WPC K8?nu%N!Ԧne%t m>r8[ j"R,P4c T@}+(F0]ꭲ\<ծ6ޅmVl2?Ui $1~gRENPO:ɪX/l +uxIB\I&Iu]=Tȵ'H d(M_sN JzzhRO)Z 0U"BmODLS<踧W(Ƽ/$a nA_> (z-c;{+$Z:\X fyxٺ{{%48W<8~@nv'9Bܔ;w&VUw_mcY.ŸѬ1OY^ʟh7h,}!}TY $`UN@ % 0U, #!  d 0: w^ 4 U:-g miU:N B 0D9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 AQ" 0 0 0D D3R(9 Z6Times New Roman RegularX(ئ$TR[A' LegalX3' Letter A' Legal3'T` 4XX SXXXUSUS.,,  AZArial HP LaserJet 8000 DN PS0C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\APPELL~1\OPINIONS.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\Appellate Opinion\Opinions.wpt(p(2$ ئ!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T` 4XXXXXUSUS.,  TR[A' Legal[A' LegalA' LegalA' LegalTXX   0  L' {Z='+003|x,  AZ"Arial RegularU   O$4XXXXXUSUS.,T@R[A' Legal[A' Legal A' Legal A' LegalTXX   1    _Atthepostconvictionevidentiaryhearing,theStatestipulatedthatthepleaagreement `  providedforareleaseeligibilitypercentageofthirtypercent(30%)withrespecttoeachconviction.,rAZ"Arial Regular d($$   1    [T"XXXXUSUS.,  XXXXXXX  _  Ad FILEDXXX  October12,1999Cecil_Crowson_,Jr.AppellateCourt_ClerkdA _Z[\_C<<CLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3T$ ئ!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T` 4XXXXXUSUS.,  (3T$ ئ!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T` 4XXXXXUSUS.,  (#$  0  'dxd ئ!TR[A' Legal3'A' Legal3'T` 4XXXXXUSUS.,  _  XXXX8ZXdd8  _vY_@0,j:`  `@Ea ` ttx R` ev__@Z Z INTHECOURTOFCRIMINALAPPEALSOFTENNESSEE `  @*ATNASHVILLE@**(MAY1999SESSION     RICHARDLEEWALINE,     D *   C.C.A.01C019805CR00199 N  Appellant, <      D *  DAVIDSONCOUNTY   vs.   <      D *  Hon.SethNorman,Judge L   STATEOFTENNESSEE,     D *   (PostConviction)    Appellee. <      D *  ForAppellant: <      D   ForAppellee: " ThomasH.Potter0 <      D   PaulG.SummersN<%<% 100ThompsonLane0     D   AttorneyGeneralandReporter4%% Nashville,TN372110  0%% D   425FifthAvenueNorth%%    <      D   Nashville,TN372430493   <      D   LucianD.Geise   <      D   AssistantAttorneyGeneral   <      D   CriminalJusticeDivision   <      D   425FifthAvenueNorth   <      D   Nashville,TN372430493OPINIONFILED:򀀀 (# AFFIRMEDRULE20NORMAMCGEEOGLE,JUDGE  ,0&+ _@33- OPINION#XXX X# XXXX  `    Thepetitioner,RichardLeeWaline,appealsthedismissalofhis ,  petitionforpostconvictionreliefbytheDavidsonCountyCriminalCourtonMay18,   1998.OnJuly13,1995,thepetitionerpledguiltyintheDavidsonCountyCriminal d Courttoattemptedrapeofachildandaggravatedsexualbattery,theoffenses 0 occurringin1994.Pursuanttoapleaagreement,thetrialcourtimposed \  consecutive,RangeIsentencesofeightyearsincarcerationintheTennessee (  DepartmentofCorrection.OnMay20,1996,thepetitionerfiledtheinstantpetition   forpostconvictionrelief.Thepostconvictioncourtappointedcounseland ` conductedanevidentiaryhearingpriortodenyingthepetitionerrelief.Having , thoroughlyreviewedtherecordandthepartiesbriefs,we#XXX X^ #XXXXconcludethatthisisan X appropriatecaseforaffirmancepursuantto#XXXX# XXXXCt.ofCrim.App.Rule20. $   Onappeal,thepetitionerseekstowithdrawhisguiltypleasto  \ attemptedrapeofachildandaggravatedsexualbattery.Inessence,heasserts "( thathisguiltypleaswereconditioneduponareleaseeligibilitypercentageinthe T$ aggravatedsexualbatterycaseofthirtypercent(30%). ]#  1      ׀However,accordingtothe  &  petitioner,thetrialcourtsimpositionofthisreleaseeligibilitypercentagedirectly '" contravenesTenn.Code.Ann.4035501(i)(1995)andthusconstitutesanillegal )X $ sentence#XXX X%# XXXX.Moreover,heassertsthat,becausehewasunawareoftheillegalityof +$"& hissentence,hedidnotenterhisguiltypleasknowinglyandvoluntarily.Finally,he P-#( contendsthathistrialcounselwasineffectiveinfailingtoadvisehimconcerningthe /%* illegalityofhissentenceforaggravatedsexualbattery. 0',   Initially,itappearsfromtherecordbeforethiscourtthatthepetitioner 4 +0 didnotchallengeinthepostconvictioncourtthelegalityofhissentencefor `  aggravatedsexualbattery.Ofcourse,#XXX Xl#anillegalsentenceissubjecttobeingset ,  asideatanytime.See,e.g.,Statev.Mahler,735S.W.2d226,228(Tenn.   1987)(citingStatev.Burkhart,566S.W.2d871,873(Tenn.1978));Statev.Watkins, d 972S.W.2d703,704705(Tenn.Crim.App.1998). XXXXԀHowever,thepetitioners 0 sentenceisnotillegal.WeconcludeinaccordancewiththeStatesargumentthat \  Tenn.Code.Ann.4035501(i)(1995)isnotapplicableinthepetitionerscase,as (  thestatuteonlyappliestooffensescommittedonorafterJuly1,1995.The   petitionersoffensesoccurredin1994.Accordingly,weaffirmthejudgmentofthe ` postconvictioncourtpursuanttoCt.ofCrim.App.Rule20. L    ,    <      D     򀀀 $    <      D     NormaMcGeeOgle,Judge   CONCUR:  \ 򀀀 T$ DavidG.Hayes,Judge :% 򀀀 (r# JerryL.Smith#XXX X# XXXX,Judge#XXX XM#