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ÔÔ€+ÔÝ  Ý›Ñ ` ÑÑ  ÑÒ 4 ÒÒ ° ÒÒ 4 ÒÒ „ ÒÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÔ€,ÔÑ€ÑÑ7€¼XXdðdÈ7ÑØ ØÓ&€..XÐd&Ӝـ€ÙßR€120A1-j|` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEÌÌà@ àAT€€JACKSONÌÌÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€€òòò òFOR€PUBLICATIONóóó óÌWILLIAM€D.€CARROLL,à àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àò òòòFiled:€€September€29,€1997ó óóóÌà àà àAppellant,à àà àà à)à àÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)à à€€€€LAUDERDALE€LAWÌà àà àà àà àà àà à)ÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€€€€€€€€HON.€JOSEPH€H.€WALKER,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)€à à€à à€€€JUDGEÌFRED€RANEY,€WARDEN,à àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àAppellee.à àà àà à)€€€€€€€€€No.€02„S„01„9610„CC„00086ÌÌÌÌÌòòÌÌò òFor€Appellant:óóà àà àà àà àòòFor€Appellee:óóó óÌÌJulie€K.€Pillowà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌAssistant€Public€Defenderà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌCovington,€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€E.€MooreÌGary€F.€Antricanà àà àà àà àSolicitor€GeneralÌPubic€DefenderÌCovington,€Tennesseeà àà àà àGordon€W.€SmithÌà àà àà àà àà àà àAssociate€Solicitor€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TennesseeÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌà@ àÔ€,„Ôò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÌÔ€,XÔÌÌÌÌÌÌAFFIRMEDà àà àà àà àà àà àà àà à€€€ANDERSON,€C.J.ÇÓÓà àThe€defendant€filed€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus€seeking€his€freedom€fromÏprison€on€the€grounds€his€commuted€sentence€had€expired€prior€to€beingÏrevoked€by€the€Governor.€€The€trial€court€found€that€the€commuted€sentenceÏfrom€life€to€ð ð22€years€to€lifeðð€had€expired€before€the€Governorððs€revocation€andÏgranted€the€defendantððs€petition€for€the€writ€of€habeas€corpus.€€The€Court€ofÏCriminal€Appeals€reversed,€holding€that€the€Governorððs€commutation€wasÏconditional€and€that€the€Governor€had€the€authority€to€revoke€the€commutationÏat€any€time€throughout€the€defendantððs€life.€€ÌÌà àAlthough€we€disagree€that€the€commutation€contained€an€expressÏcondition,€we€conclude€the€Governor€had€the€authority€to€first€commute€theÏsentence€to€an€indeterminate€term€of€ð ð22€years€to€life,ðð€and€also€to€revoke€theÏcommutation€at€any€time€during€the€defendantððs€life€because€the€defendant€wasÏconsidered€in€legal€custody€until€his€life€sentence€expired€at€his€death.€ÏAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appealsðð€judgment€based€on€theÏseparate€rationale€developed€below.ÌÌà@ àò òòòBACKGROUNDó óóóÌà àIn€May€of€1962,€the€defendant,€William€D.€Carroll,€was€convicted€of€rapeÏand€sentenced€to€death,€which€was€then€an€available€punishment€for€theÏoffense.× ƒ3 ××  ×€€In€1964,€Governor€Frank€Clement€commuted€Carrollððs€sentence€to€aÏterm€of€life€imprisonment.€€In€November€of€1972,€Carrollððs€life€sentence€wasÏagain€commuted€by€Governor€Winfield€Dunn€to€a€term€of€ð ð22€years€to€life.ðð€€TheÏdefendant€was€released€on€parole€in€December€of€1972,€but€convicted€theÏfollowing€year€of€robbery€with€a€deadly€weapon.€€In€March€of€1974,€GovernorÏDunn€revoked€the€commuted€sentence€and€reinstated€a€term€of€lifeÏimprisonment.€€ÌÌà àIn€1992,€the€defendant,€who€was€then€incarcerated€at€Fort€Pillow€prison,€Ïfiled€a€petition€for€the€writ€of€habeas€corpus,€alleging€that€the€commutedÏsentence€of€ð ð22€years€to€lifeðð€had€expired€in€1973,€or€prior€to€the€governorððsÏpurported€revocation.× ƒ4 ××  ×€€Although€the€trial€court€initially€denied€relief,€the€Court€ofÏCriminal€Appeals€remanded€for€a€hearing€to€determine€whether€and€when€theÍcommuted€sentence€had€expired.€€òòCarroll€v.€Raneyóó,€868€S.W.2d€721€(Tenn.ÏCrim.€App.€1993).€€Ìà àOn€remand,€the€trial€court€found€that€the€commuted€sentence€wasÏunconditional€and€that,€applying€applicable€sentencing€credits,€the€defendantÏCarroll€had€served€a€22„year€sentence€prior€to€the€Governorððs€revocation.€€TheÏCourt€of€Criminal€Appeals€reversed,€holding€that€the€commutation€wasÏconditional€and€that€the€Governor€had€authority€to€revoke€the€sentence€at€anyÏtime€during€the€entire€term.€€We€then€granted€the€application€for€permission€toÏappeal.ÌÌà@ àòòò òGOVERNORððS€POWER€OF€COMMUTATIONó óóóÌà àWe€first€turn€to€the€Constitution€to€determine€the€extent€of€the€GovernorððsÏpower€to€commute€sentences.€€The€Tennessee€Constitution,€art.€III,€ðð6,€statesÏthe€Governor€ð ðshall€have€the€power€to€grant€reprieves€and€pardons,€afterÏconviction,€except€in€cases€of€impeachment.ðð€€As€this€Court€has€recognized,€theÏpower€to€grant€reprieves€and€pardons€ð ðembraces€the€right€to€commute€aÏsentence,€that€is,€to€impose€a€lesser€or€shorter€sentence€for€the€sentenceÏimposed€following€a€defendantððs€conviction.ðð€€òòBowen€v.€Stateóó,€488€S.W.2d€373,Ï375€(Tenn.€1972);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòRicks€v.€Stateóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€391.€€The€commutedÍsentence€to€a€lesser€term€stands€as€if€it€had€been€the€judgment€imposed€in€theÏfirst€instance.€€òòBowenóó,€488€S.W.2d€at€375.ÌÌà àThe€Governorððs€power€to€grant€reprieves,€pardons€and€commutations€isÏlimited€only€by€the€language€in€the€Constitution.€€òòState€ex€rel.€Bedford€v.ÏMcCorkleóó,€163€Tenn.€101,€40€S.W.2d€1015,€1016€(1931).€€€Thus,€while€theÏpower€is€also€recognized€by€statute,€òòseeóó,€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„27„101€(1990),Ïthis€Court€has€observed:ÌÓÓà8 àÌà8 àThe€vestiture€of€the€power€to€grant€reprieves€and€pardons€in€theÏchief€executive€is€exclusive€of€all€other€departments€of€the€state,Ïand€the€Legislature€cannot,€directly€or€indirectly,€take€it€from€hisÏcontrol,€and€vest€it€in€others,€or€authorize€or€require€it€to€beÏexercised€by€any€other€officer€or€authority.€€It€is€a€power€and€a€dutyÏintrusted€to€his€judgment€and€discretion,€which€cannot€beÏinterfered€with,€and€of€which€he€cannot€be€relieved.ÌÌÌÓÓòòState€ex€rel.€Rowe€v.€Connoróó,€166€Tenn.€393,€61€S.W.2d€471,€472€(1933).€€MoreÏrecently,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€has€declared€ð ðneither€the€legislature€norÏthe€judicial€branch€of€government€has€the€authority€to€regulate€or€control€theÍgovernorððs€power€to€commute€a€sentence.ðð€€òòRicks€v.€Stateóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€391.× ƒ5 ××  ×€€€Ìà àà àà àÌà àThe€Governor€also€has€the€authority€to€attach€conditions€or€restrictions€toÏa€commuted€sentence€that€are€reasonable,€legal,€and€possible€for€theÏdefendant€to€perform.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòMcCorkleóó,€40€S.W.2d€at€1016€(ð ðobey€the€law€inÏevery€way,€lead€the€life€of€a€good€citizen,€and€refrain€from€the€use,€sale,Ïmanufacture€or€possession€.€.€.€of€intoxicants.ðð);€òòRicks€v.€Stateóó,€882€S.W.2d€atÏ393€(ð ðparole€and/or€commutation€supervision€by€the€Bd.€of€Paroles€until€theÏexpiration€of€his€original€sentenceðð).€€Upon€a€finding€that€a€condition€has€beenÏviolated,€the€commuted€sentence€may€be€revoked€by€the€Governor,€providedÏthat€the€sentence€has€not€expired.€€òòSeeóóòòRowell€v.€Duttonóó,€688€S.W.2d€474,€477Ï(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1985).ÌÌ€€€€€€€€€€In€this€case,€the€defendantððs€argument€is€two„fold.€€First,€he€argues€that€theÏcommuted€sentence€of€ð ð22€years€to€lifeðð€must€be€interpreted€as€a€22„yearÏdeterminate€sentence€because,€at€the€time€of€the€offense€and€at€the€time€of€theÍcommutation,€an€indeterminate€sentence€could€not€be€imposed€for€rape.€€òòSeeóóÏTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„2707€(1975);€òòFranks€v.€Stateóó,€187€Tenn.€174,€213€S.W.2dÏ105,€109€(1948).× ƒ6 ××  ×€€Second,€he€contends€that€the€unconditional€commutation€ofÏ22€years€expired€prior€to€the€Governorððs€revocation€of€it.€€The€trial€court€agreed.€ÏThe€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€however,€interpreted€the€commuted€sentence€asÏconditional,€while€conceding€that€the€ð ð22€years€to€lifeðð€was€an€indeterminateÏsentence.€€Specifically€relying€on€the€ð ðto€lifeðð€language,€the€court€concluded€thatÏthe€Governor€had€the€authority€to€revoke€the€commutation€of€the€defendantððsÏsentence€throughout€the€remainder€of€the€defendantððs€life.€€ÌÌà àWe€agree€with€this€result€but€not€the€reasoning.€€The€majority€view€withÏregard€to€conditional€pardons€is€that€ð ðthe€conditions,€to€be€operative,€mustÏappear€on€the€face€of€the€paper,€and€must€be€clear€and€specific.ðð€€€59€Am.€Jur.Ï2d,€òòPardon€and€Paroleóó,€ðð63€at€52€(2d€ed.€1987);€67A€C.J.S.,€òòPardon€and€Paroleóó,Íðð37€at€49€(1978€&€Supp.€1997);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòConnorsóó,€61€S.W.2d€at€473€(ð ðby€aptÏlanguage€in€the€instrument€itself,€the€Governor€.€.€.€can€stipulate€that€he€shallÏhave€exclusive€power€to€determine€whether€the€conditions€of€a€pardon€issuedÏhave€been€broken.ðð).€€The€trial€court€found,€and€both€parties€on€appeal€nowÏrecognize,€that€the€Governorððs€commutation€in€this€case€did€not€contain€anÏexpress€condition.€€Although€it€is€arguable€that€the€words€of€the€commutedÏsentence€ð ðto€lifeðð€imply€a€€condition,€we€believe€this€approach€is€less€persuasiveÏthan€the€rationale€we€have€chosen.€€òòCompareóóòòRicksóó,€882€S.W.2d€at€393,€n.€23Ï(defendant€ð ðwill€be€under€parole€and/or€commutation€supervision€by€the€BoardÏof€Paroles€until€the€expiration€of€his€original€sentence.ðð).ÌÌà àIn€our€view,€the€Governor€had€the€constitutional€authority€pursuant€toÏarticle€III,€ðð€6€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution€to€grant€a€commuted€sentence€ofÏð ð22€years€to€life,ðð€even€if€the€applicable€statutes€precluded€the€imposition€of€anÏindeterminate€sentence€for€the€offense€of€rape.€€For€example,€in€òòState€v.€Fieldsóó,Ï925€S.W.2d€561€(Tenn.€Crim.€App.€1996),€the€Governor€commuted€theÏdefendantððs€death€sentence€to€a€term€of€ninety„nine€years.€€The€defendant€laterÏsought€post„conviction€relief€on€the€basis€that€the€only€other€legally€effectiveÏsentence€for€first„degree€murder€at€the€time€of€his€offense€was€life€imprisonment,Íand€not€a€term€of€ninety„nine€years.€€The€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€rejected€theÏassertion€that€the€commuted€sentence€was€illegal:ÌÓÓÌà8 à[T]he€only€sentence€that€could€legally€have€been€ordered€by€aÏjudge€or€jury€was€life€imprisonment.€€We€conclude,€however,€thatÏthese€cases€and€the€law€set€forth€therein€do€not€and€cannot€restrictÏthe€constitutional€authority€of€the€Governor€to€commute€aÏdefendantððs€sentence€to€a€term€less€than€life.€.€.€.ÌÌÌÓÓòòIdóó.€at€563.ÌÌà àOther€state€courts€have€reached€similar€conclusions.€€The€MaineÏSupreme€Court€did€so€in€òòBaston€v.€Robbinsóó,€135€A.2d€279€(Me.€1957).€€There,Ïthe€Governor€commuted€the€defendantððs€eight„year€sentence€for€rape€to€a€termÏfrom€€four€to€eight€years.€€The€defendant€was€paroled,€but€when€he€violated€aÏcondition€of€parole,€he€was€ordered€to€complete€his€commuted€sentence.€€HeÏsought€habeas€corpus€relief,€alleging€that€the€commutation€was€anÏindeterminate€sentence€in€violation€of€Maineððs€statutory€sentencing€law.€€TheÏMaine€Supreme€Court,€after€first€noting€that€the€commuted€term€was€a€reductionÏof€the€original€sentence,€held:ÓÓÌÌÌà8 à[A]uthority€of€the€Governor€and€Council€is€derived€from€theÏConstitution€and€it€may€commute€the€sentence€with€suchÍrestrictions€as€may€be€deemed€proper.€€If€the€restrictions€andÏlimitations€imposed€are€in€conflict€with€the€provisions€of€anyÏstatute,€then€such€statute€does€not€control€.€.€.€.ÌÌÌòòÓÓIdóó.€at€281.€€Likewise,€in€òòGreen€v.€Gordonóó,€246€P.2d€38€(Cal.),€òòcertóó.€òòdeniedóó,€344ÏU.S.€886€(1952),€the€defendant€argued€that€the€Governor€could€not€commute€hisÏdeath€sentence€to€life€without€the€possibility€of€parole€because€the€onlyÏpunishments€established€for€the€offense€of€first„degree€murder€by€the€legislatureÏwere€death€and€life€with€the€possibility€of€parole.€€The€California€Supreme€CourtÏresponded€that:ÌÓÓÌà8 àThe€penalties€prescribed€by€statute€.€.€.€are€the€ones€to€be€imposedÏby€the€trial€court€upon€conviction€of€murder,€and€the€statutoryÏprovisions€relating€to€such€penalties€and€the€right€to€parole€do€notÏpurport€to€limit€the€governorððs€power€to€impose€conditions€upon€aÏcommutation€of€sentence.ÌÌÌòòÓÓIdóó.€at€39;€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Hunteróó,€447€A.2d€797€(Me.€1982);€òòSchick€v.€Reedóó,Ï483€F.2d€1266€(D.C.€Cir.€1973).ÌÌà àAccordingly,€we€conclude€that€the€commuted€sentence€of€22€years€to€lifeÏimposed€by€the€Governor€was€a€proper€exercise€of€his€authority€under€article€III,Ïðð6€of€the€Tennessee€Constitution,€even€if€considered€an€indeterminate€termÍthat€could€not€have€been€imposed€under€the€statutes€by€the€judge€or€jury€whenÏthe€defendant€was€convicted.€€It€was€a€lesser€sentence€in€that€it€provided€aÏminimum€term€by€which€the€defendant€could€be€released€earlier€than€he€wouldÏhave€been€had€his€sentence€remained€life€imprisonment.€€Yet,€at€the€same€time,Ïthe€defendant€was€considered€in€legal€custody€until€the€expiration€of€theÏmaximum€sentence.€€òòSeeóó€òòState€ex€rel.€Saunders€v.€Robinsonóó,€190€Tenn.€101,Ï103,€228€S.W.2d€75€(1950)€(a€prisoner€serving€an€indeterminate€sentence,Ïeven€if€released€on€parole,€is€considered€in€legal€custody€until€the€expiration€ofÏthe€maximum€sentence).€€Because€a€life€sentence€does€not€expire€until€aÏdefendantððs€death,€the€defendant€was€still€serving€the€sentence€when€theÏcommutation€was€revoked€by€the€Governor€in€1974.€€òòSeeóó€òòDoyle€v.€Hamptonóó,Ï207€Tenn.€399,€340€S.W.2d€891€(1960).€€€Therefore,€the€defendant€is€notÏentitled€to€habeas€corpus€relief.à àÌà àÌà@ àòòò òCONCLUSIONó óóóÌà àWe€have€determined€that€the€commuted€sentence€of€22€years€to€life€wasÏa€proper€exercise€of€the€Governorððs€constitutional€authority,€and€that€theÏdefendant€was€still€serving€this€sentence€when€the€commutation€was€revokedÍby€the€Governor€in€1974.€€Accordingly,€the€defendant€was€not€entitled€to€habeasÏcorpus€relief,€and€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€is€affirmed.ÌÌà àCosts€of€this€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€appellant,€for€which€execution€mayÏissue€if€necessary.ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àE.€RILEY€ANDERSON,€CHIEF€JUSTICEÌÌÌÌò òConcur:ó ó€€ÌÌDrowota,€Reid,€Birch,€and€Holder,€JJ.Ì