WPC i>JTZѫmƻ.L`j̴p"ǩ,X}A<`爭* ¹G#̟('wwxzӊQ{pEUcPl8~l>/{n@H7:(>.T_lJ<&h-m(C[۳ +=HZ ILw4Jcu.:hn$:狅TgaL郙Z|[ѵ6ԢX>nOxxf ]V2.Nr3"{'6B VΠ=veP~‘W5 F}Jq yj?lt4x}B%R6:1)xP<]]rm[سgO&fqH}lE#0\VV=YK6kY~=s/) D[Y[# F UNQ % 0( U: b w@ 4O c r z U:d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d B D3 0D AO2  0DG D/ BHP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh(hH  Z 6Times New Roman RegularX($,6 AZ"Arial Regular- - EVUDDӀuM%3|x  X@XXX TR X X@   Ad FILED X@X  TR  September10,1998CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerkdAM ,cAZ"Arial Regular d%%%%'dxd(3$ !  -C<< CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$   1  ' dxdP Pd !  ` XXXTR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T7erXXdd7      r *<,(j 8` `@E f ` 8ttxPX`  rINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  ATNASHVILLEAUGUSTSESSION,1998  JACKIER.ROBINSON,    ) p C.C.A.NO.01C019711CR00525 `  `     h     ) p  `   `  Appellant,  h     ) p  `  Ѐ `     h     ) p DAVIDSONCOUNTY `  V. `     h     ) `   `     h     ) p  `   `     h     ) p HON.CHERYLBLACKBURN,  `    MICHAELDUTTON,Warden,    )  p JUDGE ` andSTATEOFTENNESSEE,    )  p  `  `     h     )  p  `  `  Appellee. h     ) p (HABEASCORPUS) `  FORTHEAPPELLANT: h      p FORTHEAPPELLEE: H  JACKIER.ROBINSON,prose   p JOHNKNOXWALKUP 8!  RMSIUnit6   h      p AttorneyGeneral&Reporter 8" 7475CockrillBendIndustrialRoad 򀀀   h      p ELIZABETHB.MARNEY ($  Nashville,TN372091010     p AssistantAttorneyGeneral (%  `     h      p 2ndFloor,CordellHullBuilding `     h      p 425FifthAvenueNorth `     h      p Nashville,TN37243̀OPINIONFILED________________________AFFIRMEDTHOMAST.WOODALL,JUDGE  9 01    OPINION  `     ` ThePetitioner,JackieRobinson,appealsasofrightthetrialcourtsdismissalofhispetitionforwritofhabeascorpus.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` PetitionerfiledaprosewritofhabeascorpusonMarch13,1995.Petitioner   claimsthattheTennesseeBoardofParolesviolatedhisrightstodueprocessandequalprotectioninviolationofthefifth,sixthandfourteenthamendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitution.Specifically,PetitionerclaimsthattheBoardrefusedtogranthimdueprocessduringhismostrecentparolehearingbynotgivinghimacontinuanceandbynotprovidinghimwithcounsel.HestatesthattheBoards actionsandinactionsdeniedhimhis rightsofearnedgoodtimecreditsandothercreditsearnedbythepetitionerduringhistwentyone(21)yearsofincarcerationintheTDOC.HeclaimsthattheBoardsactionsforcedhimtolosehistrusteestatusandaffectedhisreleaseeligibilitydate. ` Itisawellestablishedprincipleoflawthattheremedyofhabeascorpusislimitedinitsnatureanditsscope.Archerv.State,851S.W.2d157,16162(Tenn. 6* ! 1993);Passarellav.State,891S.W.2d619,626(Tenn.Crim.App.1994).In &,"# Tennessee,habeascorpusreliefisavailableonlyif itappearsuponthefaceofthejudgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentisrenderedthataconvictingcourtwaswithoutjurisdictionorauthoritytosentenceadefendant,orthatadefendantssentenceofimprisonmentorotherrestrainthasexpired.Archer, 3*+ 851S.W.2dat164(citationomittedinoriginal).Thepetitionerhastheburdenofestablishingeitheravoidjudgmentoranillegalconfinementbyapreponderanceoftheevidence.Passarella,891S.W.2dat627.Moreover,whereajudgmentisnot 9V01 void,butismerelyvoidable,suchjudgmentmaynotbecollaterallyattackedinasuitforhabeascorpusrelief.Id. P   ` TheclaimspresentedbyPetitionerarenotcognizableunderthehabeascorpusstatute.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.2921101130.Petitionerdoesnotallege (  inhispetitionthatheisbeingillegallyconfinedorthatthejudgmentinhiscasewasvoid.ThisCourthasheldthatifitisclearfromthefaceofthepetitionthatthepetitionerisnotentitledtorelief,thenthetrialcourtisnotrequiredtoholdahearingorinquireintotheallegationsinthepetition,butmaydismissthepetitionsummarily.Passarella,891S.W.2dat627.Weagreewiththetrialcourtsdismissalof P Petitionerspetition. ` Accordingly,thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed. ` TheDefendant,JamesK.Robbins,appealsasofrightfromthetrialcourtsdismissalofhispetitionforwritofhabeascorpusrelief.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. ` DefendantwasindictedonmultiplecountsofaggravatedrapeandaggravatedassaultbytheScottCountyGrandJuryonJuly15,1986.Followingajurytrial,Defendantwasconvictedonfour(4)countsofaggravatedrapeandone(1)countofaggravatedassault.ThetrialcourtsentencedhimasaRangeIIespeciallyaggravatedoffendertotermsofforty(40)yearsoneachaggravatedrapeconvictionandsix(6)yearsontheaggravatedassaultconviction,alltobeservedconcurrently.OnOctober22,1996,Defendantfiledapetitionforhabeascorpusreliefwhichisthe  :00 subjectofthisappeal,challenginghisfour(4)aggravatedrapeconvictions.Inessence,Defendantarguesthathissentencesarevoidbecausetheculpablementalstatefortheoffenseofaggravatedrapewasnotallegedintheindictmentsandthatthestatuteunderwhichhewasconvictedisunconstitutional. `  ` TheindictmentsagainstDefendantreadasfollows:8 ` [O]norabout1984throughApril,1986,intheCountyandStateaforesaid,thesaidJamesK.Robbinsdidunlawfullyandfeloniouslyengageinsexualpenetrationwith[victim],afemalechildundertheageof13years,anddidtherebycommitanaggravatedrapeagainstsaidchild,againstthepeaceanddignityoftheStateofTennessee. ` (#` (# E ` Insupportofhisargumentregardingtheallegedlyinsufficientindictments,DefendantreliesuponthedecisionofthisCourtinStatev.RogerDaleHill,C.C.A.No.01C01 T 9508CC00267,WayneCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.,Nashville,June20,1996).HoweveroursupremecourtreversedthisCourtsdecisioninHill.SeeStatev.Hill, "d 954S.W.2d725(Tenn.1997). ` Furthermore,apanelofthisCourthaspreviouslyheldinasimilarcasethattherulingofthisCourtinStatev.RogerDaleHill,wasbaseduponaninterpretation *!! ofTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection3911301(c),whichwasenactedin1989. ,## SeeGregoryL.Hattonv.StateofTennessee,C.C.A.NO.02C019611CC00407, .%% slipop.at2,LakeCounty(Tenn.Crim.App.,Jackson,Feb.19,1997).AsinHatton, 0'' Defendantwasconvictedofanoffensewhichoccurredpriortoenactmentofthe1989revisionstotheCriminalCode.ThestatuteunderwhichDefendantwasconvicteddefinedaggravatedrapeinpartasthe unlawfulsexualpenetrationofanotheraccompaniedbyanyofthefollowingcircumstancesincludingtheageofthe 9// victimbeinglessthanthirteenyears.Tenn.CodeAnn.392603(a)(4)(repealed1989).ThestatutoryrequirementsforanindictmentallegingthisoranyothercrimewerefoundinTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4013202(repealed1989)andreadasfollows:8  x(#(# 8 ` Theindictmentmuststatethefactsconstitutingtheoffenseinordinaryandconciselanguage,withoutprolixityorrepetition,insuchamannerastoenableapersonofcommonunderstandingtoknowwhatisintended,andwiththatdegreeofcertaintywhichwillenablethecourt,onconviction,topronouncetheproperjudgment. ` (#` (# I$ӜWeconcludethatthelanguageintheindictmentchargingDefendantwithaggravatedrapemeetstheserequirements,andwasthereforesufficientunderthelawasitexistedatthetimeoftheoffenses. & `  ` Moreover,evenifHilldidapplytotheinstantindictment,wethinkthe  \ allegationthatDefendant didunlawfullyandfeloniouslyengageinsexualpenetrationwith[victim],afemalechildundertheageof13years,anddidtherebycommitanaggravatedrapeagainstsaidchildissufficienttoallegeanynecessaryϜculpablementalstate.Obviously,theactforwhichDefendantisindicted,unlawfullyandfeloniouslyengaginginsexualpenetrationwithathirteenyearoldchild,is committableonlyiftheprincipalactorsmensreaisintentional,knowing,or ,## reckless.Hill,954S.W.2dat729.Thisissueiswithoutmerit.  (#  .%%  ` & ` Defendantalsoarguesthatthestatuteunderwhichhewasconvictedisunconstitutional.However,thatparticularstatutehasrepeatedlybeenheldtobeconstitutional.See,e.g.,Statev.Wilkins,655S.W.2d914(Tenn.1983).Thisissue 7-- iswithoutmerit. 9//  `  ` Defendantspetitionmaybedismissedsummarilyifthepetitionfailstostateacognizableclaim.SeePassarellav.State,891S.W.2d619,627(Tenn.Crim. p  App.1994);Tenn.CodeAnn.2921109.ThetrialcourtproperlydismissedDefendantspetition. ` Thejudgmentofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.D*Ӝ  %p   Ӝ ` \ `     h   ____________________________________ `     h   THOMAST.WOODALL,JudgeCONCUR:___________________________________̜JOHNH.PEAY,Judge___________________________________̜L.T.LAFFERTY,SpecialJudge