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àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àTom€P.€Thompson,€Jr.Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à203€Greentop€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àHartsville,€TN€37074„0178ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àRobert€N.€HibbettÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à111€Cherry€StreetÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àLebanon,€TN€37087„3609ÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:______________________________ÌÌÌJUDGMENT€OF€TRIAL€COURT€REVERSED€AND€CAUSE€DISMISSEDÌÌÌJoe€B.€Jones,€Presiding€JudgeÌÌÓ  ÓÔ€„Ôò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÔ€XÔÌÌÌÓ  ÓÓÓà àThe€appellant,€Brenda€Starks€(defendant),€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€judgmentÏof€the€trial€court€affirming€the€sentence,€as€amended,€€imposed€by€the€GeneralÏSessions€Court€of€Wilson€County.€€After€the€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€toÏpassing€a€worthless€check,€a€Class€A€misdemeanor,€she€was€sentenced€to€serve€364Ïdays€at€100%€in€the€Wilson€County€Jail.€€Her€entire€sentence€was€suspended€and€sheÏwas€placed€on€unsupervised€probation.€€The€General€Sessions€Court€subsequentlyÏrevoked€the€probation,€and€she€appealed€to€the€Criminal€Court€for€Wilson€County.€€TheÏtrial€court€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€General€Session€Court,€but€amended€theÏjudgment.€€The€amended€judgment€provided€for€confinement€in€the€Wilson€County€JailÏfor€364€days€at€75%.€€In€this€court,€the€defendant€contends:ÌÓÓÌÒ ¸ ÒÒ  Ò[T]he€sentence€she€was€given€by€the€Criminal€Court€forÏWilson€County,€Tennessee,€an€eleven€(11)€month,€twenty„nine€(29)€day€sentence€at€seventy„five€percent€(75%),€forÏthe€misdemeanor€offense€of€passing€a€worthless€check,ÏT.C.A.€39„14„121,€was€excessive,€in€that€the€Court€did€notÏsentence€Defendant€pursuant€to€the€applicable€provisionsÏof€the€Tennessee€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989,ÏT.C.A.€40„35„101,€et.€seq.ÌÌÌÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÓÓAfter€a€thorough€review€of€the€record,€the€briefs€submitted€by€the€parties,€and€the€lawsÏapplicable€to€this€case,€it€is€the€opinion€of€this€court€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court€mustÏbe€reversed€and€this€cause€dismissed€because€the€defendant€has€served€the€entireÏsentence€prior€to€the€institution€of€the€revocation€proceedings€in€the€General€SessionsÏCourt.€€Ìà àThe€defendant€was€arrested€pursuant€to€an€arrest€warrant€for€passing€aÏworthless€check€in€the€amount€of€$56.99€to€Alððs€Food€Value€on€the€3rd€day€ofÏDecember,€1994.€€The€arrest€warrant€was€issued€on€February€15,€1995.€€On€March€1,Ï1995,€the€defendant€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€to€the€passing€of€a€worthless€check€asÏalleged€in€the€warrant.€€The€General€Sessions€judge€sentenced€the€defendant€to€serveÏ364€days€in€the€county€jail€at€100%.€€The€service€of€the€sentence€was€suspended,€and,Ïas€a€condition€of€probation,€the€defendant€was€required€to€pay€the€amount€of€theÏworthless€check€to€the€victim€and€pay€the€court€costs.€€The€defendant€failed€to€payÏeither€amount.€€On€September€19,€1995,€a€garnishment€was€issued.€€The€defendantððsÏemployer€advised€the€General€Sessions€clerkððs€office€the€defendant€had€takenÏbankruptcy.€€On€May€15,€1996,€an€ð ðOrder€to€Show€Causeðð€was€entered€and€servedÏupon€the€defendant.€€The€order€stated€in€part:€ð ðIf€you€fail€to€satisfactorily€show€cause€asÏherein€ordered,€you€may€be€found€guilty€of€contempt€of€court,€your€probation€revoked,Ïand€you€may€be€ordered€to€serve€the€entire€sentence€adjudged€against€you€in€thisÍcause.ðð€€The€General€Sessions€judge€revoked€the€defendantððs€probation€and€orderedÏher€to€serve€the€364€days€at€100%€on€or€about€May€29,€1996.€€The€defendantÏsubsequently€appealed€the€judgment€of€the€General€Sessions€Court€to€the€CriminalÏCourt€for€Wilson€County.à àÌà à€The€offense€of€passing€a€worthless€check€under€the€sum€of€$500€is€a€Class€AÏmisdemeanor.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðððð€39„14„121€(f)€and€„105(1).€€The€maximumÏpunishment€for€a€Class€A€misdemeanor€is€a€fine€of€$2,500€and€confinement€for€elevenÏmonths€and€twenty„nine€days.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„111(e)(1)€(Repl.€1997).€€InÏthis€case,€the€General€Sessions€Court€imposed€the€maximum€sentence€of€confinementÏfor€eleven€months€and€twenty„nine€days.€€A€fine€was€not€assessed€as€part€of€theÏsentence.Ìà àIt€is€undisputed€the€General€Sessions€Court€sentenced€the€defendant€on€MarchÏ1,€1995.€€Therefore,€the€defendantððs€sentence€expired€on€February€28,€1996€since€theÏdefendant€had€been€on€probation€during€the€period€between€March€1,€1995,€andÏFebruary€28,€1996.€€The€probation€revocation€proceeding€was€not€commenced€untilÏMay€15,€1996,€the€date€the€show€cause€order€was€filed.€€€The€General€SessionsÏCourtððs€order€revoking€the€probation€is€not€dated.€€However,€it€appears€the€hearingÏand€subsequent€revocation€occurred€on€or€about€May€29,€1996,€the€date€set€forth€inÏthe€show€cause€order.€€The€defendant€made€a€$250€bond€on€May€31,€1996.Ìà àIt€is€obvious€that€the€defendantððs€sentence€had€expired€approximately€two€andÏone„half€months€before€the€revocation€proceeding€was€instituted€by€the€filing€of€theÏshow€cause€order.€€Consequently,€the€General€Sessions€Court€did€not€haveÏjurisdiction€to€revoke€the€defendantððs€probation.Ìà àAccording€to€the€applicable€statute,€a€ð ðtrial€judge€shall€possess€the€power,€atÏany€time€òòwithin€the€maximum€time€which€was€directed€and€ordered€by€the€court€forÏsuch€suspensionóó€.€.€.€to€revoke€and€annul€such€suspension.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„„35„310€(Repl.€1997)€(emphasis€added).€€While€a€garnishment€was€issued€by€theÏGeneral€Sessions€Court€Clerk€on€September€19,€1995,€the€garnishment€did€not€toll€theÏrunning€of€€the€defendantððs€sentence.€€Only€the€issuance€of€a€revocation€warrant€„„€theÏshow€cause€order€in€this€case€„„€can€toll€the€running€of€a€sentence€and€prevent€theÏsentence€from€expiring€before€a€revocation€hearing€can€be€conducted.€€òòAllenóó,€505ÏS.W.2d€at€717.Ìà àIn€short,€the€defendantððs€sentence€had€expired€before€the€revocationÏproceedings€were€instituted.€€Thus,€the€General€Sessions€Court€did€not€haveÏjurisdiction€to€revoke€the€defendantððs€probation€and€order€her€to€serve€the€entireÏsentence.€€Given€these€circumstances,€the€defendant€is€entitled€to€the€reversal€of€theÏtrial€courtððs€judgment€and€the€dismissal€of€the€revocation€proceedings.ÌÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à____________________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€JOE€B.€JONES,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÌÌÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ìà à€WILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUDGEÌÌÌÌÌ______________________________________Ì€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€JOE€G.€RILEY,€JUDGE€