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PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneral&Reporter;JenniferBledsoe,AssistantAttorneyGeneral,for x theappellee,StateofTennessee. a  t@@OO& MEMORANDUMOPINION  3"!     OnApril15,1998,aHamiltonCountyjuryfoundpetitionerguiltyoffirstdegreemurder, $V# forwhichhereceivedalifesentence.OnJune7,2002,thepetitionerfiledapetitionforhabeas $? $ corpusrelief,allegingthatthecriminalindictmentagainsthimisdefectiveandvoidonitsfaceand %(!% that,asaresult,heisbeingunlawfullyrestrained.Specifically,petitionercontendedthatthe &"& indictmentdidnotsetforththestatutoryauthorityforwhichhewasbeingindicted,failedtoname '"' thetwelvegrandjurors,failedtoadequatelysetforththeoffenseforwhichhewasbeingcharged, (#( gaveaninadequatedescriptionofthecrimeorelementsofthecrimeforwhichhewascharged,did |)$) notstatethetime,nameofthevictimorthecountyinwhichthecrimeoccurred,wasnotproperly e*%*  filedbytheclerkofthecircuitcourt,andwasnotconcludedbythephrase againstthepeaceand N+&+ _dignityofthestateofTennessee.Thetrialcourtdismissedthepetitionforfailuretostatea  cognizableclaimandfailuretoattachacopyofthetrialcourtjudgment.   Sk S  #X=DXXX? # G(03?+ ` hp x X?X=DXXX=D  #X=DXXX=D#X?XXX=DArticleI,Section15oftheTennesseeConstitution4_/O  5  6~/O  7_Ԁguaranteestherighttoseekhabeas  corpusreliefandTennesseeCodeAnnotatedSections2921101etseq.codifytheapplicable  proceduresforseekingawrit.However,thegroundsuponwhichourlawprovidesreliefare   verynarrow.Taylorv.State,995S.W.2d78,83(Tenn.1999).#X=DXXX?,#X=DXXX=DԀAwritofhabeascorpusmaybe y  grantedonlywhenthepetitionerhasestablishedlackofjurisdictionfortheorderofconfinement b  orthatheisotherwiseentitledtoimmediatereleasebecauseoftheexpirationofhissentence. K  #X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DSeeUsseryv.Avery,#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DԀ222Tenn.50,432S.W.2d656(1968);#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DStateexrel.Wadev.Norvell,#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DԀ1 4   Tenn.Crim.App.447,443S.W.2d839(1969).Moreover,habeascorpusreliefisavailablein m  thisstateonlywhenitappearsonthefaceofthejudgmentortherecordthatthetrialcourtwas V  withoutjurisdictiontoconvictorsentencethedefendantorthatthesentenceofimprisonment ?  hasotherwiseexpired.#X=DXXX=DY#X=DXXX=DArcherv.State,#X=DXXX=D)#X=DXXX=DԀ851S.W.2d157,164(Tenn.1993);#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DPottsv.State,#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DԀ833 (  S.W.2d60,62(Tenn.1992).ThereisnocontentionthatPetitionerssentencehasexpired.     Initially,wenotethatthe#X=DXXX=DR#X?XXX=DԀpetitionerhasnotcompliedwiththestatutoryrequirementsfor 9 pursuingawritofhabeascorpus.Thepetitionerfailedtoattachacopyofhisunderlying "r judgmentortoaddresshisfailuretodoso,asrequiredbyTenn.CodeAnn.#X=DXXX?I#X?XXX=DԀ2921107(2).  [ "Withoutquestion,theproceduralprovisionsofthehabeascorpusstatutesaremandatoryand D mustbefollowedscrupulously."#X=DXXX?#X=DXXX=DArcherv.State,#X=DXXX=D#X=DXXX=DԀ851S.W.2d#X=DXXX=D#X?XXX=Dat165(citingBatemanv.Smith, - 194S.W.2d336,337(Tenn.1946)).Inviewofthepetitioner'sfailuretocomplywiththe  mandatorystatutoryprovisionsforseekinghabeascorpusrelief,thecourtconcludesthat  summarydismissalofthepetitionwasproper.Stateexrel.Allenv.Johnson,394S.W.2d652,  653(Tenn.1965);Stateexrel.Woodv.Johnson,393S.W.2d135,136(Tenn.1965).  #X=DXXX?C#X=DXXX=DNotwithstandingthefactthatthecourtcouldenditsanalysisatthispoint,thecourtwilladdress j themeritsofthepetitionersclaims.#X=DXXX=D#X?XXX=D S #X=DXXX?h #X=DXXX=D  Petitionerhasallegedthathisconvictionforfirstdegreemurderisfatallydefective,  causingthetrialcourttobewithoutsubjectmatterjurisdictiontoconvicthim.Theindictmentin   theappellaterecordreadsasfollows: ! 8  THEGRANDJURORSfortheStateaforesaid,beingdulysummoned,elected, $e  impaneled,swornandchargedtoinquireforthebodyoftheCountyAforesaid, $N ! upontheiroathspresent:%7!"   8      8  ThatWilliam/Kirk/Rileyheretoforeonthe13thdayofSeptember1986,inthe _(#$ Countyaforesaid,didunlawfully,feloniously,willfully,deliberately,maliciously, H)$% premeditatedlyandofmaliceaforethoughtassault,killandmurderDouglasGass, 1*%& againstthepeaceanddignityoftheState.+j&'   Ї  OurstateSupremeCourthasheldthatanindictmentisvalidforconstitutionalpurposesif  it providessufficientinformation(1)toenabletheaccusedtoknowtheaccusationtowhich  answerisrequired,(2)tofurnishthecourtadequatebasisfortheentryofaproperjudgment,and  (3)toprotecttheaccusedfromdoublejeopardy.Statev.Hill,954S.W.2d725,727(Tenn. k 1997).Moreover,theformofanindictmentmustmeetthestatutoryrequirementssetforthin T Tenn.CodeAnn.Sec.4013202,whichprovides: =  8  Theindictmentmuststatethefactsconstitutingtheoffenseinordinaryand   conciselanguage,withoutprolixityorrepetition,insuchamannerastoenablea   personofcommonunderstandingtoknowwhatisintended,andwiththatdegree    ofcertaintywhichwillenablethecourt,onconviction,topronouncetheproper p  judgment;andinnocasearesuchwordsas forceandarmsor contrarytothe Y  formofthestatutenecessary.B      Inreviewingtheindictmentinthiscase,itmeetsboththeconstitutionalandstatutory   requirements.Theindictmentsetsforththeaccusationtowhichananswerwasrequired,andit  doessoinordinaryandconciselanguage,withoutprolixityorrepetition,sothatapersonof  commonunderstandingknowswhatisintended.Therefore,petitionersargumentsthatthe u indictmentfailedtoadequatelysetforthordescribethecrimeforwhichhewaschargedmust ^ fail.Asforpetitionersremainingclaims,areviewoftheindictmentshowsthatitwasinfact G filedbytheclerkofthecourt;statedthedate,county,andnameofthevictim;concludedwith 0 thephrase againstthepeaceanddignityofthestateofTennessee;andwassignedbythegrand i juryforeman.Moreover,petitionersremainingclaimsrelateto#X=DXXX=D #X?XXX=Dprocedural,ratherthan R substantive,safeguards,andanobjectiontothesetypesofdefectsmustbemadepre-trial,and ; notinacollateral,post-trialhabeascorpuspetition.SeeTenn.R.Crim.P.12(b)(2);Marvin $ AnthonyMatthewsv.State,No.W200300106CCAR3CO,2003WL23100812,*2(Tenn.   Crim.App.,Jackson,Dec.31,2003);NelsonB.Gravesv.HowardCarlton,Warden,No.03C01  9705CR00171,1998WL133840,*2(Tenn.Crim.App.,Knoxville,Mar.25,1998),perm.  app.denied,(Tenn.1998).Petitionersclaimsastothedefectivenessoftheindictmentare x withoutmerit. a    Petitionerhasfailedtopresentanyevidencethathissentencehasexpiredorthathis ") convictionforfirstdegreemurderisvoid.#X=DXXX?-#X?XXX=DԀAccordingly,theStatesmotionisgranted.The #  judgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmedinaccordancewithRule20,RulesoftheCourtof $! CriminalAppeals. % " #X=DXXX?1#X?XXX=D   `    XX? h #X?X3#XX?Ԁ   x   H)$%    `     h ____________________________________ X*%&    `     h DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE + '' #X?X\3##X=DXXX?2#X?XXX=DXX?  #X?X25##X=DXXX?5#X?XXX=D#X=DXXX?5#X?XXX=DXX?   `     h   #X?X6##X=DXXX?5#