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McNEALVANHOOSEHardinMcGinley SCCFRadfordOvertonvoidness i]nBibbsMatias- -(|G2}$ !.8dXXd8         0   d(|3$ !.8dXXd8     VVVV)!dxdx)!dxdx( $ Figure  1  ^_X`YE<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3$ !.8dXXd8     ($$   1  X[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8C HKKKK !.8dd8     _   8OXXdd8@hhc.INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE  @%ATJACKSON#c. #Ԉ #    @  @` AssignedonBriefsJuly13,2004 F XOX #XXO#ROBINMcNEALVANHOOSEv.STATEOFTENNESSEEXOX  ? @@ DirectAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforHardinCounty  9 @@No.7797C.CreedMcGinley,Judge  # @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.W200302176CCAR3COFiledSeptember17,_2004_   AV) ` dE<]` A ^     X*NXXXOThedefendant,RobinMcNealVanhoose,appealsthetrialcourtsdismissalofhismotiontocorrect V  illegalsentence.TheStatefiledamotiontodismisstheappealor,inthealternative,toaffirmthe ? dismissalbythetrialcourtpursuanttoRule20,RulesoftheTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppeals. (x Uponreviewingtherecord,thedefendantsbrief,andtheStatesmotionandbrief,weaffirmthe a trialcourtsdismissalofthedefendantsmotiontocorrectillegalsentence.#XOXXX*N##XXO#XOX J  Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtAffirmedPursuant  toRule20,RulesoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals     #XOp#XOX.AlanE.Glenn,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichJohnEverettWilliamsand  NormaMcGeeOgle,JJ.,joined. r RobinMcNealVanhoose,CCA/SCCF,Clifton,Tennessee,ProSe. D PaulG.Summers,AttorneyGeneralandReporter;JohnH._Bledsoe_,AssistantAttorneyGeneral;G. f RobertRadford,DistrictAttorneyGeneral;andJohnW.Overton,AssistantDistrictAttorney O General,fortheappellee,StateofTennessee.#XXO#XOXԀ  8  q#XXO #  XOX X*NXXXO  MEMORANDUMOPINION " "    FACTS $$    Thedefendantwasconvictedofaggravatedassault,aClassCfelony,in1999andwas b&!& sentencedasaRangeII,multipleoffendertoeightyearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.Thiscourt K'"' affirmedondirectappeal.Statev.RobinMcNealVanhoose,No.W199900708CCAR3CD,2000 4(#( WL1051856(Tenn._Crim_.App.July28,2000),perm.toappealdenied(Tenn.Mar.19,2001). )m$)   OnJune23,2003,nearlyfouryearslater,thedefendantfiledaprosemotiontocorrect *?&+  illegalsentence,statingthatitwaspursuanttoRule36oftheTennesseeRulesofCriminal +(',Y _Procedure. #  1      ׀Inanattachedaffidavit,thedefendantsworethat hispriorrecordswereillegallyused   againsthimand thejurywaswrongfullychargedresultinginanillegalsentence.Further, the  trialcourtlackedjurisdictioninwhichtoimposeajudgmentofconvictionandthereforethe  convictionisvoidunderlawand thetrialcourtssentencewasalsoobtainedindirect k contraventionofRule609,TennesseeRulesofEvidence. OnAugust19,2003,thetrialcourt T enteredanorderdismissingthedefendantsmotionbecauseitwasuntimelyandsoughttoraise =  claimswhichshouldhavebeenbroughtinadirectappeal: & v 8  8`    ThiscausecametobeheardonAugust4,2003uponthe  H PetitionersproseMotiontoCorrectIllegalSentence,and 1 ` x` x 8  8`    ItappearstotheCourtthatPetitionersMotionattemptsto    litigatematterswhichshouldhavebeenpartofadirectappealandthe   Courtisnowwithoutjurisdictiontohearsaidmatter,and ` x` x 8  8`    ItappearsalsothattheperiodforrequestingPostConviction   Reliefhasexpired.n ` x` x 8  8`    Itis,therefore,orderedthatPetitionersMotionbeandhereby W  isdismissed.@` x` x   Fromthatorder,thedefendantnowappeals. b    ANALYSIS  4     Asaninitialmatter,wenotethatthedefendantseekstoappealasofrightfromthetrial  court'sorderdismissinghismotionforcorrectionofanillegalsentence.However, Rule3(b)ofthe  TennesseeRulesofAppellateProceduredoesnotpermitadirectappealofatrialcourtsdismissal  ofamotiontocorrectanillegalsentence.Statev.ErnestEugeneThomas,No.E200002613CCA r R3CD,2001WL873524,at*1(Tenn.Crim.App.Aug.3,2001);seeTenn.R.App.P.3(b);State [ v.MichaelS.Stacy,No.E200301062CCAR3CD,2003WL22330913(Tenn.Crim.App.Oct. D 13,2003);Statev.GuillermoMatiasJuan,No.03C019812CR00443,1999WL642926(Tenn. -} Crim.App.Aug.25,1999),perm.toappealdenied(Tenn.Jan.31,2000). f   Thepropermethodforadefendanttoattackanillegalorvoidsentenceisthroughapetition  8 forhabeascorpusrelief,thedenialofwhichbyatrialcourtcanbedirectlyappealedtothiscourt. !!  SeeTenn.R.App.P.3(b);Tenn.CodeAnn.2921127;Coxv.State,53S.W.3d287,294(Tenn. " ! Crim.App.2001).Thedefendanthasfailedtofollowthestatutoryproceduresforfilingapetition #" forhabeascorpusrelief,andwewillnottreathisappealassuch.Inrarecircumstances,whenaRule $# 3appealisnotavailabletoadefendant,thiscourtmaytreatanappealasapetitionforwritof u% $ certiorari,nowcodifiedatTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection278101.SeeCox,53S.W.3dat294; ^&!% MichaelS.Stacy,2003WL22330913,at*1;ErnestEugeneThomas,2001WL873524,at*2.We G'"& havepreviouslyemphasized,however,thatthewritofcertiorariis limitedandthat appealsvia 0(#' certiorarishouldrarelybegrantedtoreviewmotionsthatassertsentencinginfirmitieswhichdonot  risetothelevelofillegalityorvoidness.Cox,53S.W.3dat294.Evenifweweretoindulgethe  defendantandtreathisappealasapetitionforwritofcertiorariandthereforereachthemeritsofthe  case,weconcludethattheissuesraisedbydefendantarewithoutmerit. k   Therecordmakesitclearthatthedefendantssentenceisneitherillegalnorvoid.Hewas =  convictedofaggravatedassault,aClassCfelony,andsentencedasaRangeII,multipleoffender & v toeightyearsintheDepartmentofCorrection.Thedefendantwasproperlyclassifiedasamultiple  _ offenderbasedonthefactthathehadtwopriorClassEfelonyconvictionsfordrivingasamotor  H vehiclehabitualoffenderin1994andoneClassDfelonyconvictionforthirddegreeburglaryin  1  1980.PursuanttoTennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection4035106(a),a multipleoffenderis a    defendantwhohasreceived:(1)[a]minimumoftwo(2)butnotmorethanfour(4)priorfelony   convictionswithintheconvictionclass,ahigherclass,orwithinthenexttwo(2)lowerfelony   classes[.]BecausethedefendantwasconvictedofaClassCfelony,allthreeofthepriorfelony   convictionscouldbeusedtoclassifythedefendantasamultipleoffender.Inaddition,Tennessee n  CodeAnnotatedsection4035106(c)providesthat [a]defendantwhoisfoundbythecourtbeyond W  areasonabledoubttobeamultipleoffendershallreceiveasentencewithinRangeII.The @ sentencingrangeforaClassCfelony,RangeII,multipleoffenderissixtotenyears.Clearlythe )y trialcourtwasfollowingthestatutorymandatesindeterminingthatthedefendantwasamultiple b offenderandsettinghissentenceateightyears. K   Thedefendantalsoassertsthatthe jurywaswrongfullychargedresultinginanillegal  sentenceandthatthetrialcourtimproperlyallowedtheuseofhispreviousconvictionstoimpeach  himpursuanttoRule609,TennesseeRulesofEvidence.Thereareseveralproblemswiththisclaim.  First,therecordpresentedtousonthis appealdoesnotcontainatranscriptofthetrial  proceedings,soweareunabletodeterminewhatthejuryinstructionswereorwhatevidencewas q usedtoimpeachthedefendant.Oneoftheelementarydutiesofadefendantistopreparean Z adequaterecordinordertoallowmeaningfulreviewonappeal.SeeErnestEugeneThomas,2001 C WL873524,at*2(citingTenn.R.App.P.24(b);Statev.Bunch,646S.W.2d158,160(Tenn. ,| 1983);Statev.Roberts,755S.W.2d833,836(Tenn.Crim.App.1988)).Second, [i]ntheabsence e ofanadequaterecord,thisCourtmustpresumethatthetrialcourtsrulingwassupportedbythe N evidence.Id.(citingStatev.Bibbs,806S.W.2d786,790(Tenn.Crim.App.1991)).Most  7 importantly,incorrectjuryinstructionsandimpeachmentevidenceareproperlyattackedinamotion !   foranewtrialandondirectappeal,notina motiontocorrectillegalsentence.SeeTenn.R.App. " ! P.3(e).Accordingly,weconsidertheseissueswaivedfortheywerenotbroughtondirectappeal. #"   Evenifthedefendantscurrentmotiontocorrectillegalsentencewereconstruedasapetition t% $ forpostconvictionrelief,hefailedtofollowtheproceduressetforthinTennesseeCodeAnnotated ]&!% section4030101etseq.forpostconvictionpetitions.Further,TennesseeCodeAnnotatedsection F'"& 4030102(a)providesaoneyearstatuteoflimitationsforpostconvictionrelief.Becausehis /(#' applicationforpermissiontoappealhisconvictiontotheTennesseeSupremeCourtwasdeniedon )h$( March19,2001,thedefendantwouldhavehaduntilMarch19,2002,tofileapetitionforpost *Q%) convictionrelief.Instead,hefiledamotiontocorrectillegalsentenceonJune23,2003,well *:&* outsideoftheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsforapostconvictionpetition. +#'+ Ї  We,therefore,affirmthetrialcourtsdismissalofthedefendantsmotiontocorrectillegal  sentence,pursuanttoTennesseeCourtofCriminalAppealsRule20.  #XOXXX*N #   `     h     ___________________________________ T    `     h     ALANE.GLENN,JUDGE