WPC 4>SIgǀW_` I<یP~ 0(^1 uٺefqQ1uvXYvԪ 6dL8kjH=*;˝alh)#H(D~x뫗Su>/v^3tb4M2mL.O1Q%9w47 ,eKT+-ĥ#\e+T{MƮ{KgX QtdtQ!#kP9Ӭ!+Qb#\ % ^ # 0/ UN w 4 z  i x mz   _ %  NEb 0 B 0 D3i D- 0K ASg 0- 0D AHP LaserJet 40500<+ (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman RegularyG*zk1< C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xU Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5- -(|G2y$ !.8Judd8         0   d(|3G$ !.8Judd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3G$ !.8Judd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8Judd8     _   Ju8XXdd8@ttVJuINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @WW$ATKNOXVILLE#JuV #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsMay23,2001 L XXJu #JuXX#STATEOFTENNESSEEv.ERNESTEUGENETHOMAS, J alias:VICTOR_KNABLE_XXJu   ^ @@ DirectAppealfromtheCriminalCourtforKnoxCounty  ^ @@No.70215RayL.Jenkins,Judge  J @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.E200002613CCAR3CD   August3,_2001_   AV) ` dE<` A      In1997,pursuanttoanegotiatedpleaagreement,theDefendantpledguiltytopossessionofmore  thanseventypoundsofmarijuanawiththeintenttosell,aClassBfelony,andreceivedatwelveyear x sentenceasaRangeIImultipleoffender,tobeservedintheTennesseeDepartmentofCorrection. d OnMarch3,2000,theDefendantfiledamotiontocorrectanillegalsentence,allegingthatheshould P havebeensentencedasaRangeIstandardoffenderratherthanaRangeIImultipleoffenderbecause < twopriorPennsylvaniaconvictionsthatwerethebasisforhisRangeIIsentencingwere (x misdemeanorsratherthanfelonies.FollowingahearingontheDefendantsmotion,thetrialcourt d dismissedthemotion,findingthat theDefendantmaypleadoutsidetherangeandthatthe P Defendanthadsufficientqualifyingfelonies.Findingnoerrorbythetrialcourt,weaffirmthe < judgmentofthetrialcourtdismissingtheDefendantsmotion. (  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCriminalCourtAffirmed     #JuX#XX.JuRobertW._Wedemeyer_,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichGaryR.Wade,_P.J._,and  ThomasT._Woodall_,J.,joined. t  AlbertJ.Newman,Jr.,Knoxville,Tennessee,fortheappellant,ErnestEugeneThomas,alias,Victor L"! _Knable_. 8#" PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;MarkA._Fulks_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral; %` $ RandallE._Nichols_,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andLeonFranks,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral; %L!% fortheappellee,StateofTennessee. &8"&  @@OO& OPINION #JuXXJ #XXJu ($(     OnJuly30,1997,theDefendantentereda bestinterestguiltypleatoonecountof *%* possessingmorethanseventypoundsofmarijuanawithintenttosell,aClassBfelony.Pursuant +&+ tothenegotiatedpleaagreement,theDefendantwassentencedtotwelveyearsasaRangeIImultiple p,', offender,whichistheminimumRangeIIsentenceforaClassBfelony.Tenn.CodeAnn.4035 \-(-n _112(b)(2).ThetranscriptofthepleaproceedingsindicatesthattheDefendantfullyunderstoodevery  aspectofhispleaandthathewascompetentlyrepresentedbycounselwhenthepleawasentered.    OnMarch3,2000,theDefendantfiledaprose MOTIONTOCORRECTILLEGAL t SENTENCE,inwhichheallegedthat the[Defendant]wasinformedbyhisattorneythatthe ` [Defendant]hadsufficientpriorfeloniestomakehimaRangeIIoffenderbaseduponconvictions L  inPennsylvania.However,thoseconvictionsweremisdemeanors.Thetrialcourtappointed 8  counselfortheDefendant,theStaterespondedtotheDefendantsmotionwithamotiontodismiss $ t theDefendantsmotion,andtheentirematterwasheardbythetrialcourtandtakenunder  ` advisementonSeptember28,2000.OnOctober3,2000,thetrialcourtenteredanorderthatstated  L  asfollows:  8   ` [Defendant]hasfiledaPetitioncomplainingoftheimpositionofanillegal $  sentenceonJuly30,1997.ThisisnotaPostConvictionPetitionbecauseofits   terms.IfconsideredassuchitistimebarredpursuanttoTennesseeCodeAnnotated   4030202.IfconsideredunderRule35,itisalsotimebarred.    ` IfconsideredasaPetitionforHabeasCorpus,itdoesnotconformto   TennesseeCodeAnnotated2921101,et.seq.,andifthatisignored,the[D]efendant p maypleadoutsidetherange,Statev.Mahler,735S.W2d226.Ifthatisignored,the \ [Defendant]hadsufficientqualifyingfelonies. H  ` ThePetitionisDISMISSED. 4 Fromsaidorder,theDefendanthasappealedtothisCourt.  p    ANALYSIS  H H  Initially,wenotethatRule3(b)oftheTennesseeRulesofAppellateProceduredoesnot   permitadirectappealofatrialcourtsdismissalofamotiontocorrectanillegalsentence.Although   theDefendantfailedtoproceedbymeansofapetitionforhabeascorpusrelief,thedenialofwhich  couldbedirectlyappealedtothisCourt,wedonotbelievethattheDefendantsfailuretoseekhabeas  corpusreliefwouldnecessarilydeprivehimofappellatereview.    Itiswellsettledthatatrialcourtmaycorrectanillegalsentenceatanytime.Statev. X  Burkhart,566S.W.2d871,873(Tenn.1978).Adefendantmaypursueappellatereviewfromthe D! denialofamotiontocorrectanillegalsentencethroughthecommonlawwritofcertiorari.State 0"  v.DonaldReeJones,No.M200000381CCAR3CD,2000WL150012,at*3(Tenn.Crim.App., #l! Nashville,Oct.13,2000).#JuXX #XXJuThecommonlawwritofcertiorariisnowcodified: Thewritofcertiorari $X" maybegranted...inallcaseswhereaninferiortribunal...hasexceededthejurisdictionconferred, $D # orisactingillegally,when,inthejudgmentofthecourt,thereisnootherplain,speedy,oradequate %0!$ remedy.Tenn.CodeAnn.278101. &"%   Inthiscase,webelievethatitisintheinterestofjusticeandjudicialeconomytoconsider (#' thisappealasapetitionforwritofcertiorariandtodealwiththepetitiononitsmerits.Thathaving )$( beensaid,wehaveconcludedthatthepetitioniswithoutmerit. |*%)  h+&*   TherecorddoesnotcontainatranscriptofthehearingoftheDefendantsmotionbythetrial  courtonSeptember28,2000.ItistheDefendantsdutytoprepareanadequaterecordinorderto  allowmeaningfulreviewonappeal.Tenn.R.App.P.24(b);Statev.Bunch,646S.W.2d158,160  (Tenn.1983);Statev.Roberts,755S.W.2d833,836(Tenn.Crim.App.1988).Intheabsenceof t anadequaterecord,thisCourtmustpresumethatthetrialcourtsrulingwassupportedbythe ` evidence.Statev.Bibbs,806S.W.2d786,790(Tenn.Crim.App.1991). L    Thetrialcourtcorrectlyheldthat theDefendantmaypleadoutsidetherange.Asentence $ t isnotillegalwhentheDefendantexpresslyagreestoaparticularoffenderclassificationandwhen  ` thesentenceimposedisclearlywithinthestatutorylimitsfixedfortheoffenseofconviction.See  L  Statev.Mahler,735S.W.2d226,228(Tenn.1987);McConnellv.State,12S.W.3d795,798(Tenn.  8  2000).Thus,adefendantcanagreeaspartofapleaagreementtobesentencedasaRangeII $  offender,althoughmeetingthecriteriaforRangeI,ifthesentenceimposediswithinstatutorylimits   fixedfortheoffense.FortheClassBfelonytowhichhepled,theDefendantwassentencedtothe   maximumnumberofyearsforaRangeIoffenderandtheminimumnumberofyearsforaRangeII   offender.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035112(a)(2),(b)(2).     Wealsonote,asarguedbytheStateinitsbrief,thattheappellaterecordinthiscasedoesnot \ containacopyofthejudgmentbeingchallenged,thewrittenpleaagreement,oranyevidence H regardingtheDefendantscompletecriminalhistory.ThetrialcourtdeterminedthattheDefendant 4 had sufficientqualifyingfelonies.Wewillnotdisturbthatfinding.  p   Accordingly,weAFFIRMthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. H    `     h     __________________________________  #JuXX#XXJu   `     h     ROBERTW.WEDEMEYER,JUDGE