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ÐNovember€15,€2001Ð ‘á  ÐßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÌÓ  ÓThe€Defendant,€Burita€A.€Winebarger,€was€charged€in€an€arrest€warrant€with€the€offense€of€theft€ofÐ d´ Ðproperty€less€than€$500.00€in€value.€€She€pled€guilty€to€the€offense€in€the€General€Sessions€Court€ofÐ P  ÐSullivan€County.€€The€General€Sessions€Court€sentenced€her€to€serve€eleven€months€and€twenty„nineÐ <Œ Ðdays,€with€all€but€thirty€days€suspended.€€Defendant€filed€a€timely€appeal€to€the€Criminal€Court€ofÐ (x ÐSullivan€County.€€On€the€date€that€the€case€was€set€for€ð ðannouncementðð€in€criminal€court,€DefendantÐ d Ðwas€approximately€one€hour€late€in€arriving€at€court.€€The€criminal€court€dismissed€the€appeal€forÐ P Ðð ðfailure€to€prosecuteðð€and€remanded€the€case€to€the€General€Sessions€Court€of€Sullivan€County€forÐ ì< Ðð ðexecution€of€the€sentence.ðð€€€The€Defendant€filed€a€timely€appeal€to€this€court.€€After€a€review€ofÐ Ø( Ðthe€record,€and€the€applicable€law,€we€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€criminal€court€and€remand€for€aÐ Ä Ðsentencing€hearing€òòde€novoóó.Ð ° ÐÌò òà@„ „ ìàTenn.€R.€App.€P.€3€Appeal€as€of€Right;ˆÐ ˆØ Ðà@**ìàJudgment€of€the€Criminal€Court€Reversed€and€Remanded€for€Sentencing€Hearing.ó óˆÐ tÄ ÐÌòòÔ#†(¼DN»à(X’Ž#ÔÔ‡(X’X.(¼DNÔÔ‡%XrÔXà(X’ÔThomas€T.€Woodall,€J.óó,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€òòGary€R.€Wade,€P.J.,óó€andÐ L œ ÐòòRobert€W.€Wedemeyeróó,€J.,€joined.Ð 6!†  ÐÌRichard€A.€Spivey,€Kingsport,€Tennessee,€for€the€Appellant,€Burita€A.€Winebarger.€Ð  #Z" ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter;€Angele€M.€Gregory,€Assistant€Attorney€General;Ð Þ$. $ ÐH.€Greeley€Wells,€Jr.,€District€Attorney€General;€and€J.€Lewis€Combs,€Assistant€District€AttorneyÐ È%!% ÐGeneral,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ²&"& ÐÔ#†(X’XX%XrÔ< #ÔÔ#†(¼DN»X(X’ #ÔÔ‡(X’X»(¼DNÔÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ $-t(-ý Ðà@66'ìàò òOPINIONó óÔ#†(¼DN»X(X’ê #ԈР° ÐÔ‡(X’X»(¼DNÔÌà@ŸŸ#ìàò òI.€€BACKGROUNDó óÔ#†(¼DN»X(X’€ #ԈРˆØ ÐÌà  àÔ€(X’X»(¼DNÔWe€initially€observe€that€the€Defendant,€in€her€appeal€to€the€criminal€court,€requested€a€juryÐ †Ö Ðtrial.€€She€had€pled€guilty€to€theft€in€general€sessions€court,€and€submitted€sentencing€forÐ r  Ðdetermination€by€the€general€sessions€judge.€€She€could€only€appeal€the€sentence,€a€non„jury€matter,Ð ^ ® Ðand€could€not€appeal€the€issue€of€guilt.€€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€5(c)(1).€€Tennessee€Code€AnnotatedÐ J š Ðsection€40„4„112€permits€the€defendant€to€appeal€a€sentence€imposed€by€the€general€sessions€courtÐ 6 † Ðfollowing€a€plea€of€guilty€to€the€offense.€€Rule€5(c)(1)€of€the€Tennessee€Rules€of€Criminal€ProcedureÐ " r  Ðmandates€that€the€appeal€of€the€sentence€is€òòde€novoóó,€and€this€necessarily€requires€a€new€sentencingÐ ^  Ðhearing€in€the€criminal€court€pursuant€to€Chapter€35€of€Title€40,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated.€€Ð úJ  Ðà  àÌà  àAfter€Defendant€appealed€the€sentence€in€General€Sessions€Court€of€Sullivan€County,€herÐ Ò"  Ðcase€was€set€on€the€ð ðtrial€docketðð€in€Sullivan€County€Criminal€Court€for€November€21,€2000.€Ð ¾  ÐHowever,€on€November€20,€2000,€Defendant€appeared€in€court€and€her€case€was€reset€forÐ ªú  Ðð ðannouncementðð€on€January€12,€2001,€and€was€removed€from€the€ð ðtrial€docketðð€setting€of€Ô& Ø ÔNovemberÐ –æ Ð21Ô'Ø–¤Ô.Ð ‚Ò ÐÌà  àOn€the€morning€of€January€12,€2001,€the€trial€court€called€Defendantððs€case€and€DefendantÐ Zª Ðwas€not€present,€although€her€attorney€was€present.€€The€trial€court€asked€the€Stateððs€prosecutorÐ F– Ðwhether€he€ð ðhad€a€motion.ðð€€The€prosecutor€then€orally€moved€for€issuance€of€a€capias€and€for€theÐ 2‚ Ðcourt€to€dismiss€the€appeal€and€remand€the€case€to€the€General€Sessions€Court€of€Sullivan€County.€Ð n ÐDefendant€had€been€released€on€a€bail€bond€of€$750.00.€€In€response€to€the€Stateððs€motion,€the€trialÐ  Z Ðcourt€stated:Ð öF ÐÌà8  àTHE€COURT:à0Ð Ð àOkay,€if€your€client€has€an€appeal€case€out€of€GeneralÐ Î ÐSessions€Court€and€she€doesnððt€show€up,€itððs€dismissed€forÐ º  Ðfailure€to€prosecute€her€appeal,€and€Iððve€issued€a€capiasÐ ¦ö Ðissuing€„„„„€ordering€a€capias€and€conditional€forfeiture.Ð’âÐ Ð  ÐÌà  àThe€court€subsequently€stated€that€the€Defendantððs€case€was€remanded€to€sessions€court€forÐ j!º Ðexecution€of€the€judgment.€€The€trial€courtððs€minute€entry€states€that€the€case€was€dismissed€ð ðforÐ V"¦  Ðfailure€to€prosecute€the€appeal,ðð€and€remanded€to€General€Sessions€Court.€€Further€it€was€orderedÐ B#’! Ðthat€the€Defendant€appear€in€the€General€Sessions€Court€on€January€16,€2001€at€9:00€a.m.€forÐ .$~" Ðð ðexecution€of€sentence.ðð€€Ð %j # ÐÌà  àThe€transcript€of€the€trial€court€proceedings€on€January€12,€2001€reflects€that€DefendantÐ ò&B"% Ðarrived€in€court,€approximately€one€hour€late,€at€9:30€a.m.€€When€the€trial€court€became€aware€of€thisÐ Þ'.#& Ðdevelopment,€it€announced€that€notwithstanding€the€arrival€of€Defendant,€the€court€was€not€sureÐ Ê($' Ðwhether€or€not€the€order€remanding€the€case€to€General€Sessions€Court€would€be€set€aside.€€The€trialÐ ¶)%( Ðcourt€further€advised€Defendantððs€counsel€that€if€he€was€going€to€move€the€trial€court€to€set€aside€theÐ ¢*ò%) Ðorder€of€remand,€proof€would€have€to€be€submitted€in€an€evidentiary€hearing.€€This€evidentiaryÐ Ž+Þ&* Ðhearing€was€held€later€that€day,€and€Defendant€and€her€daughter„in„law€testified€as€to€the€variousÐ ° Ðreasons€for€the€Defendant€being€late€to€court.€€Testimony€established€that€the€Defendant€was€63€yearsÐ œì Ðof€age€and€relied€upon€her€son€and€daughter„in„law€for€transportation€to€the€court.€€They€wereÐ ˆØ Ðdelayed€by€ice€and€snow.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àOn€appeal,€Defendant€has€submitted€two€issues€as€follows:Ð L œ ÐÌÓ€ &(Ú83ÓÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àÝ‚3£UÝÔ2ÚÔ(Ú  Ú1Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0` Ð Ð àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€committed€reversible€error€in€dismissingÐ $ t Ð[Defendantððs]€appeal€and€remanding€this€cause€to€General€Sessions€Court€forÐ  ` Ðexecution€of€judgment.€€Ýƒ3£UŽÝŒÐü L ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ"‚3£"ÝÝ  Ýà8  àÝ‚3£!ÝÔ2ÚÔ(Ú  Ú2Ú  Ú)Ô3  Ôà0` Ð Ð àÝ  ÝWhether€the€trial€court€committed€reversible€error€by€denying€[Defendantððs]Ð Ô$  Ðmotion€to€place€her€cause€back€on€the€docket€after€the€trial€court€hadÐ À  Ðdismissed€it€on€the€ground€of€failure€to€prosecute.€€Ýƒ3£!=!݌Ьü ` Ð ` Ð  ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà  àWe€will€address€both€of€Defendantððs€submitted€issues€by€rephrasing€into€one€issue,€i.e.,Ð „Ô  Ðwhether€the€trial€court€erred€by€dismissing€the€appeal€and€remanding€the€case€to€the€General€SessionsÐ pÀ ÐCourt.€€Ð \¬ Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€Ð H˜ ÐÓ  Óò òII.€ANALYà@@[[)ìàSISó óÐ 4„ ÐÌÓ $Óà  àOn€appeal,€the€State€concedes€that€it€could€find€no€legal€authority€which€would€authorize€theÐ  \ Ðcriminal€or€circuit€court€to€dismiss€an€appeal€in€a€criminal€case€and€then€remand€the€case€to€theÐ øH Ðgeneral€sessions€court€when€a€defendant€does€not€appear€in€court€at€a€designated€time.€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„5„108€provides€for€an€appeal€by€a€defendant€in€aÐ ¼  Ðcriminal€case€from€a€general€sessions€court€judgment€to€the€circuit€or€criminal€court.€€Section€(c)Ð ¨ø Ðstates€that€ð ð[a]ny€appeal€shall€be€heard€òòde€novoóó€in€the€circuit€court.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€27„5„108Ð ”ä Ð(1997€&€Supp.€2000).Ð €Ð Ѐ€Ð l¼ Ðà  àTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„5„107€states€as€follows:Ð X ¨ ÐÌà8  àò ò27„5„107.€€Affirmance.€ð!ðó ó€If€the€papers€are€properly€returned,€and€the€appellant€failsÐ 0"€  Ðto€appear€or€defend€as€above,€or€if€the€appeal€is€dismissed€for€any€cause,€the€appelleeÐ  #p! Ðis€entitled€to€an€affirmance€of€the€judgment€below,€with€costs.Ð $\"Ð Ð  ÐÌà  àIn€òòState€v.€Cunninghamóó,€972€S.W.2d€16€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1998),€a€panel€of€this€CourtÐ ä%4!$ Ðreviewed€the€case€of€a€defendant€whose€probation€in€the€Municipal€Court€of€Jackson,€Tennessee,€Ð Ð& "% Ðhad€been€revoked,€and€the€defendant€appealed€this€revocation€to€the€Circuit€Court€of€MadisonÐ ¼' #& ÐCounty.€€The€circuit€court€affirmed€the€municipal€courtððs€judgment,€but€had€not€conducted€a€€òòde€novoóóÐ ¨(ø#' Ðhearing.€€In€reversing€and€remanding€the€case€to€the€circuit€court€for€a€òòde€novoóó€probation€revocationÐ ”)ä$( Ðâ âhearing,€our€Court€noted,Ð €*Ð%) Ðà8  àà ° àà8Ð Ð àIn€a€òòde€novoóó€review,€ð ðthe€parties€are€entitled€to€a€reexamination€of€the€whole€matterÐ ° Ðâ âof€law€and€fact.ðð€€òòRichards€v.€Tayloróó,€926€S.W.2d€569,€570€(Tenn.€App.€1996).€€TheÐ œì Ðcircuit€court€is€not€concerned€with€what€took€place€in€the€lower€court;€the€matter€isÐ ˆØ Ðtried€as€if€no€other€hearing€had€occurred.€€òòHohenberg€Bros.€Co.€v.€Missouri€Pac.€R.R.Ð tÄ ÐCo.óó,€586€S.W.2d€117,€119€(Tenn.€App.€1979).€€Ð`°Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àA€òòde€novoóóhearing€encompasses€more€than€just€the€presentation€of€proof.€€The€courtÐ 8 ˆ Ðmust€try€the€matter€òòand€render€judgmentóó€as€if€no€judgment€had€previously€beenÐ $ t Ðrendered.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌòòCunninghamóó,€972€S.W.2d€at€18€(emphasis€in€original).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àBased€upon€òòCunninghamóó,€we€conclude€that€an€appeal€by€a€defendant€in€a€criminal€case€fromÐ À  Ðgeneral€sessions€court€is€of€such€significance€that€it€should€not€be€dismissed€merely€because€aÐ ¬ü  Ðdefendant€is€one€hour€late€for€court.€€Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àIn€the€case€òòsub€judiceóó,€the€conviction€upon€a€plea€of€guilty€necessarily€follows€the€appeal,€andÐ pÀ Ðbecomes€a€judgment€of€conviction€in€the€Criminal€Court€of€Sullivan€County,€with€the€criminal€courtÐ \¬ Ðrequired€to€have€a€òòde€novoóó€sentencing€hearing,€pursuant€to€all€applicable€provisions€to€sentencingÐ H˜ Ðin€misdemeanor€cases€under€the€Criminal€Sentencing€Reform€Act€of€1989.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„4„Ð 4„ Ð112;€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€5(c)(1).€€Normally€a€defendant€has€a€right€to€be€present€for€a€sentencingÐ  p Ðhearing.€€The€right€to€be€present€at€a€sentencing€hearing€can€be€waived€or€forfeited€by€a€defendant.€Ð  \ ÐòòóóTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€43(a);€òòseeóó€òòState€v.€Carruthersóó,€35€S.W.3d€516,€567„68€(Tenn.€2000).€€òòóóIn€the€caseÐ øH Ðòòsub€judice,€óóthe€trial€court€initially€ordered€a€conditional€forfeiture€of€the€bond€and€issuance€of€aÐ ä4 Ðcapias.€€This€was€later€rescinded€by€the€trial€court,€even€though€the€court€ordered€the€caseÐ Ð  Ðð ðremandedðð€back€to€the€general€sessions€court.Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àBased€upon€this€record,€we€conclude€that€the€Defendant€has€not€waived€or€forfeited€her€rightÐ ”ä Ðto€a€sentencing€hearing.€€While€we€do€not€condone€the€Defendantððs€tardiness€for€court,€we€concludeÐ €Ð Ðthat€a€defendantððs€right€to€a€sentencing€hearing€outweighs€the€right€of€the€State€to€have€an€appealÐ l¼ Ðfrom€general€sessions€ð ðdismissedðð€upon€a€defendant€being€only€one€hour€late€for€court.€€Accordingly,Ð X ¨ Ðthe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€reversed,€and€this€case€is€remanded€to€the€Criminal€Court€ofÐ D!” ÐSullivan€County€for€a€sentencing€hearing,€and€entry€of€a€judgment€of€the€criminal€court€inÐ 0"€  Ðaccordance€with€the€guilty€plea€previously€entered€by€Defendant,€and€the€sentencing€determinationÐ #l! Ðmade€by€the€trial€court.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð à%0!$ Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àTHOMAS€T.€WOODALL,€JUDGE