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ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€E1999„00392„CCA„R3„PCÐ ¹  ÐAugust€2,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓThe€petitioner,€Kenneth€Stomm,€appeals€the€trial€court's€denial€of€his€petition€for€writ€of€habeasÐ ŒÜ  Ðcorpus.€€The€single€issue€presented€for€review€is€whether€the€petition€was€properly€dismissed€withoutÐ xÈ  Ðan€evidentiary€hearing.€€The€judgment€is€affirmed.€€Ð d´ ÐÓÐÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3;€Judgment€of€the€Trial€Court€Affirmed.ó óÐ <Œ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓÔ#†¼L}»àXA¥#ÔÔ‡XAX.¼L}ÔGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòThomas€T.€Woodallóó€andÐ d ÐòòRobert€W.€Wedemeyer,€JJ.óó,€joined.Ð P ÐÌJoe€H.€Walker,€Public€Defender,€and€Walter€B.€Johnson,€II,€Assistant€Public€Defender,€for€theÐ Ø( Ðappellant,€Kenneth€Stomm.Ð Ä ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Patricia€C.€Kussmann,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð œì Ðand€Scott€McCluen,€District€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.€€Ð ˆØ ÐÌÌÓÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†¼L}»XXA®#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼L}ÔÐ 8!ˆ  ÐÌòòóóÔ#†¼L}»XXAR #ÔÔ‡XAX»¼L}ÔÓ  Óà  àOn€July€5,€1988,€the€petitioner€entered€a€plea€of€guilt€to€third€degree€burglary€in€Rhea€County,Ð #`" ÐTennessee.€€Judge€Leon€C.€Burns,€whose€Thirteenth€Judicial€District€includes€Putnam,€Clay,€DeKalb,Ð ü#L# ÐOverton,€Pickett,€White,€and€Cumberland€Counties,€accepted€the€plea€and€imposed€a€sentence€of€10Ð è$8 $ Ðyears.€€Ð Ô%$!% ÐÌà  àOn€November€2,€1998,€the€petitioner€filed€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€As€groundsÐ ¬'ü"' Ðfor€relief,€the€petitioner€alleged€that€the€judgment€entered€on€his€guilty€plea€was€void€because€JudgeÐ ˜(è#( ÐBurns,€elected€to€office€in€the€Thirteenth€Judicial€District,€had€not€been€designated€by€the€supremeÐ „)Ô$) Ðcourt€to€preside€in€this€case€and€was€not€"a€sitting€judge€of€the€12òòthóó€Judicial€District€.€.€.€."€€RheaÐ p*À%* ÐCounty€is€among€several€counties€located€within€the€Twelfth€District.€€In€response,€the€state€assertedÐ \+¬&+ Ðthat€the€judgment€was€valid€because€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€17„2„205,€which€was€repealed€byÐ H,˜', Ð1997€Tenn.€Pub.€Act€ch.€430,€ðð€1,€authorized€interchange€among€judges€at€the€time€of€the€plea:€€Ð 4-„(-ý Їà8  àà ` àCriminal€judges€may€have€the€right€to€interchange€with€each€other€and€withÐ ° Ðjudges€of€all€other€courts€of€record€in€the€state€when€causes€exist€making€anÐ œì Ðinterchange€necessary€or€desirable,€or€mutually€convenient€by€agreement.€€Ô_ÔЈØÐ Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€17„2„205€(1980).€€The€state€also€contended€that€the€petitioner,€before€enteringÐ `° Ðhis€plea€of€guilt,€had€executed€a€written€waiver€of€his€right€to€trial€by€jury€and€his€right€to€venueÐ L œ Ðwithin€Rhea€County.€€òòSeeóó€òòWilson€v.€Wilsonóó,€877€S.W.2d€271€(Tenn.€Ct.€App.€1993).€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àIn€this€state,€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus€may€be€granted€only€when€a€petitioner€has€establishedÐ  ` Ðlack€of€jurisdiction€for€the€order€of€confinement€or€that€he€is€otherwise€entitled€to€immediate€releaseÐ ü L  Ðbecause€of€the€expiration€of€his€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòUssery€v.€Averyóó,€432€S.W.2d€656€(Tenn.€1968);€òòStateÐ è 8  Ðex€rel.€Wade€v.€Norvellóó,€443€S.W.2d€839€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1969).€€A€"person€imprisoned€orÐ Ô$  Ðrestrained€of€his€liberty,€under€any€pretense€whatsoever,€.€.€.€may€prosecute€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus,Ð À  Ðto€inquire€into€the€cause€of€such€imprisonment.€.€.€."€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„21„101.€€The€writ€ofÐ ¬ü  Ðhabeas€corpus,€however,€is€available€only€when€it€appears€on€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€the€recordÐ ˜è  Ðthat€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€to€convict€or€sentence€the€defendant€or€that€the€sentenceÐ „Ô  Ðof€imprisonment€has€otherwise€expired.€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€164€(Tenn.€1993);€òòPottsÐ pÀ Ðv.€Stateóó,€833€S.W.2d€60,€62€(Tenn.€1992).€€Trial€courts€may€summarily€dismiss€a€petition€for€writÐ \¬ Ðof€habeas€corpus€without€the€appointment€of€a€lawyer€and€without€an€evidentiary€hearing€if€there€isÐ H˜ Ðnothing€on€the€face€of€the€judgment€to€indicate€that€the€convictions€addressed€therein€are€void.€Ð 4„ ÐòòPassarella€v.€Stateóó,€891€S.W.2d€619€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1994).€€Ð  p ÐÌà  àArticle€I,€Section€9€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€provides€that€in€all€criminal€prosecutionsÐ øH Ðby€indictment€or€presentment,€the€accused€has€a€right€to€a€speedy,€public€trial€by€an€impartial€juryÐ ä4 Ðof€the€county€in€which€the€crime€was€committed.€€The€state€must€prove€that€the€offense€wasÐ Ð  Ðcommitted€in€the€county€of€the€indictment.€€òòHarvey€v.€Stateóó,€213€Tenn.€608,€612,€376€S.W.2d€497Ð ¼  Ð(1964).€€Because€venue€is€not€an€element€of€the€offense,€it€may€be€established€by€a€preponderanceÐ ¨ø Ðof€the€evidence€by€either€direct€or€circumstantial€evidence.€€òòState€v.€Bakeróó,€639€S.W.2d€670,€672€Ð ”ä Ð(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1982);€òòHopper€v.€Stateóó,€205€Tenn.€246,€327€S.W.2d€448€(1959).€€Ordinarily,€theÐ €Ð Ðjurisdiction€of€the€trial€court€is€limited€to€the€crimes€which€occur€within€the€territorial€boundariesÐ l¼ Ðof€the€county€in€which€it€sits.€€òòState€v.€Hillóó,€847€S.W.2d€544,€545€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1992).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àThe€entry€of€a€valid€guilty€plea€ordinarily€"constitutes€an€admission€of€all€facts€alleged€andÐ 0"€  Ða€waiver€of€procedural€and€constitutional€defects€in€the€proceedings€that€occurred€before€the€entryÐ #l! Ðof€the€plea."€€òòState€v.€Smithóó,€996€S.W.2d€845,€846€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1999).€€The€only€jurisdictionalÐ $X" Ðobjection€not€waived€by€a€defendant's€failure€to€raise€it€in€a€pretrial€motion€is€lack€of€subject€matterÐ ô$D # Ðjurisdiction.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€12(b)2);€òòState€v.€Nixonóó,€977€S.W.2d€119,€121€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð à%0!$ Ð1997).€€"Subject€matter€jurisdiction€is€the€power€of€the€court€to€hear€and€decide€a€particular€causeÐ Ì&"% Ðof€action."€€òòNixonóó,€977€S.W.2d€at€121.€€Ð ¸'#& ÐÌà  àWhile€conceding€that€he€signed€a€waiver€of€his€right€to€venue€in€Rhea€County,€the€petitionerÐ )à$( Ðargues€that€the€trial€court€lacked€jurisdiction€because€the€waiver€was€not€signed€by€the€districtÐ |*Ì%) Ðattorneys€general€from€both€Rhea€and€Cumberland€Counties€as€required€by€Tennessee€CodeÐ h+¸&* ÐAnnotated€ðð€40„35„214€(1982).€€The€statute€requires€the€written€approval€of€the€district€attorneyÐ ° Ðgeneral€and€the€court€having€criminal€jurisdiction€for€each€county.€€òòIdóó.€€The€petitioner€submits€thatÐ œì Ð"there€is€no€record€of€a€writing€from€the€appropriate€Attorney€General€in€Rhea€County€or€the€JudgeÐ ˆØ Ðin€Rhea€County€so€as€to€comply€with€the€statutory€provision."€€While€the€state€does€not€contest€theÐ tÄ Ðapplicability€of€the€terms€of€the€statute,€it€argues€that€the€petitioner€waived€his€right€to€challengeÐ `° Ðvenue€by€entering€a€guilty€plea.€€It€cites€òòEllis€v.€Carltonóó,€986€S.W.2d€600,€601„02€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.Ð L œ Ð1998),€for€the€following€proposition:€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà8  àWhen€a€defendant€pleads€guilty,€he€waives€the€requirement€that€the€State€.€.€.€proveÐ  ` Ðeach€element€of€the€offense€beyond€a€reasonable€doubt.€€In€pleading€guilty,€aÐ ü L  Ðdefendant€also€waives€the€requirement€that€the€State€prove€venue€by€a€preponderanceÐ è 8  Ðof€the€evidence.ÐÔ$ Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àAt€the€time€of€the€conviction€in€this€case,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€17„2„206€(1980)Ð ¬ü  Ðprovided€that€a€criminal€court€judge€sitting€by€interchange€"in€the€circuit€or€division€of€another,€shallÐ ˜è  Ðhave€the€same€power€and€jurisdiction€as€the€judge€.€.€.€in€whose€place€he€is€acting."€€As€early€as€1849,Ð „Ô  Ðour€supreme€court€recognized€that€a€judge€presiding€by€interchange€had€the€same€powers€andÐ pÀ Ðjurisdiction€as€the€regular€judge.€€òòElms€v.€Stateóó,€29€Tenn.€128€(1849).€€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àOn€July€5,€1998,€Assistant€District€Attorney€J.€Michael€Taylor,€now€District€Attorney€GeneralÐ 4„ Ðfor€the€Twelfth€Judicial€District,€approved€a€motion€signed€by€the€petitioner€and€his€counsel,€JohnÐ  p ÐB.€Putol,€to€"Allow€Waiver€of€Trial€by€Jury€and€Venue."€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€ðð€40„35„214Ð  \ Ðprovides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:€Ð øH ÐÌà8  àà ` à(a)€A€defendant€arrested,€held,€or€present€in€a€county€other€than€that€in€whichÐ Ð  Ðan€indictment€or€information€is€pending€against€him€may€state€in€writing€that€heÐ ¼  Ðwishes€to€plead€guilty,€to€waive€trial€in€the€county€in€which€the€indictment€orÐ ¨ø Ðinformation€is€pending,€and€to€consent€to€the€disposition€of€the€case€in€the€county€inÐ ”ä Ðwhich€he€was€arrested,€held€or€present,€subject€to€the€approval€of€the€district€attorneyÐ €Ð Ðgeneral€and€the€court€having€a€criminal€jurisdiction€for€each€county.€€Upon€receiptÐ l¼ Ðof€the€defendant's€statement€and€of€the€written€approval€of€the€appropriate€districtÐ X ¨ Ðattorneys€general€and€courts,€the€clerk€of€the€court€in€which€the€indictment€orÐ D!” Ðinformation€is€pending€shall€transmit€the€papers€in€the€proceeding€or€certified€copiesÐ 0"€  Ðthereof€to€the€clerk€of€the€court€for€the€county€in€which€the€defendant€was€arrested,Ð #l! Ðheld,€or€present,€and€the€prosecution€shall€continue€in€that€county.€€Ô_ÔÐ$X"Ð Ð  ÐÔ_ÔÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„214(a)€(1982).€€Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThat€a€judge€having€criminal€jurisdiction€in€Rhea€County€and€the€district€attorney€generalÐ ¸'#& Ðthere€did€not€sign€the€waiver€does€not€benefit€the€petitioner.€€In€our€view,€the€statute€does€not€conferÐ ¤(ô#' Ðany€rights€on€the€accused.€€It€is€directory€rather€than€mandatory,€designed€to€establish€the€provisionsÐ )à$( Ðby€which€the€district€attorneys€general€and€judges€exercise€authority€over€the€prosecution€andÐ |*Ì%) Ðdisposition€of€criminal€charges€within€their€district.€€That€a€judge€and€a€district€attorney€general€ofÐ h+¸&* Ðone€judicial€district€Ô#†¼L}»XXA° #ÔÔ‡XAX»¼L}Ôfailed€to€execute€documents€of€approval€would€not€serve€as€a€basis€of€relief€forÐ ° Ða€defendant€who€has€waived€the€issue€of€venue€and,€by€all€appearances,€entered€a€knowing€andÐ œì Ðvoluntary€guilty€plea€to€third€degree€burglary.€€Regardless€of€any€procedural€deficiencies€betweenÐ ˆØ Ðthe€judicial€districts,€the€record€does€not€establish€that€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€toÐ tÄ Ðimpose€judgment.€€There€was€subject€matter€jurisdiction.€€Ð `° ÐÌà  àAccordingly,€the€judgment€is€affirmed.€€Ô_ÔÐ 8 ˆ ÐÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÌÔ_ÔÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à____________________________________Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àGARY€R.€WADE,€PRESIDING€JUDGEÐ Ô$  ÐÌÔ#†¼L}»XXA{0#ÔÔ‡XAX»¼L}ÔÌà  àÌÌÌ