WPC #9R¹7?k2^\t|Y&N㻀&GT1_%Lj{=h[yJ= pZ HkV3-dFkV1_S6nL˿E0m$)^!7x+ ^Z0=mmHXX7B4*xwD稿7 lowpdkKL$t?x34';Ǻi4FuM-xk t_mx ؓTD&辒j=b)xg*@y.o˪3.i21]QI%; ۊ2+f Z) 8k}>.q9kQ\ӡþU7W.K gh+>9fG[Y}g|E@XCD+jg҉iw(*# LU NW % 0(U:w@ 4MaU:p 0lURU:h AQ  0DU)]U: B 0D 0D 0D++ D/oo B D3HP LaserJet 4HPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nL(9 Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,rAZ"Arial Regular DDӀq$3|x,rAZ"Arial Regular((3$ !      0  L qZ :ShelleyVolante BT Regular,AZ"Arial Regular  X !"#$&C<< C(#$  0    $    1    ݛX`XXXBeforetheSupremeCourtsreversalofHill,thisissuewasaddressedbythis  Courtseveraltimes.SeeHattonv.State,(No.02C019611CC00407,  МTenn.Crim.App.,filedFebruary19,1997,atJackson;Smithv.Compton(No.02C01 | 9701CC00018,Tenn.Crim.App.,filedApril3,1997,atJackson;Goochv.Compton b (No.02C019612CC00465,Tenn.Crim.App.,filedMarch13,1997,atJackson;Smith H v.Hessing,(No.02C019708CC00311,filedDecember11,1997,atJackson;Nowell . ~ v.Compton(No.02C019612CC00464,Tenn.Crim.App.,filedApril9,1997,at  d Jackson.Inthesecases,weheldthatthepetitionerscouldnotrelyuponHillbecause  J (1)thesufficiencyofanindictmentcannotbetestedinahabeascorpusproceeding,(2)Hillappliestocrimescommittedafterthe1989amendmentstothecriminalcode,and    (3)ifHilldidapply,theindictmentsinthesecasesweresufficientunderthelawexisting    atthetime.ThefactsinNowellv.Comptonaresimilartothefactsherein.Weheld:    Theindictmentsatissuebeforeuschargedthatthepetitioner"didunlawfullyandfeloniouslysexuallypenetrate[thevictim,aperson]lessthanthirteen(13)yearsofage"and"didunlawfullyandC† C feloniouslyhavesexualcontactwith[thevictims,persons]less *z   thanthirteen(13)yearsofage."Thislanguagewassufficientunderthelawasitexistedatthetime.Asnotedabove,theCriminalCodedidnotcontainaprovisionsimilarto39-11-301(1989).Thestatutoryrequirementsforanindictmentwerefoundin40-1802(now40-13-202(1990)),whichprovidedsimplythat:̀Theindictmentmuststatethefactsconstitutingtheoffenseinordinaryandconciselanguage,withoutprolixityorrepetition,insuchamannerastoenableapersonofcommonunderstandingtoknowwhatisintended,andwiththatdegreeofcertaintywhichwillenablethecourt,onconviction,topronouncetheproperjudgment.  Furthermore,inCampbellv.State,491S.W.2d359,361(Tenn.1973)    (emphasissupplied),whileaddressingthesufficiencyofanindictmentchargingtheoffenseofmurder,ourSupremeCourtstatedthefollowing:̀WhileitseemsclearthattheindictmentinWittwasinsufficientinthatitfailedto D  chargeanelement,thatthemurderwascommittedunlawfully,ineitherthelanguageofthestatuteorcommonlaworwordsofequivalentimport,thedecisionisconfusingbecauseofthelanguage,'fatallydefectiveinomittingthechargethattheoffensewascommittedfeloniously,orwithmaliceaforethought;andcontainingnowordsofequivalentimport.'Itisclear,however,thathadtheindictmentusedthewords'feloniously'or'unlawfully',itwouldhavebeensufficient.  Weagreewiththisproposition.Bycontainingthewordsfoundinthelanguageofthestatute,theindictmentsatissueheresufficientlyapprisedtheappellantoftheoffensechargedunderthelawatthetime,andisthereforevalid.Thus,thepetitioner'sattackmustfail.#XeXXX`D#  ""  X`XXX" XX`   Ad FILEDX`X "   September9,1998  CecilCrowson,Jr.t XX`AppellateCourtClerk ,cAZ"Arial Regular dLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  (3$ !  ($$   1  ((' dxdP Pd 'dxd !  X`XXXXX`TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T@INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @$ATKNOXVILLE@ FEBRUARY1998SESSIONr)<,(j 8` `@E ` ttx$ rRONALDWILLIAMSRICE,@* )    @* )  No.03C019707CR00279       ` Appellant,@*)     @*)  MorganCounty   vs.@*)     @*)  HonorableE.EugeneEblen,    CHARLESJONES,WARDEN,@* )  Judge   @*)   ` Appellee.@*)  (HabeasCorpusPostConviction)  FORTHEAPPELLANT:   h     FORTHEAPPELLEE: ` PROSE `     h     JOHNKNOXWALKUP P    `     h     AttorneyGeneral&Reporter   `     h     TIMOTHYF.BEHAN   `     h     AssistantAttorneyGeneral   `     h     CordellHullBldg.,SecondFloor   `     h     425FifthAvenue,North   `     h     Nashville,TN372430493   `     h     CHARLESE.HAWK,JR.   `     h     DistrictAttorneyGeneral   `     h     FRANKHARVEY   `     h     AssistantDistrictAttorney   `     h     P.O.BOX703   `     h     Kingston,TN37763   `     h     OPINIONFILED:____________________AFFIRMEDWILLIAMB.ACREE,JR.SPECIALJUDGE  p502  /V@$$'OPINION  Theappellant,RonaldWilliamsRice,appealsasofrightthetrialcourtsdismissalofhispetitionforawritofhabeascorpus.Weaffirmthetrialcourt.  In1992,theappellantenteredapleaofguiltytoacriminalinformationcharginghimwithaggravatedrapewhichwascommittedin1983.HewassentencedtofifteenyearsasaRange1standardoffender.Hefiledapetitionforpostconvictionreliefin1993,butvoluntarilydismissedthepetitionthesameyear.#b##XeXb=#X`XXXeXX`     Thefirstissuepresentedforreviewisthattheindictmentsdidnotallegeaculpablementalstateandisthereforeinvalid.TheappellantreliesuponthisCourtsdecisioninStatev.RogerDaleHill,(No.01C019508CC00267  (Tenn.Crim.App.),filedJune20,1996,atNashville).  Thecriminalinformationagainstpetitionerreadsasfollows: JosephD.Baugh,beingthedulyelectedDistrictAttorneyGeneralforWilliamsonCounty,Tennessee,actingundertheauthorityofSection403103,TennesseeCodeAnnotatated,inAprilof1992beforethefindingofthispresentment,presentthatRonaldW.Rice,heretofore,towit,inFebruaryof1983,beforethefindingofthispresentment,insaidCountyandStateunlawfullyandfeloniouslydidengageinunlawfulsexualpenetrationofamalechildwhosedateofbirthisJanuary15,1971,beingachildundertheageofthirteenyears,inviolationofTennesseeCodeAnnotated,Section3913502.  Theappellantsrelianceuponthiscaseismisplaced.tThisdecisionwasreversedbytheSupremeCourtinStatev.Hill,954S.W.2d725(Tenn.1997). #  1      ׀ /VX   /VX   /VX  Second,thesufficiencyofanindictmentcannotbetestedinahabeascorpusproceeding.SeeHaggardv.State,475S.W.2d186,187(Tenn.Crim.App.1971), *z Brownv.State,445S.W.2d669,674(Tenn.Crim.App.1969).  Ѐ p+&1  /VX    Theappellantalsocontendsthatheisentitledtoreliefbecausethetrialcourterredindismissinghispetitionwithoutahearinganderredinfailingtoappointcounsel.Theseissuesarewithoutmerit.  Anevidentiaryhearingisnotnecessarywhenthepetitiondoesnotallegefactswhichwouldestablishrelief.Passarellav.State,891S.W.2d619,627  b  (Tenn.Crim.App.1994),Statev.Henderson,421S.W.2d.635,63637,(Tenn.    1967).Furthermore,itisnotnecessarytoappointcounselunlessthepetitionallegesfactsshowingthedenialofstateorfederalconstitutionalrightsorsomefataljurisdictionalfault.Henderson,421S.W.2dat63637. J    Thedismissalofthepetitionforwritofhabeascorpusisaffirmed.#/+#/ > #/#/   `     h ___________________________________ 2    `     h WILLIAMB.ACREE,JR.,SPECIALJUDGECONCUR:#/!# x #XkXJ#9 XXk X3XXXk___________________________________  JERRYL.SMITH,JUDGE____________________________________THOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE#/!#X3XX X3 f"$ # X3XXX3#X3XX X3  @*#/#/Ԉ      ̀  ̀#/#/#/#/#X3X/J#/XX3#/K##XkXՍ# X3XXXk /X X3