ÿWPC÷  …# VU>a %Ÿ 0í¥UB’ 4Ô è n­÷ U:¤ Þ w@æ 0J& 0Tp 0^Ä 0h" 0@Š 0rÊ 0|< 0†¸ 0> 1uÎ 0dCU6§U.ÝU* B)5DC^ AM¡ D3îd!ê… 01ov~ vÓ 0Dñ B5 AORÆ¡ 0Dg D/« BÚ ˜HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,ü,,,,,ü0nLhÎ<èÀ( 9Z &Courier RegularX(ÅÕÐ$¡¡Ñ  ÑÑ7€'CXXdÈXXdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÓiU°X` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.813è5@8˜:ð<H? A°œXiÓ<þ6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiÔ¡¨ 3|xÀ«<þ6X9`(*Courier 12pt10cpiXXxþ6X@ÉJQX@,†r‰AZ‹"Arial Regular ­®U¯±D²³E´[µ¶·Ó€2 ÿÿ0Indent1Ô2ÔÔ3  Ô2" ÿÿ0Indent2à0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2, ÿÿ0Indent3à0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô26 ÿÿ0Indent4à0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô("ÿÿ$££Ò  ÒÒ  Ò2@ ÿÿ0Indent5à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2J ÿÿ0Indent6à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2T ÿÿ0Indent7à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô2^ ÿÿ0Indent8à0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àà0 àÔ2ÔÔ3  Ô ÿÿ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P ÿÿ8Mac DefaultMac DefaultÓ ` °šXÓ< Œ 9p`(Courier New< Œ 9p`(Courier< Œ 9p`(Arial% Line 7 d''''7Border 1dd€(Cþÿ << Gÿÿ2222'ÿÿdxd ZÝ ƒ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÔ€&ÔÔ€&ÔÓ  Óò òÔ YYY ÔFILEDÔ€&XÔÌÌDecember€12,€1997ÌÌCecil€W.€CrowsonÌAppellate€Court€ClerkÔ  Ôó ó àÝ ƒ!ÝÑ#€d#ÑÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÑ#€d#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÔ€&ÔÔ€&ôÔÑ7ÀËXXdÈ XXdæ7Ñà àòòÚ  ÚÚ  Úóó€The€appellate€court€clerkððs€file€contains€a€copy€of€a€letter€dated€April€15,€1997,€from€theÏdefendantððs€counsel€to€the€assistant€attorney€general€assigned€to€this€case€noting€that€a€motion€and€orderÏto€dismiss€the€appeal€would€be€filed€because€the€defendant€had€served€his€time€and€the€issue€on€appealÏwas€moot.€€Thus,€although€counsel€for€the€parties€were€then€aware€that€the€appeal€should€be€dismissed,Ïno€one€notified€this€court.€€Counsel€should€not€assume€that€sending€to€the€clerk€a€copy€of€a€letterÏaddressed€to€opposing€counsel€will€be€brought€to€the€attention€of€the€court€or€that€it€is€even€proper€for€theÏcourt€to€take€note€of€it€as€a€matter€of€proof.Ì(á(3Œ$¤¤Ý ƒÕÐ!ÝÑ  ÑÑ7€ë¬XXdÈdÈ7ÑÑ  ÑÓ  ÓÓiU°X` ¸ hÀpÈ xÐ (#€%Ø'0*ˆ,à.813è5@8˜:ð<H? A°œXiÓÝ  Ýà ` àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóPtPtHHÚ(ÿáÿâùFG(üHHØ(d'`Styl{WP}01•ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃà Ãà Ãà Ãà Ãà ÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÃÐ ÐÐHHÐÐ  ÐÐ2ÐÐÿÿ¸æ$ÿÐÐHHÐÐÐÐÐÐÐÐ  ÐÐ ÐÐ ÐÑÑÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÑ € ÑÑ<Px–ÈÑÒÒÒ443!#4ÒÒ$ *$ÒÒ$*$ÒÒ ÿKK ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÒ  Geneva ÒÓ.,ÓÓÓÓ6ÓÓ ÓßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßßÑGenevaÑÑ ÑÒ  ion-F Geneva ÒÒ  ion-F Geneva Ò(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó d€‚ƒCþÿ<< CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó ó„„'÷ÿ dxdüÿP PdÝ ƒ!ÝÔ . ÔÔ€$ÔÑ  ÑÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÑ#€%%Xd#ÑÑ  ÑÓ` °˜XÓÝ  ÝÒ  ÒÒ X ÒÑ  ÑÑ Ü ÑÓÓÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€&Ô›Ñ7€  ½ XXdæXXdÈ7ќـ€ÙßR€)+(A1-j|` ç `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌ€à8 àà@ àIN€THE€COURT€OF€CRIMINAL€APPEALS€OF€TENNESSEEÌà@ àAT€NASHVILLEà@ à€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà à€€€€€€€€€€€€€NOVEMBER€1997€SESSIONÌÌÓÓSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,à àà à)à àÌ€à àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee,€à àà à)à àNo.€01C01„9609„CR„00414Ìà à€€€€€à àà à€€à à)Ìà àà àà àà à)à à€Putnam€CountyÌv.à àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€€Ìà àà àà àà à)à à€Honorable€Leon€Burns,€Jr.,€Judge€Ìà àà àà àà à)ÌSCOTTY€WRIGHT,à à€€€à à)à à€œ(Sentencing)›Ìà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€Ìà àAppellant.à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àÌÌòòFor€the€Appellantóó:à àà àà àà àòòFor€the€Appelleeóó:ÌÌDavid€Neal€Bradyà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌDistrict€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€of€TennesseeÌ€€€€€andà àà àà àà àà àà àandà àà àà àà àÌH.€Marshall€Judd€à àà àà àà àJanis€L.€TurnerÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€General€of€Tennessee€215Ï215€Reagan€Streetà àà àà àà à450€James€Robertson€Parkwayà àà àÌCookeville,€TN€38501à àà àà àNashville,€TN€37243„0493ÌÌà àà àà àà àà àWilliam€Edward€GibsonÌà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àandÌà àà àà àà àà àLillie€Ann€SellsÌà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà à145€South€Jefferson€AvenueÌà àà àà àà àà àCookeville,€TN€38501ÌÌÌÌÌOPINION€FILED:____________________ÌÌÌAPPEAL€DISMISSEDÌÌJoseph€M.€TiptonÌJudgeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÓÓà@ àòòò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nóóó óÌÌà àThe€defendant,€Scotty€Wright,€appeals€as€of€right€from€the€PutnamÏCounty€Criminal€Court€relative€to€sentences€imposed€upon€him€for€two€offenses€of€theÏsale€of€over€.5€grams€of€cocaine,€Class€B€felonies.€€He€received€two€eight„yearÏconcurrent€sentences,€with€split€confinement€ordered€by€which€he€was€to€serve€oneÏyear€in€jail€with€the€balance€suspended€and€then€œbe€placed›€on€probation€for€elevenÏœyears.›€€In€this€appeal,€he€complains€about€the€one€year€of€confinement€that€wasÏimposed.€€ÌÌà àThe€issue€in€this€case€is€moot.€€The€judgments€of€conviction€were€enteredÏAugust€13,€1996,€and€provided€the€defendant€with€one€hundred€five€days€pretrial€jailÍcredit€as€of€August€12,€1996.€€The€judgments€state€that€the€defendant€was€œto€be›Ïreleased€from€jail€on€April€29,€1997.€€The€record€reflects€that€the€defendant€remainedÏin€jail€pending€this€appeal.€€ÌÌà àThus,€the€defendant€served€his€year€in€confinement€by€the€end€of€AprilÏ1997,€approximately€one€month€after€the€appelleeððs€brief€was€œfiled€by€the€state.›€€WithÏthe€sole€issue€being€whether€the€defendant€should€have€been€confined€for€a€year,€theÏmatter€is€moot€and€the€case€should€be€dismissed.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€ex€rel.€Lewis€v.€Stateóó,Ï208€Tenn.€œ534,€537„38,›€347€S.W.2d€œ47,€48›€(1961);€òòState€v.€Rogersóó,€703€S.W.2d€166,Ï169€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).€€œÌ›Ìà àWe€note€that€there€was€no€request€for€an€expedited€appeal€process€andÏdecision€in€this€case.€€òòSeeóó€T.R.A.P.€2.€€Also,€although€the€defendant€filed€a€motion€inÏMay€1997€to€dismiss€his€appeal,€accompanied€by€his€signed€affidavit€to€that€effect,Ïneither€the€motion€nor€the€affidavit€provide€any€basis€for€the€dismissal.€€That€is,€theÏmotion€simply€states€that€the€defendant€ð ðmoves€the€court€to€dismiss€his€appeal.ðð€€TheÏmotion€was€denied€in€May€1997€for€the€failure€of€the€defendantððs€affidavit€to€show€thatÏhe€had€been€advised€of€his€appeal€rights€and€expressly€waived€those€œrights.€€òòSeeóóÍTenn.€Ct.€Crim.€App.€R.€11.›€€No€further€action€was€taken€by€the€parties.œ× ƒ, ××  ×›€€Thus,€this€caseÏremained€on€the€active€docket€œand›€was€ultimately€assigned€to€this€panel.€€ÌÌà àIn€any€event,€we€hold€that€this€case€should€be€dismissed€for€mootnessÏwith€the€costs€taxed€against€the€defendant.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà àà à_______________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àJoseph€M.€Tipton,€Judge€ÌÌCONCUR:ÌÌÌÌ________________________ÌJohn€H.€Peay,€Judge€ÌÌÌÌ________________________ÌDavid€H.€Welles,€Judge€à àà à