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ÔÔ€ ÔÝ  ÝÒ € ÒÒ À ÒÑ ` ÑÔ€!ԛр1ÑÑ7€ÆXXdìdÈ7ÑÑ\R AØ'\ÑÑ  Ñò òØ ØÓ&€""X°d&Ӝـ€ÙßR€&'%A1-j|šB` Å `€€@ÿRß›Þ ÞÌà@ àÔ€!¼ÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEó óÌò òà@ àAT€KNOXVILLEó óÔ€!XÔÌà@ à(Heard€at€Kingsport)ÌÌÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àòòà àò òFOR€PUBLICATIONóóó óÌÌSTATE€OF€TENNESSEE,òòà àóóà àà àà à)à àò òFiled:ó ó€€€ò òFebruary€23,Ï1998ó óÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àAppellee,à àà àà àà àà à)à àHon.€€Rex€Henry€Ogle,Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àJudgeÌVs.à àà àà àà àà àà àà à)Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àBLOUNT€COUNTYÌDOUGLAS€BRIAN€IRWIN,à àà àà à)à àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àSupreme€CourtÌà àAppellant.à àà àà àà àà à)à àNo.€03„S01„9702„CC„00021Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àà à)à àÌÌÌòòÌÌÌAPPELLANTà àà àà àà àà àFOR€APPELLEE:ÌóóGerald€C.€Russellà àà àà àà àà àJohn€Knox€WalkupÌ125€E.€Broadwayà àà àà àà àà àAttorney€General€&€ReporterÌMaryville,€TennesseeÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€E.€MooreÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àSolicitor€GeneralÌà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àKathy€M.€YacuzzoÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à425€Fifth€Avenue,€NorthÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àNashville,€TennesseeÌÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMichael€FlynnÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDistrict€Attorney€GeneralÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà à5th€Judicial€DistrictÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMaryville,€Tennessee€Ìà àà àà àà àà àà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àEdward€P.€Baileyà àÌà àà àà àà àà àà àà àAssistant€District€Attorney€GeneralÏà àà àà àà àà àà àà àMaryville,€Tennesseeà àà àà àà àÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÔ€!„Ôà@ àò òO€P€I€N€I€O€Nó óÔ€!XÔÌÌÌAFFIRMED.à àà àà àà àà àà àà àà àDROWOTA,€J.€ÇÑ , ÑÑ ` ÑÓ`  8‚X¸ ™XÓà àÓÓà àOn€June€7,€1993,€the€defendant€was€charged€in€a€one€countÏindictment€with€contributing€to€the€delinquency€of€a€minor€in€violation€of€Tenn.ÏCode€Ann.€ðð€37„1„156€(1996€Repl.€&€Supp.€1997)€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àDOUGLAS€BRIAN€IRWIN,€on€the€18th€day€of€December€1992,€inÏBlount€County,€Tennessee,€and€before€the€finding€of€this€indictment,Ïdid€unlawfully€contribute€to€the€delinquency€of€[S.A.],€a€child€underÏ18€years€of€age,€by€engaging€in€sexual€intercourse€with€said€child,Ïall€of€which€is€against€the€peace€and€dignity€of€the€State€ofÏTennessee.ÌÓÓÌÓ ` ¢›XÓOn€September€28,€1993,€the€defendant€moved€to€dismiss€the€indictmentÏð ðbecause€it€does€not€charge€a€crime.ðð€€The€next€day,€the€defendant€withdrew€theÏmotion€to€dismiss€and€on€December€14,€1993,€entered€a€plea€of€guilty€under€theÏindictment.€€The€defendant€attempted€to€reserve€for€appellate€review€pursuant€toÏTenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€37(b)(2)(I),× ƒ( ××  ×€the€following€question:€ð ðWould€the€act€of€this€sexualÏintercourse€constitute€the€offense€of€contributing€to€the€delinquency€of€a€minorÍunder€this€indictment,€number€C7302?ððÌÌà àThe€trial€court€accepted€the€defendantððs€guilty€plea,€but€did€not€sentenceÏthe€defendant€on€the€conviction.€€Indeed,€no€order€was€entered€reflecting€the€trialÏcourtððs€acceptance€of€the€plea€agreement€and€the€purported€certified€question€ofÏlaw€until€the€case€was€pending€on€appeal€in€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€OnÏAugust€10,€1994,€the€trial€court,€with€the€permission€of€the€Court€of€CriminalÏAppeals,€then€filed€an€ð ðAmended€Order€Accepting€Plea€of€Guilty.ðð€€In€that€order,Ïthe€certified€question€was€set€out€and€the€trial€court€stated€that€a€sentence€wouldÏbe€imposed€after€the€intermediate€court€rendered€its€decision.€€However,€theÏCourt€of€Criminal€Appeals€did€not€reach€the€merits€of€the€certified€question,€butÏconcluded€instead€that€it€had€no€jurisdiction€because€no€final€judgment€ofÏconviction€had€been€entered€since€the€trial€court€had€neither€ruled€upon€theÏmerits€of€the€purported€certified€question,€nor€imposed€a€sentence€on€theÏconviction.€€Accordingly,€the€appeal€was€dismissed.ÌÌà àThe€case€went€back€to€the€trial€court€for€sentencing,€and€on€July€11,€1995,Íthe€trial€court€entered€a€judgment€imposing€sentence€for€the€defendantððsÏconviction.× ƒ) ××  ×€€The€final€judgment€of€conviction€entered€by€the€trial€court€did€notÏpurport€to€set€forth€a€certified€question€for€review.€€Nonetheless,€the€defendantÏsought€to€appeal€to€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals,€and€for€statement€of€theÏcertified€question,€relied€upon€the€August€10,€1994,€order€entered€by€the€trialÏjudge€which€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€previously€had€held€to€be€insufficientÏas€a€final€judgment€of€conviction.ÌÌà àThis€time,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trialÏcourt,€noting€that,€unlike€the€allegation€in€the€defendantððs€withdrawn€motion€toÏdismiss€the€indictment,€the€question€purportedly€certified€for€appeal€did€not€assertÏthat€the€indictment€failed€to€state€a€criminal€offense.€€Instead,€the€certifiedÏquestion€asked€the€court€to€decide€if€the€defendant€is€guilty€of€contributing€to€theÏdelinquency€of€a€minor€based€upon€the€facts€stipulated€by€the€parties.€€€QuotingÍfrom€its€prior€decision,€the€intermediate€court€concluded€that€the€stipulated€factsÏwere€inadequate€to€permit€review,€and€further€held€that€the€defendant€hadÏwaived€any€complaint€regarding€the€sufficiency€of€the€indictment€by€withdrawingÏhis€motion€to€dismiss.ÌÌà àThereafter,€we€granted€the€defendant€permission€to€appeal€and,€afterÏcarefully€reviewing€the€record,€now€conclude€that€the€defendant€failed€to€properlyÏreserve€a€certified€question€of€law€in€accordance€with€Rule€37,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€ÏAccordingly,€we€affirm€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.× ƒ+ ××  ×ÌÌÌà@ àòòò òCERTIFICATIONó óóóÌà àRule€37(b)(2)(i),€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.,€provides€in€pertinent€part€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 à(b)€An€appeal€lies€from€any€order€or€judgment€in€a€criminalÏproceeding€where€the€law€provides€for€such€appeal,€and€from€anyÏjudgment€of€conviction:€(2)€Upon€a€plea€of€guilty€or€nolo€contendereÏif:€(i)€Defendant€entered€into€a€plea€agreement€under€Rule€11(e)€butÍexplicitly€reserved€with€the€consent€of€the€state€and€of€the€court€theÏright€to€appeal€a€certified€question€of€law€that€is€dispositive€of€theÏcase.€.€.€.ÌÓÓÌIn€òòState€v.€Prestonóó,€759€S.W2.d€647€(Tenn.€1988),€this€Court€explained€theÏrequirements€of€Rule€37(b)€as€follows:ÌÓÓà8 àRegardless€of€what€has€appeared€in€prior€petitions,€orders,€colloquyÏin€open€court€or€otherwise,€the€final€order€or€judgment€from€whichÏthe€time€begins€to€run€to€pursue€a€T.R.A.P.€3€appeal€òòmust€contain€aÏstatement€of€the€dispositive€certified€question€of€law€reserved€byÏdefendant€for€appellate€review€and€the€question€of€law€must€beÏstated€so€as€to€clearly€identify€the€scope€and€the€limits€of€the€legalÏissue€reserved.€.€.€.óó€€Also,€the€order€must€state€that€the€certifiedÏquestion€was€expressly€reserved€as€part€of€the€plea€agreement,€thatÏthe€State€and€the€judge€are€of€the€opinion€that€the€question€isÏdispositive€of€the€case.€€òòOf€course,€the€burden€is€on€defendant€toÏsee€that€these€prerequisites€are€in€the€final€orderóó€and€that€the€recordÏbrought€to€the€appellate€courts€contains€all€of€the€proceedingsÏbelow€that€bear€upon€whether€the€certified€question€of€law€isÏdispositive€and€the€merits€of€the€question€certified.€€No€issueÏbeyond€the€scope€of€the€certified€question€will€be€considered.ÌÓÓÌòòIdóó.,€759€S.W.2d€at€650€(emphasis€added);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòState€v.€Pendergrassóó,€937ÏS.W.2d€834€(Tenn.€1996).ÌÌà àContrary€to€the€explicit€and€unambiguous€requirements€of€òòPrestonóó,€theÍfinal€judgment€in€this€case,€entered€on€July€11,€1995,€from€which€the€time€for€filingÏan€appeal€pursuant€to€Rule€3,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.,€began€to€run,€makes€no€referenceÏat€all€to€a€reservation€of€a€dispositive€question€of€law€for€appellate€review.€ÏMoreover,€this€judgment€does€not€refer€to,€nor€incorporate,€any€otherÏindependent€document€which€would€satisfy€the€requirements€of€òòPrestonóó.ÌÌà àRelying€upon€the€trial€courtððs€order€of€August€10,€1994,€the€defendantÏargues€that€the€question€has€been€properly€reserved€for€review.€€We€point€outÏthat,€in€the€first€appeal€of€this€case,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€held€that€orderÏinsufficient€to€qualify€as€a€final€judgment.€€Moreover,€since€that€time,€we€haveÏspecifically€held€that€an€order€entered€by€a€trial€court€after€the€filing€of€the€noticeÏof€appeal€in€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€is€not€effective€to€remedyÏnoncompliance€with€Rule€37,€Tenn.€R.€App.€P.,€because€the€trial€court€no€longerÏhas€jurisdiction.€€òòPendergrassóó,€937€S.W.2d€at€837„38.€€The€August€10,€1994,Ïorder€in€this€case€falls€squarely€within€that€rule.€€Accordingly,€the€defendant€mayÏnot€rely€upon€that€order€to€establish€compliance€with€Rule€37€and€òòPrestonóó.ÌÌà@ àòòò òCONCLUSIONóóó óÌà àAfter€carefully€reviewing€the€record,€we€have€determined€that€theÏdefendant€failed€to€properly€reserve€the€right€to€appeal€a€certified€question€of€lawÏin€accordance€with€the€requirements€of€Rule€37,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€€Accordingly,Ïthe€decision€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€upholding€the€trial€courtððs€judgmentÏfinding€the€defendant€guilty€of€contributing€to€the€delinquency€of€a€minor€andÏimposing€a€sentence€thereon€is€affirmed.€€ÌÌÓÓà àà àà àà àà à_____________________________________Ìà àà àà àà àà àFRANK€F.€DROWOTA,€IIIÌà àà àà àà àà àJusticeÌÓÓÌÌÓÓò òConcur:ó óÌÌAnderson,€C.J.ÌReid,€Holder,€JJ.ÌÓÓÌBirch,€J€„€Not€Participating.