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Ðdeprived€of€his€life,€liberty€or€property,€but€by€judgment€of€his€peers€on€the€law€of€the€land.ððÐ8ˆ` (#` (# ÐThis€section€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€is€generally€regarded€as€providing€similar€protections€to€that€of€the€FourteenthÐ üL ÐAmendment€to€the€United€States€Constitution.€€òòSeeóó€€òòRiggs€v.€Ô_ÔBursonÔ_Ôóó,€941€S.W.2d€44€(Tenn.€1997). u-s  ˜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 ·Ý ƒRÐy$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôëÕò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€Interstate€Agreement€on€Detainers€(IAD)€is€an€interstate€compact€adopted€by€almost€every€state.€€ItÐ ° Ðprovides€a€method€by€which€prisoners€incarcerated€in€one€state€may€initiate€disposition€of€criminal€charges€against€themÐ tÄ Ðin€another€state.€€The€agreement€also€provides€a€procedure€for€prosecutors€in€one€state€to€initiate€the€disposition€ofÐ 8ˆ 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2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3G“$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€^Ý»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€^Ý»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼^Ý»»»ÔÑ8€XXdì»»d8ÑÑ€ šÑà@ttìàÔ‡îAÌ^ÝÔIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼^Ý»îîAÌ#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  Óà @ àà @` àAssigned€on€Briefs€September€18,€2001Ð üL ÐÔ‡XX»¼^ÝÔÌò òÔ#†¼^Ý»XX4#ÔòòLESLIE€SMITHóó€v.€òòóóSTATE€OF€TENNESSEEÔ‡XX»¼^ÝÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ ú J Ðà@@øøìàNo.€92„B„1012€€€€€€J.€Randall€Wyatt,€Jr.,€JudgeÐ æ 6 ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2000„02814„CCA„R3„PC€„€€Filed€August€28,€Ô_Ô2002Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ‡XXXXÔà  àIn€this€appeal€from€the€denial€of€post„conviction€relief€the€appellant€claims€that€hisÐ xÈ  Ðconvictions€for€second€degree€murder€and€theft€of€property€valued€under€$10,000€are€constitutionallyÐ d´ Ðvoid€or€voidable€because€his€presence€in€Tennessee€to€stand€trial€was€secured€by€what€he€claims€wasÐ P  Ða€conspiracy€on€the€part€of€the€prosecution€to€deprive€him€of€his€rights€under€the€Interstate€CompactÐ <Œ Ðon€Detainers,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„31„101.òòóó€€The€appellant,€who€was€originallyÐ (x Ðcharged€in€Tennessee€with€first€degree€murder€which€carries€a€possible€punishment€of€death,€wasÐ d Ðreturned€to€Tennessee€from€the€Alabama€penal€system€by€means€of€extradition€documents€and€anÐ P Ðexecutive€agreement€between€the€governors€of€Tennessee€and€Alabama.€€The€appellant€also€claimsÐ ì< Ðthat€the€post„conviction€court€should€have€issued€subpoenas€to€certain€law€enforcement€officials€inÐ Ø( ÐAlabama€in€order€to€help€him€substantiate€his€claims€of€conspiracy€in€his€transfer€from€Alabama€toÐ Ä ÐTennessee,€and€in€order€to€demonstrate€his€trial€attorneyððs€alleged€ineffectiveness€in€litigating€thisÐ ° Ðconspiracy€theory€on€direct€appeal.Ð œì ÐÌà  àBecause€we€find€the€issues€raised€herein€to€be€utterly€meritless€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€theÐ tÄ Ðpost„conviction€court.Ð `° ÐÔ#†XXXXä#ÔÔ#†¼^Ý»XX¨#ÔÔ‡XX»¼^ÝÔÌÓØÓò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;€Judgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Affirmedó óÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓJerry€L.€Smith,€J.,€Ô#†¼^Ý»àXJ #ÔÔ‡XX.¼^ÝÔóódelivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.,óó€andòò€David€G.Ð #`" ÐHayes,€Jóó.òòóó,€joined.Ð ü#L# ÐÌW.€Casey€Reed,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Leslie€Smith.Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Elizabeth€B.€Marney,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð ¬'ü"' ÐVictor€S.€Johnson,€III,€District€Attorney€General;€and€Jon€P.€Seaborg,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ ˜(è#( ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð „)Ô$) ÐÌÌÌÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÑ šÑâ  âÑ pXÑâ  âÑ  ÑÓç ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼^Ý»XX* #ÔÔ‡XX»¼^ÝÔÐ œì ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼^Ý»XX&#ÔÔ‡XX»¼^ÝÔÓ  ÓÔ‡XXXXÔà  àThe€underlying€facts€surrounding€the€appellantððs€convictions€for€second€degree€murder€andÐ tÄ Ðtheft€were€summarized€by€this€Court€in€the€direct€appeal€of€the€appellantððs€conviction.€€òòSeeóó€€òòStateÐ `° Ðv.€Leslie€Huel€Smithóó,€Davidson€County,€No.€01„C„01„9504„CR„00120€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.,€filed€Sept.Ð L œ Ð13,€1996,€at€Nashville).€€A€recitation€of€those€facts€is€not€necessary€to€a€resolution€of€the€appeal€òòsubóóÐ 8 ˆ Ðòòjudiceóó.€€Suffice€it€to€say€that€following€the€commission€of€the€offenses€in€Tennessee€the€appellantÐ $ t Ðwas€arrested€in€Alabama€where€it€was€determined€that€he€was€an€escapee€from€that€stateððs€prisonÐ  ` Ðsystem.€€He€was€therefore€returned€to€the€Alabama€penal€system€to€await€resolution€of€the€TennesseeÐ ü L  Ðcharges.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€was€subsequently€charged€with€first€degree€murder€in€Tennessee€and€his€returnÐ À  Ðto€Tennessee€on€that€charge€was€obtained€through€the€use€of€the€Uniform€Criminal€Extradition€Act,Ð ¬ü  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„9„101,€òòetóó€òòseqóó.,€coupled€with€the€use€of€an€executiveÐ ˜è  Ðagreement€between€the€governors€of€Tennessee€and€Alabama.€€This€agreement€bound€Tennessee€toÐ „Ô  Ðkeep€the€appellant€in€custody€to€await€execution€if€he€received€the€death€penalty,€but€to€return€himÐ pÀ Ðto€Alabama€if€he€did€not€receive€the€death€penalty.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€appellant€was€tried€and€convicted€of€second€degree€murder€and€theft.€€Prior€to€trial€in€aÐ 4„ Ðmotion€to€dismiss,€the€appellant€argued€the€Tennessee€charges€against€him€should€be€dismissedÐ  p Ðbecause€he€was€not€tried€within€the€time€periods€provided€by€the€Interstate€Agreement€on€DetainersÐ  \ Ð(IAD),€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„31„101,€òòetóó€òòseqóó.׃ ×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Apparently€the€appellant€hadÐ øH Ðattempted€to€invoke€the€provisions€of€the€IAD€by€making€written€demands€on€Alabama€prisonÐ ä4 Ðauthorities€for€return€to€Tennessee€for€trial€on€the€Tennessee€charges.€€On€direct€appeal€this€CourtÐ Ð  Ðheld€that€the€provisions€of€the€IAD€never€came€into€play€in€this€case€because€Tennessee€never€filedÐ ¼  Ða€detainer€against€the€appellant€while€he€was€incarcerated€in€Alabama.€€Thus,€we€held€the€timeÐ ¨ø Ðconstraints€of€the€IAD€for€bringing€a€prisoner€to€trial€were€inapplicable.€€Therefore,€the€appellantððsÐ ”ä Ðconviction€was€affirmed.€òòSeeóó€€òòState€v.€Leslie€Huell€Smithóó,€òòsupraóó.Ð €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€the€instant€appeal€the€appellant€argues€that€he€is€entitled€to€collateral€relief€with€respectÐ X ¨ Ðto€the€manner€in€which€he€was€transferred€to€Tennessee€from€Alabama€because€of€an€allegedÐ D!” Ðconspiracy€on€the€part€of€Tennessee€and€Alabama€authorities€to€deprive€him€of€his€statutory€rightsÐ 0"€  Ðunder€the€IAD,€thereby€depriving€him€of€due€process€of€law€under€the€Fourteenth€Amendment€to€theÐ #l! ÐUnited€States€Constitution.€€He€also€contends€the€post„conviction€court€should€have€issuedÐ $X" Ðsubpoenas€to€certain€Alabama€authorities€in€order€to€assist€the€appellant€in€substantiating€his€claimsÐ ° Ðof€a€conspiracy€and€to€prove€that€his€trial€counsel€was€ineffective.€€The€appellantððs€arguments€mustÐ œì Ðfail€for€the€reasons€stated€below.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà  àIn€analyzing€this€appeal,€we€note€that€a€petitioner€bringing€a€post-conviction€petition€bearsÐ `° Ðthe€burden€of€proving€the€allegations€asserted€in€the€petition€by€clear€and€convincing€evidence.€òòSeeóóÐ L œ ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„210(f).€€Moreover,€the€trial€courtððs€findings€of€fact€ð ðare€conclusive€onÐ 8 ˆ Ðappeal€unless€the€evidence€preponderates€against€the€judgment.ðð€€òòTidwell€v.€Stateóó,€922€S.W.2d€497,Ð $ t Ð500€(Tenn.€1996);€òòCampbell€v.€Stateóó,€904€S.W.2d€594,€596€(Tenn.€1995);€€òòCooper€v.€Stateóó,€849Ð  ` ÐS.W.2d€744,€746€(Tenn.€1993).Ð ü L  ÐÌà@° ° ìàòòò òMETHOD€OF€RETURN€TO€TENNESSEEˆà  àó óóóÐ Ô$  ÐÌà  àThe€general€rule€of€constitutional€law€in€the€United€States€is€that€the€method€used€to€returnÐ ¬ü  Ða€fugitive€to€the€jurisdiction€wherein€charges€are€pending€against€that€fugitive€will€not€defeat€theÐ ˜è  Ðcharging€jurisdictionððs€right€to€try€and€convict€that€fugitive.€€òòFrisbie€v.€Collinsóó,€342€U.S.€519,€72€S.Ð „Ô  ÐCt.€509,€96€L.€Ed.€541€(1952);€òòKer€v.€Illinoisóó,€119€U.S.€436,€7€S.€Ct.€225,€30€L.€Ed.€421€(1886).€€InÐ pÀ Ð1992€the€United€States€Supreme€Court€reaffirmed€this€doctrine€in€the€case€of€òòU.S.€v.€Alvarez„Ð \¬ ÐÔ_ÔMachainÔ_Ôóó,€104€U.S.€Ô_Ô655,Ô_Ô€112€S.€Ct.€2188,€119€L.€Ed.€2d€441€(1992)€(holding€that€even€the€forcibleÐ H˜ Ðabduction€of€a€Mexican€national€in€Mexico€by€agents€of€the€United€States€government€will€not€defeatÐ 4„ Ðthe€right€of€the€United€States€to€try€the€fugitive€for€narcotics€charges€pending€in€the€United€States).Ð  p ÐÌà  àHowever,€prior€to€the€òòAlvarez„Machainóó€decision€this€Court€had€held€that€ð ðoutrageous€orÐ øH Ðillegal€conduct€by€the€arresting€authorities€so€extreme€as€to€shock€the€conscienceðð€may€provide€aÐ ä4 Ðdefense€to€prosecution€once€a€fugitive€is€returned€to€Tennessee.€€òòElliott€v.€Johnsonóó,€816€S.W.2d€332,Ð Ð  Ð339€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1991).€€òòElliottóó€was€premised€upon€interpretations€of€federal€appellate€courtÐ ¼  Ðdecisions€of€the€1970's€which,€prior€to€òòAlvarez„Machainóó,€had€departed€from€a€strict€adherence€to€theÐ ¨ø ÐòòKer„Frisbieóó€doctrine€discussed€in€the€previous€paragraph.€€After€òòAlvarez„Machainóó€this€Court€wasÐ ”ä Ðagain€presented€the€opportunity€to€conform€its€constitutional€jurisprudence€to€that€annunciated€inÐ €Ð ÐòòAlvarez„Machainóó.€€However,€in€òòSneed€v.€Stateóó,€872€S.W.2d€930€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1993),€this€CourtÐ l¼ Ðcontinued€to€adhere€to€its€ð ðshock€the€conscienceðð€exception€to€the€òòKer„Frisbieóó€doctrine.€€Moreover,Ð X ¨ Ðin€òòSneedóó€this€Court€ascribed€the€ð ðshock€the€conscienceðð€exception€to€the€so„called€ð ðlaw€of€the€landððÐ D!” Ðprovision€of€Art.€I,€Sec.€8€of€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòId.óó€at€934.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àFinally,€the€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€adopted€the€holding€of€òòSneedóó€in€the€case€of€òòState€v.Ð $X" ÐHallóó,€976€S.W.2d€121,€137€(Tenn.€1998).€€In€this€case,€our€supreme€court€recognized€the€ð ðshocks€theÐ ô$D # Ðconscienceðð€exception€to€the€òòKer„Frisbieóó€doctrine,€but€held€that€the€defendant€Quinteroððs€illegalÐ à%0!$ Ðreturn€to€Tennessee€from€Mexico,€in€violation€of€the€extradition€treaty€between€Mexico€and€theÐ Ì&"% ÐUnited€States,€did€not€merit€reversing€Quinteroððs€first€degree€murder€conviction€and€death€sentence.€Ð ° ÐòòId.óóÐ œì ÐÌà  àThus,€under€òòHall€and€Quinteroóó,€òòElliottóó,€and€òòSneedóó,€a€fugitive€returned€to€Tennessee€byÐ tÄ Ðauthorities€in€this€state€in€a€manner€that€ð ðshocks€the€conscienceðð€may,€based€on€an€allegation€thatÐ `° Ðsuch€a€return€violates€Art.€I,€Sec.€8€of€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee,€seek€to€void€his€or€herÐ L œ Ðconviction€on€the€charges€that€occasioned€the€fugitiveððs€return€to€Tennessee.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÔ#†XXXX¯#ÔÔ#†¼^Ý»XX„#ÔÔ€XX»¼^ÝÔÌà  àIn€the€instant€case€it€is€arguable€that€the€legality€of€the€method€of€the€petitionerððs€return€toÐ  ` ÐTennessee€has€been€previously€determined€and€is€thus€not€subject€to€post„conviction€relief.€€òòSeeóóÐ ü L  ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„30„206(f).€€However,€because€the€petitioner€alleges€in€this€appeal€that€newlyÐ è 8  Ðdiscovered€evidence€calls€into€question€the€validity€of€that€previous€determination,€we€will€brieflyÐ Ô$  Ðaddress€the€merits€of€his€claim.Ð À  ÐÌà  àPetitioner€claims€that€this€so„called€newly€discovered€evidence€establishes€a€conspiracy€onÐ ˜è  Ðthe€part€of€Tennessee€prosecutors€and€Alabama€prison€officials€to€deny€him€his€rights€under€the€IAD,Ð „Ô  Ðand€that€this€conspiracy€so€ð ðshocks€the€conscienceðð€that€his€conviction€should€be€voided€on€dueÐ pÀ Ðprocess€grounds.€€There€are€at€least€two€fallacies€with€respect€to€this€argument.Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àFirst,€petitioner€has€failed€to€cite€us€to€any€authority€for€the€proposition€that€the€method€usedÐ 4„ Ðto€return€him€to€Tennessee€was€illegal.€€As€noted€earlier,€the€petitioner€was€returned€to€TennesseeÐ  p Ðfrom€Alabama€through€the€use€of€an€extradition€pursuant€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„Ð  \ Ð9„101,€òòetóó€òòseqóó.,€coupled€with€an€agreement€between€the€governors€of€Tennessee€and€Alabama€as€toÐ øH Ðthe€terms€and€conditions€of€his€rendition.€€We€know€of€nothing€in€the€IAD€or€the€extradition€act€thatÐ ä4 Ðprecludes€this€method€of€rendition€under€appropriate€circumstances€such€as€capital€cases.Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àSecondly,€we€know€from€our€supreme€courtððs€decision€in€òòHallóó,€òòsupraóó.,€that€even€an€illegalÐ ¨ø Ðrendition€does€not€necessarily€translate€into€one€that€ð ðshocks€the€conscienceðð€so€as€to€violate€dueÐ ”ä Ðprocess.€€Thus,€even€if€the€petitionerððs€rendition€to€Tennessee€had€been€illegal,€any€illegality€wouldÐ €Ð Ðnot€have€been€of€such€a€magnitude€as€to€void€his€conviction.Ð l¼ ÐÌà  àFor€the€foregoing€reasons,€we€hold€the€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€relief€with€respect€to€thisÐ D!” Ðissue.Ð 0"€  ÐÌà@   ìàòòISSUANCE€OF€SUBPOENASóóˆÐ $X" ÐÌà  àIn€his€final€issue,€the€petitioner€contends€that€the€post„conviction€court€should€have€issuedÐ à%0!$ Ðsubpoenas€for€various€Alabama€correctional€officials€to€assist€him€in€establishing€his€claims€forÐ Ì&"% Ðrelief.€€This€issue€is€likewise€without€merit.Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€concedes€that€Alabama€correctional€officials€reside€outside€the€subpoenaÐ )à$( Ðpower€of€the€Davidson€County€Criminal€Court.€€He€also€concedes€that€Alabama€is€not€a€signatoryÐ |*Ì%) Ðstate€to€the€Uniform€Law€to€Secure€the€Attendance€of€Witnesses€From€Within€or€Without€a€State€inÐ h+¸&* ÐCriminal€Proceedings,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€Section€40„17„201,€òòetóó€òòseqóó.€€We€know€of€nothingÐ ° Ðin€the€post„conviction€laws€or€any€other€law€that€entitles€the€petitioner€to€have€the€post„convictionÐ œì Ðcourt€perform€a€futile€òòultraóó€òòviresóó€act.Ð ˆØ ÐÌà@ll%ìàòòCONCLUSIONóóˆÐ `° ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€the€foregoing,€the€judgment€of€the€post„conviction€court€is€AFFIRMED.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àJERRY€L.€SMITH,€JUDGE