WPC BitEht7p>y .TAZ1O8{ܛqv_Ѹ&uvn [IƱ tHX+)/ŭAPiۺ>7:ZNQ3}GL= <%fFqPPEM^WnoIӴ&L,:|Hk(*đI#a&/)e+fdc?տ:r=^8b hX K:,̢E 6.L8Y Q!o<_nuDgQ>ҀOi$ \2cҿt,_]XfUuLJu*F1ʚ>,-ģ&~*Q}j;75H!¡(P_j),ba#ں+PѴK1uϗk$)4]DW[MY(;8슜ٮH9=>`˩wb %\U@b 0UN*4xx ^ $ z0w|4k1 mN#E 0Db 0 B 0 D3 D- 0K ASD 0] 0D AE( Z(Times New Roman (`$.8dd8    ("  Z6Times New Roman Regular * R~$      1  m  _ApersoncommittingaggravatedsexualbatteryafterJuly1,1995,hasnoreleaseeligibilityandmustserveone  hundredpercentofhisorhersentence,lesssentencecreditsearnedandretained.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4035501(_i_). t Apparently,the CorrectedJudgmentwasenteredonlyforthepurposeofreferencingthisstatutorymandate. n R~$      2  m  _WenotethatthetrialcourthadtheauthoritytoconsidertheDefendantsapplicationforwritofhabeascorpus  asapetitionforpostconvictionrelief.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030205(c).TheDefendantsclaimthathewas t _resentenced_Ԁwithoutbeingpresentstatesa_colorable_Ԁclaimforpostconvictionrelief.SeeStatev.Carruthers,35S.W.3d 8 516,567(Tenn.2000)(recognizingacriminaldefendantsconstitutionalrightstobepresentathisorhersentencing). L Wenotefurther,however,thatthedateofentryreflectedonthe CorrectedJudgmentisMarch29,1999.The  DefendantdidnotfilehisapplicationforhabeascorpusreliefuntilDecember11,2001,welloutsidetheoneyear  limitationsperiodapplicabletopostconvictionpetitions.SeeTenn.CodeAnn.4030202(a).Accordingly,unless H  theDefendantwereabletoestablishgroundsfortollingthepostconvictionstatuteoflimitations,hispleadingwould  \ betimebarredasgroundsforpostconvictionrelief.-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.wptPH,:i+003|xLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5UHP LaserJet 4000 Series PCL 6,,,,0 (#$  0  - -(|G2~$ !.8dd8         0  m d(|3?u$ !.8dd8     VVVV'dxd)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3?u$ !.8dd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _   8U9XXdd8@ttdINTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @kk$ATNASHVILLE#d #Ԉ &    @  @` AssignedonBriefsNovember20,2002 L XU9X #XXU9"#MICHAEL_THOMASON_Ԁv.KEVINMYERS,WARDENXU9X  J @@ AppealfromtheCircuitCourtforWayneCounty  J @@No.12675JimT.Hamilton,Judge  6 @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.M200201346CCAR3COFiledDecember20,_2002_   AV) ` dE<|` A }     TheDefendant,Michael_Thomason_,petitionedforawritofhabeascorpus,whichthetrialcourt x  summarilydenied.TheDefendantnowappealsasofright.Weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrial d court. P  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheTrialCourtAffirmed  (x   #XU9#XU9X.DavidH.Welles,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJoeG.RileyandAlanE. P Glenn,JJ.,joined. < Michael_Thomason_,Clifton,Tennessee,prose.  PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;ReneeW.Turner,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;  MikeBottoms,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andReneeW.Turner,AssistantDistrictAttorneyGeneral,  fortheappellee,KevinMeyers,Warden. t t@@OO& OPINION #XXU9#XU9X L    #XXU9I #XU9XXU9XXXU9  TheDefendantfiledaproseapplicationforhabeascorpusrelief,allegingthatheisbeing #`" illegallyrestrainedonaconvictionofaggravatedsexualbattery.TheDefendantcontendsthatheis #L# entitledtoreliefbecausehe was_resentenced_Ԁbythecourtofconvictionwithout[his]presence,and $8 $ becausethejudgmentformreflectinghis_resentencing_Ԁ isvoidbecauseitwasneversignedbythe %$!% Judge.Insupportofhispetition,theDefendantfiledacopyofapleadingfiledbyhisattorney &"& styled DefendantsObjectionstoCorrectedJudgmentandacopyofajudgmentformstyled '"'  CorrectedJudgment. (#( #XU9XXXU9 #  The CorrectedJudgmentreflectsthattheDefendantwasfoundguiltybyajuryof p*%* aggravatedsexualbatterycommittedinFebruary1996.The CorrectedJudgmentprovidesthatthe \+&+ DefendantwassentencedasaRangeIstandardoffendertotenyearsintheTennesseeDepartment H,', ofCorrection.The SpecialConditionsportionofthejudgmentformsetsforththefollowing: 4-(-G _8  TobesenttotheSpecialNeedsFacilityforimmediatetreatmentandtherapy.  CORRECTED:toreflectTCAcode3913504.Releaseeligibilityisdetermined  pursuanttoapplicationofTCA4035501,toreflectViolent100%. *#  1         Thisdocumentcontainsthetypedentry JulianP.Guinnabovethelineforthejudgesname.It ` doesnotcontain,however,thejudgessignature.InthespaceforthesignatureoftheDefendantor L  hisattorney,thefollowingtypedwordsappear: Defendantsattorneyhasrefusedtosignthis 8  judgment.Seeattachedobjectionshereto.Thepleadingstyled DefendantsObjectionsto $ t CorrectedJudgmentstatesasfollows:  ` 8   ` Defendantfiledawrittenresponsetothepetitionheretoforefiledbythe  8  DistrictAttorneyGeneralsofficerequestingahearingbeheld.OnMay13,1999, $  aconferencecallwasheldamongdefendantscounsel,DistrictAttorneyGeneral   ClayburnPeeplesandtheHonorableJulianP.Guinn(thetrialjudge)atwhichtime   theCourtheldinfavoroftheStateandorderedthatacorrectedjudgmentbefiled.   Thedefendanthasaddedhisobjectionsonthejudgmentwiththisattachment,and   allsuchactionsbythetrialcourtweremadeintheabsenceofthedefendant.p     InresponsetotheDefendantspleadingsseekinghabeascorpusrelief,theStatefileda H motiontodismiss forlackofsubjectmatterjurisdiction.TheStateassertedinitsmotionthat 4 habeascorpusreliefwasnotavailablebecausetheDefendants convictionisnotvoid,andhis  p sentencehasnotexpired.TheStateofferednocommentontheDefendantsallegationthatthe  \ judgmentofconvictionwasunsignedbythejudge.ThecourtbelowgrantedtheStatesmotion H withoutahearing. 4   Wefirstnotethatawritofhabeascorpus willissueonlywhenitappearsuponthefaceof   thejudgmentortherecordoftheproceedingsuponwhichthejudgmentisrenderedthat[the]court  lackedjurisdictionorauthoritytosentenceadefendantorthatthesentencehasexpired.McLaney  v.Bell,59S.W.3d90,93(Tenn.2001)(quotingStephensonv.Carlton,28S.W.3d910,911(Tenn.  2000)). Whenthepetitionforwritofhabeascorpusdoesnotdemonstratethatthejudgmentisvoid, l atrialcourtmayproperlydismissthepetitionwithoutahearing.Dixonv.Holland,70S.W.3d33, X  36(Tenn.2002). Toestablishthatthejudgmentisvoid,thepetitionermustprovethata D! jurisdictionaldefectappearsintherecordoftheoriginaltrial.Id.(emphasisadded). 0"    TheonlyallegationraisedbytheDefendantwhichisapparentuponthefaceoftherecord $X" beforeusishisclaimthatthetrialjudgedidnotsignthejudgmentpursuanttowhichheis $D # imprisoned.WeemphasizethatthepleadingsfiledbytheDefendantdonotincludeacertifiedcopy %0!$  ofthe CorrectedJudgmentwhichisatissue.Nevertheless,wedeemitappropriatetoconsider &"% whetheranalleged CorrectedJudgmentbearingthetrialjudgesname,butnothisorhersignature,  isvoidsoastoentitletheDefendanttoahearingonhisclaimforhabeascorpusrelief.     ThisCourthasonseveraloccasionsconsideredessentiallythesameissuearguedbythe t Defendant,andwehaveconcludedthattheabsenceofajudgessignatureonajudgmentdoesnot ` renderthejudgmentvoid.See,e.g.,JackP.Carrv.DavidMills,Warden,No.E200000156CCA L  R3PC,2000Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS779,at*67,(Knoxville,Oct.13,2000);WillieJames 8  Robinson,Jr.v.State,No.E199900945CCAR3PC,2000Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS662,at*5 $ t (KnoxvilleAug.30,2000);JerryL.Johnsv.State,No.E199900260CCAR3CD,2000Tenn.  ` Crim.App.LEXIS208(Knoxville,March9,2000);PaulA.Mayesv.State,No.E199901374  L  CCAR3CD,2000Tenn.Crim.App.LEXIS149(Knoxville,Feb.24,2000).  8    Baseduponourreviewoftherecordandourconsiderationoftheaboveprecedent,we   concludethattheDefendanthasfailedtodemonstratethatheisentitledtohabeascorpusreliefon   thebasisthatthetrialjudgeallegedlyfailedtosignthe CorrectedJudgement.Suchfailuredoes   notestablishajurisdictionaldefectrenderingtheDefendantsconvictionvoid. *#  2      ׀     Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthetrialcourt. \    `     h     ___________________________________  \    `     h     DAVIDH.WELLES,JUDGE