WPC f8^r[YDe TE#*Qp)iD:rra68ZVpvk0xK%Reqt>-Tp*be'4N"g(ۛVFgCɰaj.FIj=J?j9S M8s|҇p2wb?5 viɌ~843fK mg6:4͏`qi;){)~~n@MV=%]qFj nCD]bj i5 !ԯJFVkmҮOs@zIe5p^VN_l;m~SÆόцEu/K>g~K%.Nd\ U)|d6] tQlvTzyl!Ob#\ % N# 0% UN  z } zO  ^ w  q 74N mEb 0     B 0 D3 D- 0K ASb 0{ 0D AcHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 60(`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular  C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt^) Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5J~'3|xU- -(|G2$ !.8Z dd8         0  +$ d(|3z$ !.8Z dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3z$ !.8Z dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Z dd8     _   Z 8/XXdd8@ttnsZ INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#Z ns #Ԉ      @  @` July19,2000Session @ X/XZ  #Z XX/#STATEOFTENNESSEEv.BARRYWATERSROGERSX/XZ   4 @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforGilesCounty  ( @@No.8614RobertL.Jones,Judge   @@*AV) ` dE<o` A p  @@TTNo.M199901389CCAR3CDFiledOctober30,_2000_ e  AV) ` dE<0` A 1     Theappellant,BarryWatersRogers,appealshisconvictionbyajuryintheGilesCountyCircuit &v  Courtofdrivingundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant.Onappeal,theappellantchallengesthe  \ sufficiencyoftheunderlyingindictment.Followingareviewoftherecordandthepartiesbriefs, B weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. (  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed.     #Z X/̎#X/X.Z NormaMcGeeOgle,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichDavidG.HayesandThomas p T._Woodall_,_J.J._,joined. V _Hershell_ԀD._Koger_,_Pulaski_,Tennessee,fortheappellant,BarryWatersRogers. "r PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter,ClintonJ.Morgan,AssistantAttorneyGeneral, > MikeBottoms,DistrictAttorneyGeneral,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. $ @@OO& OPINION #Z XX/#X/XZ   #Z XX/ #X/XZ   @ I.FactualBackground  l!!    ` OnJune10,1998,aGilesCountyGrandJuryindictedtheappellant,BarryWaters R"" Rogers,foronecountofdrivingundertheinfluenceofanintoxicant(_DUI_).#Z XX/g #X/XZ ԀSpecifically,the 8## indictmentprovides: $n$ 8  8`   BarryWatersRogersonoraboutthe21stdayofDecember,1997,in %T % GilesCounty,Tennesseeandbeforethefindingofthisindictment, %:!& didunlawfullyandknowinglyallowanotherperson,towit:John & "' LewisJackson,todriveorbeinphysicalcontrolofamotorvehicle '#( uponapublichighway,towit:onahighwayinGilesCounty, (#) Tennessee,whileundertheinfluenceofanintoxicantorunderthe )$* influenceofnarcoticdrugs,orwhileundertheinfluenceofdrugs h*%+ producingstimulatingeffectsonthecentralnervoussystem,in N+&,  violationofTennesseeCodeAnnotated5510401....#4,'-` x` x  #_Attrial,theStaterelieduponatheoryofcriminalresponsibilitytoestablishtheappellantsguiltof   DUI,andthetrialcourtproperlyinstructedthejuryinaccordancewithTenn.CodeAnn.3911  402(1997).ThejuryreturnedaverdictofguiltofDUI,andthetrialcourtimposedasentenceof | eleven(11)monthsandtwentynine(29)daysincarcerationintheGilesCountyJail,suspendingall b butfortyeight(48)hoursoftheappellantssentenceandplacingtheappellantonprobation. H @$ II.Analysis   d    ` Theappellantchallengesthesufficiencyoftheindictmentinhiscase,assertingthat  J theindictmentis asloppyhybridofthecriminalresponsibilitystatuteandtheDUIstatuteand,  0 therefore,chargesneither offense.UndertheSixthandFourteenthAmendmentstotheUnited    StatesConstitutionandArticleI,Section9oftheTennesseeConstitution,anaccusedisentitledto    noticeofthenatureandcauseoftheaccusation.Statev.Hill,954S.W.2d725,727(Tenn.1997).   Inordertosatisfythisconstitutionalmandate,anindictmentmustprovideadefendantwithnotice x  oftheoffensecharged,providethecourtwithanadequategrounduponwhichaproperjudgment ^  maybeentered,andprovidethedefendantwithprotectionagainstdoublejeopardy.Statev. D  Lemacks,996S.W.2d166,172(Tenn.1999);Hill,954S.W.2dat727;Statev.Byrd,820S.W.2d *z  739,740741(Tenn.1991).Tenn.CodeAnn.4013202(1997)similarlyrequiresthat ` 8  8`   [t]heindictment...statethefactsconstitutingtheoffenseinordinary F andconciselanguage,withoutprolixityorrepetition,insucha , mannerastoenableapersonofcommonunderstandingtoknowwhat  isintended,andwiththatdegreeofcertaintywhichwillenablethe  courtonconviction,topronouncetheproperjudgment....` x` x    ` Withinthecontextoftheseconstitutionalandstatutorymandates,oursupremecourt Z inLemacks,996S.W.2dat172173,heldthatanindictmentneednotincludethetheoriesavailable @ tosupportaconviction.Thecourtfurtherheldthatcriminalresponsibilityisnotaseparate,distinct &v crimebutmerelyatheorybywhichtheStatemayprovethedefendantsguiltoftheallegedoffense  \ basedupontheconductofanotherperson.Id.at70.SeealsoStatev.Farner,No.E199900491 B CCAR3CD,2000WL872488,at*10(Tenn.Crim.App.atKnoxville,June30,2000);Statev. ( Wilson,No.M199901848CCAR3CD,1999WL1209787,at*5(Tenn.Crim.App.atNashville,  December17,1999).Accordingly,thelanguageintheappellantsindictmentsuggestingtheStates  relianceuponatheoryofcriminalresponsibilityismeresurplusage.Anindictmentisnotfatally   defectivemerelyduetotheinclusionofsurplusage.Statev.Jones,953S.W.2d695,700(Tenn. p!  Crim.App.1996);Statev.Bullard,No.E199900796CCAR3CD,2000WL277314,at*4(Tenn. V"! Crim.App.atKnoxville,March15,2000). <#"    ` Ofcourse,uponeliminatingthesurplusage,theindictmentmustsufficientlyapprise %X $ theappellantofthechargedoffense.Id.Inthiscase,asidefromtheaforementionedsurplusage,the %>!% indictmentpreciselytracksthelanguageoftheDUIstatuteand,indeed,includesacitationtothe &$"& statute.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.5510401(1998).Weconcludethattheindictmentissufficient. ' #' Statev.Griffis,964S.W.2d577,591(Tenn.Crim.App.1997)( [a]sageneralrule,itissufficient (#( tostatetheoffenseinthewordsofthestatute,orwordswhicharetheequivalenttothewords )$) containedinthestatute). l*%* @MM" III.Conclusion  8,',    ` Fortheforegoingreasons,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt.     `     h     ___________________________________ b    `     h     NORMAMcGEEOGLE,JUDGE