufficient.ÌÌÔ#†Xê•XX Xê•S2#Ôà Œ àà ä àFor€the€determination€of€habitual€criminality,€the€petitioner€wasÐ (È  Ðcharged€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[Count€Two]€On€the€day€and€date€aforesaid,€in€theÏCounty€and€state€aforesaid,€the€said€[petitioner],Ïunlawfully€did€commit€the€crime€and€felony€set€out€inÏCount€One€of€this€indictment€which€is€more€fullyÏdescribed€therein€and€incorporated€herein€by€referenceÏthereto,€€...€the€said€[petitioner]€was€then€and€there€aÏperson€who€had€been€either€three€(3)€times€convictedÏwithin€the€State€of€Tennessee€of€felonies,€not€less€thanÏtwo€(2)€of€which€are€among€those€specified€inÏ[enumerated€sections],€said€prior€convictions€being€asÏfollows:€...€.€EMPHASIS:€€[the€petitioner]€by€reason€ofÏcommission€of€said€felony€of€Robbery€after€said€aboveÏenumerated€felony€convictions,€is€a€habitual€criminal€....Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓì3Ó(internal€quotation€marks€omitted).€€Ô‡ Xê•XXXê•ÔIn€1981,€habitual€criminality€was€determined€asÐ T$ô Ðfollows:€ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[a]ny€person€who€has€either€been€three€(3)€timesÏconvicted€within€this€state€of€felonies,€not€less€than€twoÏ(2)€of€which€are€among€those€specified€in€[enumeratedÏsections]€or€were€for€a€crime€punishable€by€death€underÏexisting€law,€but€for€which€the€death€penalty€was€notÏinflicted,€or€who€has€been€three€(3)€times€convicted€underÏthe€laws€of€any€other€state,€government€or€country€ofÏcrimes,€not€less€than€two€(2)€of€which,€if€they€had€beenÏcommitted€in€this€state,€would€have€been€among€thoseÏspecified€in€said€[enumerated€sections]Ô#†Xê•XX Xê•(7#ÔÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•Ô€or€would€haveÐ 0¢&+ Ðbeen€punishable€by€death€under€existing€laws,€but€forÏwhich€the€death€penalty€was€not€inflicted,€shall€beÏconsidered,€for€the€purposes€of€this€chapter,€and€isÏdeclared€to€be€an€habitual€criminal...;€provided,€further,Ïthat€each€of€such€three€(3)€convictions€shall€be€forÏseparate€offenses,€committed€at€different€times,€and€onÏseparate€occasions.Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓ•7ÓTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2801€(Repl.€1975).€Ô#†Xê•XX Xê•:#ÔÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•Ô€Ô#†Xê•XX Xê•<#ÔFurthermore,€the€statute€directed€asÐ 8¸.4 Ðfollows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#àan€indictment€...€which€charges€a€person,€who€is€anÏhabitual€criminal€...€with€the€commission€of€any€felonyÏspecified€in€[enumerated€sections]€or€a€crime€for€whichÏthe€maximum€€punishment€is€death,€shall,€in€order€toÏsustain€a€conviction€of€habitual€criminality,€also€chargeÏthat€he€is€such€habitual€criminal.€€Every€person€soÏcharged€as€being€an€habitual€criminal€shall€be€entitled€...Ïto€...€a€written€statement€of€the€felonies,€prior€convictionsÏof€which€form€the€basis€of€the€charge€of€habitualÏcriminality€....Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2803€(Repl.€1975).Ó<Ó€€"[H]abitual€criminality€is€a€status,€not€anÏoffense;€and€its€finding€calls€for€an€enhancement€of€the€punishment€...€to€lifeÏimprisonment."€€òòMeade€v.€Stateóó,€484€S.W.2d€366,€368€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1972).€Ð ¦F ÐThis€statute€requires€no€mens€rea.€€ññœññòòññJohn€J.€ññVillaneuvaññ›ññññññ€v.€Carltonóó,€No.€03C01„9611„Ð r ÐCR„00425€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Knoxville,€Oct.€3,€1997).€€To€be€declared€a€habitualÏcriminal,€the€petitioner€need€only€commit€a€certain€number€of€identified€felonies.€ÌÔ‡ Xê•XXXê•ÔÌà@¢¢/ÚàIIˆÌà Œ àà ä àThe€petitioner€also€claims€that€the€trial€court€erred€when€it€declined€toÏappoint€him€counsel€and€failed€to€afford€him€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€On€appeal,Ïwhen€the€petitioner€again€requested€counsel€be€appointed,€this€court€remanded€theÏissue€to€the€trial€court€for€reconsideration.€€òòWilliam€A.€Ransom€v.€Stateóó,€No.€01C01„Ð Ò(r# Ð9708„CC„00328,€Order€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€at€Nashville,€Aug.€29,€1997).€€On€remand,Ïthe€trial€court€ruled,€"pursuant€to€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„14„204,€...€the€appointmentÏof€counsel€by€the€Court€was€not€necessary€for€an€adequate€and€fair€review€of€theÏpetitioner's€òòHillóó€claim€and,€accordingly,€is€also€not€necessary€on€appeal."€Ð 0¢&+ ÐÌà Œ àà ä àThis€court€has€previously€held€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 Œ àà8ä Œ (#Œ (#à[There€is€no€requirement]€that€counsel€should€beÏappointed€in€all€cases€requesting€the€writ€of€habeasÏcorpus€before€dismissal€of€incompetent€petitions.€€WhileÏit€is€true€that€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„14„¼204€allows€the€appointment€of€counsel€"if€necessary"€inÐ þ8ž/5 Ðhabeas€corpus€proceedings,€there€is€no€constitutionalÏright€to€counsel€in€a€habeas€corpus€proceeding.€Ð ä Ð ä Ð  ÐÌÓ DÓòòElmer€Lester€Fritts€v.€Stateóó,€No.€02C01„9210„CC„00243,€slip€op.€at€3€(Tenn.€Crim.Ð  ² ÐApp.,€at€Jackson,€Sept.€22,€1993)(citations€omitted).€€"It€is€elementary€that€a€habeasÏcorpus€petition€may€be€dismissed€without€a€hearing,€and€without€the€appointment€ofÏcounsel€for€a€hearing,€unless€it€alleges€facts€showing€the€denial€of€state€or€federalÏconstitutional€rights€or€some€fatal€jurisdictional€fault."€€òòState€ex€rel.€Edmondson€v.Ð Bâ  ÐHendersonóó,€421€S.W.2d€635,€636„37€(Tenn.€1967).Ð ®  ÐÌà Œ àà ä àFirst,€the€petitioner€has€ññœññññno€ññabsoluteññly›€noññññ›ññññññ€right€to€counsel.€€Nothing€in€thisÏrecord€demonstrates€that€one€was€"necessary"€within€the€meaning€of€the€statute.€ÏSecondly,€there€is€no€mandatory€right€to€a€hearing€and€the€trial€court€is€not€requiredÏto€hear€proof€unless€the€petitioner€raises€a€colorable€claim€in€his€petition.€€òòSeeóó€òòStateÐ  ª Ðex€rel.€Byrd€v.€Bomaróó,€381€S.W.2d€280€(Tenn.€1964);€òòseeóó€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„21„Ð Öv Ð109.€ÌÌà Œ àà ä àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.ÌÔ#†Xê•XX Xê•OA#ÔÌÓÓà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D à__________________________________Ìà Œ àà ä àà < àà ” àà ì àà D àGary€R.€Wade,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌññœññññÌññ_________________________________ññ›ññññññÌThomas€T.€Woodall,€JudgeÌÌÌññœññññÌññ_________________________________ññ›ññññññÌCurwood€Witt,€Judge