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ÉÝ ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„108(c)€(2003).€ Ý ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„20„111(b)€(2003)€states:Ð ° Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€à8 ` àIn€any€case€in€which€a€defendant€commits€a€felony€while€such€defendant€wasÐ tÄ Ðreleased€on€bail€.€.€.€and€the€defendant€is€convicted€of€both€such€offenses,€the€trialÐ 8ˆ Ðjudge€shall€not€have€discretion€as€to€whether€the€sentences€shall€run€concurrentlyÐ üL Ðor€cumulatively,€but€shall€order€that€such€sentences€be€served€cumulatively.ÐÀ` x` x ÐTennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€32(3)(C)€sets€forth€the€same€requirement€of€consecutive€sentences€when€a€felonyÐ „Ô Ðis€committed€while€the€defendant€is€on€bail€and€is€subsequently€convicted€of€both€offenses. ØÝ ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔAn€ð ðinformationðð€is€a€written€statement€by€a€district€attorney€general€that€charges€a€person€with€a€crime.€Ð ° ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„3„103(b)€(2003).€€Article€I,€section€14€of€the€Constitution€of€Tennessee€provides€that€ð ðno€personÐ tÄ Ðshall€be€put€to€answer€any€criminal€charge€but€by€presentment,€indictment€or€impeachment.ðð€€However,€if€representedÐ 8ˆ Ðby€an€attorney,€a€defendant€may€waive€this€right€and€consent€to€prosecution€by€information.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„3„101Ð üL Ð(2003).€ •Ý ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔVehicular€homicide€is€a€Class€C€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€39„13„213(b)€(2003).€€The€applicable€sentencingÐ ° Ðranges€allow€a€maximum€sentence€of€fifteen€years€for€a€Class€C€felony.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„35„112(c)(3)€(2003). TORIANDrowotaAdolphoKrelsteininformationsBomarMcLaneyWithrowGallowayHickmanPettusNewell S.W. Ñ ° Ñ ˆÝ ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔThe€petitions€at€issue€in€the€present€case€were€filed€in€Lake€County€Circuit€Court.€€The€petitioner€hadÐ ° Ðpreviously€filed€two€other€habeas€corpus€petitions€in€1999€in€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court,€challenging€the€legality€ofÐ tÄ Ðhis€concurrent€sentences.€€By€order€dated€December€13,€1999,€the€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court€dismissed€the€petitions,Ð 8ˆ Ðfinding€that€the€petitioner€had€failed€to€attach€copies€of€the€judgment€sheets€to€the€petitions,€as€required.€€The€courtÐ üL Ðfurther€found€that€the€petitions€should€be€treated€as€petitions€for€post„conviction€relief€and,€as€such,€had€not€been€timelyÐ À ý Ðfiled€within€the€applicable€statute€of€limitations.€ cÝ ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔTennessee€Code€Annotated€section€29„21„101€(2000)€sets€forth€the€statutory€right€to€file€a€petition€for€writÐ ° Ðof€habeas€corpus€and€provides:€ð ðAny€person€imprisoned€or€restrained€of€liberty,€under€any€pretense€whatsoever,Ð tÄ Ð[excluding€petitioners€restrained€by€virtue€of€federal€process],€may€prosecute€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€to€inquire€into€theÐ 8ˆ Ðcause€of€such€imprisonment€and€restraint.ðð Ý ƒRµ$ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔThis€appeal€was€granted€prior€to€our€decision€in€òòHickmanóó.€€As€previously€noted,€in€the€habeas€corpus€petitionsÐ ° Ðat€issue€in€the€present€case€the€petitioner€argues€that€the€1986€and€1989€convictions€are€void€due€to€infirmities€in€theÐ tÄ Ðcharging€instruments€and€that€the€1993€judgments€should€be€nullified€because€the€concurrent€sentences€imposed€wereÐ 8ˆ Ðillegal.€€However,€in€reaching€our€decision€today,€we€need€not€address€the€propriety€of€these€arguments€because,€in€lightÐ üL Ðof€our€holding€in€òòHickmanóó,€these€issues€are€rendered€moot.€(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  Úóó- ù-(›I2µ$¤¤Ý ƒðš!ÝÔ€»¹»»»ÔÑ€.ÑÑ8€¹»»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ô~Èò»»¹Ô€€ d(›3Ö~$££Ý 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ÓÔ#†¼¹»XXG…ï#ÔÓ=€¹»Ð»dÐd=ÓÔ€XG…X»¼¹ÔThis€case€comes€before€us€on€petitions€for€habeas€corpus€relief.€€Although€several€arguments€areÐ xÈ Ðraised€on€appeal,€the€Ô_ÔdispositiveÔ_Ô€issue€presented€is€whether€the€petitioner€is€ð ðimprisoned€or€restrainedÐ d´ Ðof€libertyðð€by€the€challenged€judgments€and€thus€eligible€to€seek€habeas€corpus€relief,€when€theÐ P  Ðpetitionerððs€sentences€expired€prior€to€filing€for€relief.€€We€hold€that€he€is€not.€€The€petitioner€wasÐ <Œ Ðconvicted€of€numerous€criminal€offenses€from€1986€to€1993.€€In€2002,€the€petitioner€filed€three€òòproÐ (x Ðse€óóhabeas€corpus€petitions€challenging€the€validity€of€these€convictions.€€The€trial€court€dismissedÐ d Ðthe€petitions.€€Upon€appeal€to€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€the€dismissal€of€the€petitions€wasÐ P Ðaffirmed.€€In€addition€to€affirming€the€trial€courtððs€initial€findings,€the€intermediate€court€also€heldÐ ì< Ðthat€the€petitioner€was€ineligible€for€habeas€corpus€relief€because€he€was€currently€incarcerated€onÐ Ø( Ðunrelated€charges€and€thus€had€no€standing€to€claim€he€was€being€illegally€restrained€by€theÐ Ä Ðchallenged€convictions.€€For€the€reasons€stated€herein,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Court€ofÐ ° ÐCriminal€Appeals.€€Applying€the€rule€recently€announced€in€òòHickman€v.€Stateóó,€ð"ð€S.W.3d€ð"ð€(Tenn.Ð œì Ð2004),€we€hold€that€the€petitioner€is€not€currently€"imprisoned€or€restrained€of€liberty"€by€theÐ ˆØ Ðchallenged€convictions€because€they€expired€prior€to€his€filing€for€relief;€therefore,€he€is€not€entitledÐ t Ä Ðto€habeas€corpus€relief.€€€Ð `!°  ÐÓÓÌò òTenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€Application€for€Permission€to€Appeal;€Ð 8#ˆ" ÐJudgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€Affirmedó óÐ $$t# ÐÌòòÓ  ÓWilliam€M.€Barker,€Jóó.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€the€panel€ofòò€Frank€F.Ð ü%L!% ÐDrowota,€III,€C.J.,€óóand€òòE.€Riley€Anderson,€Adolpho€A.€Birchóó,€òòJróó.,€and€òòJanice€M.€Holderóó,€JJ.,Ð è&8"& Ðconcurred.Ð Ô'$#' ÐØ ØÓ=€¹»Ð»d»Ð»d=ÓÌRonald€D.€Krelstein,€Germantown,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Torian€Benson.Ð ¬)ü$) ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€&€Reporter;€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General;€and€J.€RossÐ „+Ô&+ ÐDyer,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€for€the€appellee,€State€of€Tennessee.Ð p,À', ÐÐ \-¬(-ý ÐÑOYÑâ âѰ°Ñâ âÑ  ÑÔ_ÔÓ ÓØ ØÓ=€¹»Ð»d»Ð»d=ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ œì ÐÓ  ÓØ  ØÓ=€¹»Ð »d»Ð»d=ÓÌÓ  Óò òòòFACTSóóó óÐ tÄ ÐÌÓÄÓà  àOn€May€11,€1986,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€in€Shelby€County€Criminal€Court€to€four€countsÐ L œ Ðof€larceny€and€six€counts€of€robbery.€€The€petitioner€was€sentenced€to€three€years€imprisonment€forÐ 8 ˆ Ðeach€larceny€count€and€five€years€for€each€robbery€count.€€All€sentences€were€ordered€to€be€servedÐ $ t Ðconcurrently,€resulting€in€an€effective€sentence€of€five€years.€€On€March€6,€1989,€the€petitionerÐ  ` Ðentered€guilty€pleas€to€two€counts€of€larceny€and€one€count€of€aggravated€assault.€€He€was€sentencedÐ ü L  Ðto€three€years€for€each€count,€all€to€be€served€concurrently,€for€an€effective€total€sentence€of€threeÐ è 8  Ðyears.Ð Ô$  ÐÌà  àOn€January€4,€1993,€the€petitioner€entered€a€guilty€plea€to€one€count€of€theft€of€property€overÐ ¬ü  Ð$10,000€and€was€sentenced€to€four€years€imprisonment.€€On€April€23,€1993,€the€petitioner€pled€guiltyÐ ˜è  Ðto€unlawful€possession€of€a€controlled€substance€with€intent€to€sell€and€was€sentenced€to€a€term€ofÐ „Ô  Ðeight€years.€€On€September€3,€1993,€the€petitioner€pled€guilty€to€two€counts€of€possession€of€aÐ pÀ Ðcontrolled€substance€and€received€an€eight„year€sentence€for€one€count€and€a€four„year€sentence€forÐ \¬ Ðthe€other.€€All€of€the€1993€convictions€were€ordered€to€be€served€concurrently.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àOn€April€17,€1997,€the€petitioner€was€found€guilty€of€two€counts€of€vehicular€homicide€andÐ  p Ðsentenced€to€a€term€of€fifteen€years€for€each€count.€€Based€upon€the€petitionerððs€prior€convictions,Ð  \ Ðthe€trial€court€found€the€petitioner€to€be€a€ð ðcareer€offender.ðð׃×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Under€the€sentencing€guidelines,€thisÐ øH Ðdesignation€required€the€court€to€impose€the€maximum€sentence€for€felony€offenses,׃T×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€which€in€theÐ ä4 Ðcase€of€vehicular€homicide€was€fifteen€years.׃à×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€trial€court€ordered€both€fifteen„year€sentences€toÐ Ð  Ðbe€served€consecutively,€not€only€with€each€other€but€also€with€another€four„year€sentence.€Ð ¼  ÐTherefore,€the€petitioner€is€currently€serving€an€effective€sentence€of€thirty„four€years€imprisonmentÐ ¨ø Ðfor€these€latest€crimes.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àOn€August€26,€2002,€the€petitioner,€acting€òòpro€seóó,€filed€three€separate€petitions€for€writs€ofÐ l¼ Ðhabeas€corpus€challenging€the€validity€of€the€1986,€1989€and€1993€convictions.׃0×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€petitionerÐ X ¨ Ðraises€several€arguments€in€these€petitions,€which€are€the€focus€of€the€present€action.€€With€respectÐ ° Ðto€the€1986€convictions,€the€petitioner€argues€that€the€criminal€informations׃×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú5Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€charging€the€crimes€areÐ œì Ðfatally€defective.€€Specifically,€the€petitioner€alleges€that€the€larceny€informations€are€defectiveÐ ˆØ Ðbecause€they€fail€to€state€the€value€of€the€property€taken€and€also€the€degree€of€larceny.€€The€robberyÐ tÄ Ðinformations€are€alleged€to€be€defective€because€they€do€not€state€that€the€goods€were€taken€againstÐ `° Ðthe€victimððs€will.€€Therefore,€the€petitioner€argues€that€the€trial€court€was€without€jurisdiction€toÐ L œ Ðaccept€guilty€pleas€to€these€defective€instruments.€€Regarding€the€1989€convictions,€the€petitionerÐ 8 ˆ Ðasserts€that€the€aggravated€assault€indictment€actually€charged€an€attempted€assault,€contradictingÐ $ t Ðthe€applicable€statute€which€makes€any€attempt€to€cause€serious€bodily€harm€the€completed€offenseÐ  ` Ðof€aggravated€assault.€€The€petitioner€asserts,€therefore,€that€the€defective€indictment€did€not€properlyÐ ü L  Ðcharge€a€crime,€and€the€guilty€pleas€he€entered€to€each€of€the€charges€at€that€time€should€be€nullified.Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àAs€to€the€1993€convictions,€the€petitioner€challenges€the€legality€of€the€concurrent€sentencesÐ À  Ðimposed€by€the€trial€court.€€He€alleges€that€three€of€these€offenses€were€committed€while€he€was€freeÐ ¬ü  Ðon€bond.€€Therefore,€pointing€to€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€40„20„111(b)€(2003)€andÐ ˜è  ÐTennessee€Rule€of€Criminal€Procedure€32,€the€petitioner€argues€that€the€trial€court€was€required€toÐ „Ô  Ðimpose€consecutive€rather€than€concurrent€sentences.׃´×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú6Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Because€these€sentences€were€illegallyÐ pÀ Ðimposed,€the€petitioner€avers€that€they€are€void€and€that€he€should€be€allowed€to€withdraw€his€guiltyÐ \¬ Ðpleas.€€The€end€result,€according€to€the€petitioner,€is€that€because€the€sentences€he€is€currently€servingÐ H˜ Ðfor€vehicular€homicide€were€illegally€enhanced€by€use€of€these€void€prior€convictions,€he€should€beÐ 4„ Ðentitled€to€re„sentencing€in€the€vehicular€homicide€cases.Ð  p ÐÌà  àIn€these€habeas€corpus€petitions,€the€petitioner€requested€court„appointed€counsel.€€However,Ð øH Ðupon€reviewing€the€petitions,€the€trial€court€summarily€dismissed€them€without€appointing€counselÐ ä4 Ðor€holding€a€hearing.€€The€court€found€that€the€challenged€charging€instruments€complied€withÐ Ð  ÐTennessee€Code€Annotated€sections€40„13„201€and€40„13„202€and€therefore€were€valid.€€Further,Ð ¼  Ðthe€court€found€that€petitionerððs€claim€regarding€the€legality€of€his€concurrent€sentences€was€notÐ ¨ø Ðcognizable€in€a€habeas€corpus€proceeding€because€while€the€challenged€judgments€may€have€beenÐ ”ä Ðvoidable,€they€were€not€void.€€Therefore,€the€proper€avenue€to€attack€these€sentences€was€throughÐ ° Ða€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€court€also€noted€that€the€petitioner€was€currently€servingÐ œì Ða€sentence€on€other€unrelated€charges.€€The€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€affirmed€the€trial€courtððsÐ ˆØ Ðdenial€of€habeas€corpus€relief.€€Along€with€affirming€the€trial€courtððs€initial€findings,€the€intermediateÐ tÄ Ðcourt,€citing€òòState€v.€Bomaróó,€381€S.W.2d€287,€289€(Tenn.€1964),€also€held€that€habeas€corpus€reliefÐ `° Ðwas€not€available€because€the€petitioner€was€not€eligible€for€immediate€release€as€he€was€currentlyÐ L œ Ðincarcerated€on€charges€unrelated€to€those€challenged€in€the€petitions.€€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àWe€granted€the€petitionerððs€application€to€appeal€and€now,€for€the€reasons€stated€herein,Ð  ` Ðaffirm€the€judgment€of€the€lower€courts€dismissing€the€habeas€corpus€petition.Ð ü L  ÐÌÓ  Óò òòòSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWóóó óÐ Ô$  ÐÌÓZ.Óà  àWhether€a€petitioner€should€be€granted€habeas€corpus€relief€is€a€question€of€law.€€òòMcLaneyÐ ¬ü  Ðv.€Bellóó,€59€S.W.3d€90,€92€(Tenn.€2001).€€Therefore,€our€review€of€a€denial€of€habeas€corpus€reliefÐ ˜è  Ðis€òòde€novoóó,€with€no€presumption€of€correctness€accorded€to€the€lower€courtððs€judgment.€€òòId.óóÐ „Ô  ÐÌà@òò&ìàò òòòANALYSISóóó óˆÐ \¬ ÐÌà  àThe€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€often€referred€to€as€the€Great€Writ,€is€a€high€prerogative€writÐ 4„ Ðfurnishing€an€extraordinary€remedy€to€secure€the€release€by€judicial€decree€of€persons€illegallyÐ  p Ðrestrained€of€their€liberty.€€òòSee,€e.g.óó,€òòWithrow€v.€Williamsóó€507€U.S.€680,€697„98€(1993);€òòState€v.Ð  \ ÐNewellóó,€391€S.W.€2d€667,€670€(Tenn.€1965).€€Article€I,€section€15€of€the€Tennessee€ConstitutionÐ øH Ðprotects€the€right€to€seek€habeas€corpus€relief,€providing€that€ð ðthe€privilege€of€the€writ€of€HabeasÐ ä4 ÐCorpus€shall€not€be€suspended,€unless€when€in€case€of€rebellion€or€invasion,€the€General€AssemblyÐ Ð  Ðshall€declare€the€public€safety€requires€it.ðð€€Although€developed€through€the€common€law,€modernÐ ¼  Ðhabeas€corpus€practice€in€Tennessee€is€regulated€largely€by€statute.€€òòState€v.€Ritchieóó,€20€S.W.3d€624,Ð ¨ø Ð629€(Tenn.€2000).€€The€procedural€requirements€of€the€habeas€corpus€statutes€are€ð ðmandatory€andÐ ”ä Ðmust€be€followed€scrupulously.ðð€€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€165€(Tenn.€1993).€€Accordingly,Ð €Ð Ðthe€grounds€upon€which€habeas€corpus€relief€may€be€granted€are€quite€narrow.€€òòId.óó€at€630;€òòMcLaneyóó,Ð l¼ Ð59€S.W.3d€at€92€(Tenn.€2001).Ð X ¨ ÐÌà  àA€statutory€prerequisite€for€eligibility€to€seek€habeas€corpus€relief€is€that€the€petitioner€mustÐ 0"€  Ðbe€ð ðimprisoned€or€restrained€of€libertyðð€by€the€challenged€convictions.׃×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú7Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€phrase€ð ðrestrained€ofÐ #l! Ðlibertyðð€has€generally€been€interpreted€to€include€any€limitation€placed€upon€a€personððs€freedom€ofÐ $X" Ðaction,€including€such€restraints€as€conditions€of€parole€or€probation,€or€an€order€requiring€a€personÐ ô$D # Ðto€remain€in€one€city.€€òòSeeóó€òòHickman€v.€Stateóó,€ð"ð€S.W.3d€ð"ð€(Tenn.€2004).€€However,€in€òòHickmanóó,Ð à%0!$ Ðthis€Court€further€analyzed€the€scope€of€this€phrase,€holding:€Ð Ì&"% Ðà8  à[A]€person€is€not€ð ðrestrained€of€libertyðð€for€purposes€of€the€habeas€corpus€statuteÐ ° Ðunless€the€challenged€judgment€itself€imposes€a€restraint€upon€the€petitionerððsÐ œì Ðfreedom€of€action€or€movement.€€Use€of€the€challenged€judgment€to€enhance€theÐ ˆØ Ðsentence€imposed€on€a€separate€conviction€is€not€a€restraint€of€liberty€sufficient€toÐ tÄ Ðpermit€a€habeas€corpus€challenge€to€the€original€conviction€long€after€the€sentenceÐ `° Ðon€the€original€conviction€has€expired.ÐL œÐ Ð  ÐòòId.óó€Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àThe€petitioner€in€òòHickmanóó€had€been€convicted€in€1986€of€possession€of€marijuana€andÐ  ` Ðreceived€a€ten„day€suspended€sentence.€€òòóó€Several€years€later,€Hickman€challenged€the€validity€of€theÐ ü L  Ð1986€conviction€by€filing€for€habeas€corpus€relief.€€Hickman€sought€to€have€the€prior€conviction€setÐ è 8  Ðaside€so€that€it€could€not€be€used€against€him€in€another€pending€criminal€proceeding.€€òòóóThis€CourtÐ Ô$  Ðheld,€among€other€things,€that€because€Hickman€was€not€currently€serving€the€challenged€sentence,Ð À  Ðhe€was€not€imprisoned€or€restrained€of€liberty€by€it.òòóó€€Consequently,€he€was€not€eligible€for€habeasÐ ¬ü  Ðcorpus€relief.€òòóó€Use€of€the€prior€conviction€to€enhance€a€later€sentence€was€ð ðmerely€a€collateralÐ ˜è  Ðconsequenceðð€of€the€challenged€conviction€and€did€not€provide€sufficient€grounds€for€habeas€corpusÐ „Ô  Ðrelief.€òòóóÐ pÀ ÐÌà  àTurning€to€the€case€presently€under€review,€we€find€that,€as€in€òòHickmanóó,€the€petitioner€is€notÐ H˜ Ðcurrently€imprisoned€or€restrained€of€liberty€by€the€challenged€convictions.€€All€of€the€sentencesÐ 4„ Ðimposed€for€the€petitionerððs€challenged€convictions€had€already€been€served€prior€to€the€filing€of€hisÐ  p Ðhabeas€corpus€petitions€in€2002.€€Even€assuming€that€these€prior€convictions€were€used€to€enhanceÐ  \ Ðthe€sentences€he€is€currently€serving,€òòHickmanóó€makes€clear€that€this€is€not€an€adequate€basis€forÐ øH Ðhabeas€corpus€relief€to€be€granted.׃×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú8Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€The€sentences€complained€of€were€served€and€expired€beforeÐ ä4 Ðthe€petitioner€filed€a€habeas€corpus€petition€to€challenge€them,€therefore,€he€is€not€presentlyÐ Ð  Ðð ðimprisoned€or€restrained€of€libertyðð€by€any€of€the€challenged€convictions.€€Accordingly,€theÐ ¼  Ðpetitioner€is€not€entitled€to€habeas€corpus€relief.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌà@FF%ìàò òòòCONCLUSIONóóó óˆÐ €Ð ÐÌà  àIn€summary,€we€hold€that€use€of€the€petitionerððs€challenged€prior€criminal€convictions€toÐ X ¨ Ðenhance€€the€sentence€he€is€currently€serving€does€not€provide€adequate€grounds€to€grant€habeasÐ D!” Ðcorpus€relief.€€The€challenged€convictions€and€sentences€expired€prior€to€his€filing€for€habeas€corpusÐ 0"€  Ðrelief,€therefore€they€do€not€comprise€a€restraint€on€the€petitionerððs€liberty€for€purposes€of€the€habeasÐ #l! Ðcorpus€statute.€€Accordingly,€the€petitioner€is€not€entitled€to€habeas€corpus€relief.€€The€judgment€ofÐ $X" Ðthe€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€is€affirmed.Ð ô$D # Ðâ âÐ à%0!$ Ðà  àIt€appearing€from€the€record€that€the€petitioner€is€indigent,€costs€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€toÐ ° Ðâ âthe€State€of€Tennessee.€Ð œì ÐÌÌÌÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€______________________________Ð $ t Ѐ€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€€WILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUSTICEÐ  ` ЀÌÌÌà  àÌ€€€Ð ¬ü  ÐÌà  à€€€€