ÿWPC· ´pj˜¼÷v‘ì^tjS`“eëö2­œ—=€%qšî°¾¢4+÷¤Ué½Ï´Bm4û_i_}FlÖ·ry+†͘•»n¼6Þ-úüQ‘À˜êDùÑÔ²¶côçh2iîà×däu*ŠßP7vðAås‘È:±ºÊðex=­ÁÍèj/yç5õºg:–F&£úúµùŠþ¸†•v7¡L|“k•Çãâ“5ÞˆiõÕ}ö3 ÃúÖyRQüÁ|¨õ½‰ÈzËŠ;l¥H­¹S¤?ï_îÞÂ8¢åq÷IS%ט“݆_ŸðùÕiÊAq*ó{kÖŸMî?â±Ò5ÍG Uˆw¡ë¥Ÿ?' ly_ÒôòŒšÉb»¸²ýH¾ÝýòÉÇ Ϳʂ±Û•"®\.ý{‰Å†¾ôoáùá>"†Móµé}Þ8Ϥú÷ÍßmÓלµ£Æl(¯`õl0W5ùš÷ÄW Ùò&3AGµ9ÜÛcoÙ9 ¼Æ ü£áDŽŽÏ•¿²vßÆÌŒ–C_j K;&±C9HPøÇFwž#¨tŸ\Sîƒ|XA†·w¬_3¥ŠÀp?eH’Q'í/áŽqÿ¦†2P•:æL,küõs?Êb#Á\ % ^ # 0ˆ/ UN· w 4 z Ò— i x mz 0D‘ ÆÕ Æ› Æa Æ'UNíN;b==EŸŸê¡Ã‹NVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVb¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 0ë´´´´ BŸŸ 0¤¼ D3` D-“ 0KÀÀ AS Æ^ 0¤$ 0DÈ A« ˜HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL 6ÈÈ,,,,ÈÈ0»¨©h+s (`£ª$¡¡Ñ€.ÑÑ8€½­»»d»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  Ó(í€"  Z6Times New Roman RegularWF]+¢Ø+00 ˜C:\PROGRA~1\COREL\WORDPE~1\TEMPLATE\CUSTOM~1\REVISE~1.WPTC:\Program Files\Corel\WordPerfect Office 2000\Template\Custom WP Templates\revised standard opinion.wpt3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ(#Ã$òòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5‚Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5„Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5…Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman Regular XÝ ƒRóÇ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôüò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔThe€history€and€framework€of€the€habeas€corpus€relief€allowed€in€Tennessee€are€discussed€in€òòState€v.€Ritchieóó,Ð ° Ð20€S.W.3d€624€(Tenn.€2000)€and€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157€(Tenn.€1993). àÝ ƒRóÇ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôüò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔRule€13€provides€in€part,€ð ðthe€court€shall€advise€any€party€who€is€without€counsel€that€he€or€she€has€the€rightÐ ° Ðto€be€represented€by€counsel€throughout€the€case€and€that€counsel€will€be€appointed€to€represent€the€party€if€he€or€sheÐ tÄ Ðis€indigent€and€requests€the€appointment€of€counsel€.€.€.€[Ô_Ôi]nÔ_Ô€proceedings€initiated€by€a€òòpetition€for€habeas€corpusóó,€earlyÐ 8ˆ Ðrelease€from€incarceration,€suspended€sentence€or€probation€revocation€.€.€.€.ðð€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€13,€ðð€1(d)€(emphasisÐ üL Ðadded). ¹Ý ƒRóÇ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôüò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_Ôð ðThis€Court€may,€of€course,€take€judicial€notice€of€facts€in€an€earlier€proceeding€of€the€same€case€and€the€finalÐ ° Ðaction€of€the€court€thereon.ðð€òòState€ex€rel.€Wilkerson€v.€Bomaróó,€376€S.W.2d€451,€453€(Tenn.€1964);€òòseeóó€òòalsoóó€òòDelbridgeÐ tÄ Ðv.€Stateóó,€742€S.W.2d€266,€267€(Tenn.€1987).€€We€take€this€opportunity€to€clarify€that,€as€a€general€rule,€we€do€not€takeÐ 8ˆ Ðjudicial€notice€of€earlier€proceedings.€€Where€claims€or€defenses€in€collateral€proceedings€depend€upon€the€record€in€theÐ üL Ðoriginal€conviction,€it€is€the€partyððs€obligation€(whether€pro€se€or€represented)€to€introduce€the€pertinent€documents€fromÐ À Ðthe€original€conviction;€otherwise,€such€documents€generally€will€not€be€reviewed€by€this€Court.  LÝ ƒRóÇ$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôüò»»ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIn€considering€the€validity€of€a€judgment,€an€examination€of€the€underlying€record€is€appropriate€in€habeasÐ ° Ðcorpus€proceedings.€€òòDykes€v.€Comptonóó,€978€S.W.2d€528,€529€(Tenn.€1998).- ù-(|G2óÇ$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€XU»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôüò»»Ô d(|3 Z$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€XU»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV'ÿÿdxd)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3 Z$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€XU»»dXXdì8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€XU»»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼XU»»»ÔÑ8€‰XXdì»»d8Ñà@™ ™ ìàÔ‡îOXUÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼XU»îîO #ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓFebruary€6,€2001€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡X‰X»¼XUÔÌò òÔ#†¼XU»XX‰ò#ÔJACKIE€W.€Ô_ÔMCLANEYÔ_Ôòòóó€v.€Ô_ÔRICKYÔ_Ô€BELL,€Warden,€òòet€al.óóÔ‡X‰X»¼XUÔó óÐ úJ ÐÌà@@½½ìàò òAppeal€from€the€Court€of€Criminal€AppealsÐ ú J ÐCriminal€Court€for€Davidson€CountyÐ æ 6 Ðà@@øøìàNo.€2692€€€€€€J.€Randall€Wyatt,€JudgeÐ Ò " ÐÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` d€÷E<©` AßÐ ªú  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M1998„00187„SC„R11„PC€„€Filed€October€30,€Ô_Ô2001Ô_ÔÐ ¥õ  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<|` AßÐ }Í  Ðó óÌÓ  ÓÔ#†¼XU»XX‰³#ÔÔ€X‰X»¼XUÔThis€case€is€before€the€Court€by€way€of€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€filed€by€Jackie€W.Ð xÈ  ÐÔ_ÔMcLaneyÔ_Ô,€challenging€a€plea€agreement€which€encompassed€a€sentence€alleged€to€be€illegal.€Ð d´ ÐÔ_ÔMcLaneyÔ_Ô€presents€three€issues€for€review:€€(1)€whether€the€record€shows€that€his€arrest€occurredÐ P  Ðwhile€he€was€on€bail€for€a€felony€offense€(thus€requiring€consecutive€sentences€pursuant€to€Tenn.Ð <Œ ÐCode€Ann.€ðð€40„20„111€(2000)€and€Tenn.€R.€Ô_ÔCrimÔ_Ô.€P.€32(c)(3)(C));€(2)€whether€such€an€arrest€whileÐ (x Ðon€bail€affects€the€concurrent€sentence€imposed;€and€(3)€whether€habeas€corpus€provides€a€remedyÐ d Ðfor€the€review€and€correction€of€such€a€sentence€imposed€pursuant€to€a€plea€agreement.€€We€hold€thatÐ P Ðif€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€the€record€of€the€underlying€proceedings€shows€that€the€concurrentÐ ì< Ðsentence€is€illegal,€such€sentence€creates€a€void€judgment€for€which€habeas€corpus€relief€is€available.€Ð Ø( ÐTherefore,€we€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€and€remand€the€cause€to€theÐ Ä Ðtrial€court€for€appointment€of€counsel€and€a€determination€whether€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€theÐ ° Ðrecord€of€the€proceedings€indicates€that€Ô_ÔMcLaneyÔ_Ô€committed€the€offenses€for€which€he€received€theÐ œì Ðconcurrent€sentence€while€on€bail€for€a€felony€offense.Ð ˆØ Ðò òÓÿÓÌTenn.€R.€App.€P.€11€Appeal€by€Permission;€Judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€AppealsÐ `° ÐReversed,€Remanded€to€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€Countyó óÐ L œ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓAdolpho€A.€Birch,€Jr.,óó€J.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€which€ò òó óòòFrank€F.€Drowota,€III,Ð $"t! ÐóóC.J.,€E.€Riley€Anderson,€Janice€M.€Holder,€and€William€M.€Barker,€JJ.,ò òó ó€joined.Ð #`" ÐÌJeffrey€T.€Ô_ÔLoyÔ_Ô,€Jamestown,€Kentucky,€for€the€appellant,€Jackie€W.€Ô_ÔMcLaneyÔ_Ô.Ð è$8 $ ÐÌPaul€G.€Summers,€Attorney€General€and€Reporter,€Michael€E.€Moore,€Solicitor€General,€Kim€R.Ð À&"& ÐHelper,€Assistant€Attorney€General,€and€Victor€S.€Johnson,€III,€District€Attorney,€for€the€appellees,Ð ¬'ü"' ÐÔ_ÔRickyÔ_Ô€Bell,€Warden,€and€the€State€of€Tennessee.Ð ˜(è#( ÐÌÓv ÓÌà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ \+¬&+ ÐÌI.€€Facts€and€Procedural€HistoryÐ 4-„(-ý ÐÔ_Ô‡Ó  ÓÑ8€‰XXdìXXdì8Ñà  àOn€November€10,€1986,€the€appellant,€Jackie€W.€McLaney,€pleaded€guilty€to€aggravated€rapeÐ ° Ðin€the€Circuit€Court€for€Jefferson€County,€Tennessee.€€Two€days€later,€on€November€12,€1986,€heÐ œì Ðpleaded€guilty€to€rape€and€third€degree€burglary.€€As€part€of€the€plea€agreement€arranged€with€theÐ ˆØ Ðdistrict€attorney,€McLaney€received€concurrent€sentences€of€forty€years€for€the€aggravated€rapeÐ tÄ Ðconviction,€twenty€years€for€the€rape€conviction,€and€seven€years€for€the€third€degree€burglaryÐ `° Ðconviction.€€Thus,€the€trial€court€accepted€the€agreement€and€imposed€an€effective€forty„yearÐ L œ Ðsentence.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌà  àOn€April€7,€1998,€having€served€eleven€years€of€this€sentence,€McLaney€filed€a€pro€seÐ  ` ÐPetition€for€Writ€of€Habeas€Corpus€in€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€County.€€In€the€petition,€heÐ ü L  Ðstated€that€he€had€been€charged€with€rape€and€released€on€bail€when€he€was€charged€with€committingÐ è 8  Ðthe€subsequent€rape€and€third€degree€burglary€offenses.€€As€a€consequence,€he€asserted,€concurrentÐ Ô$  Ðsentencing€was€in€direct€contravention€of€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€40„20„111(b)(2000)€and€Tenn.€R.€Crim.Ð À  ÐP.€32€(c)(3)(C)€and€therefore€was€void.€€McLaney€contended€that€his€guilty€plea€was€not€knowinglyÐ ¬ü  Ðand€voluntarily€entered€due€to€the€illegality€of€the€agreed€sentence,€and€he€asserted€that€the€pleaÐ ˜è  Ðshould€be€set€aside.€€Without€a€hearing€or€the€appointment€of€counsel,€the€trial€court€dismissed€theÐ „Ô  Ðpetition,€finding€that€even€if€the€facts€alleged€were€true,€the€sentence€would€be€voidable€rather€thanÐ pÀ Ðvoid€and,€consequently,€McLaney€would€not€be€entitled€to€habeas€corpus€relief.€€The€Court€ofÐ \¬ ÐCriminal€Appeals€affirmed€the€judgment€of€the€trial€court,€holding€that€if€the€facts€alleged€were€trueÐ H˜ Ðthe€sentence€would€be€void€but€that€habeas€corpus€relief€was€unavailable€because€the€Criminal€CourtÐ 4„ Ðfor€Davidson€County€did€not€possess€the€power€to€allow€the€withdrawal€of€the€guilty€pleas€or€correctÐ  p Ðthe€illegal€sentences€under€its€habeas€corpus€jurisdiction.€€We€granted€review,€and€we€now€hold€thatÐ  \ Ðif€the€concurrent€sentences€were€illegal,€the€judgment€is€void€and€habeas€corpus€relief€is€mandated.€Ð øH ÐAccordingly,€we€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€and€remand€the€cause€to€theÐ ä4 ÐCriminal€Court€for€Davidson€County€for€further€proceedings€in€accordance€with€this€opinion.Ð Ð  ÐÌà@JJìàII.€€Standard€of€ReviewˆÐ ¨ø ÐÌà  àWhen€reviewing€a€petition€for€habeas€corpus€relief,€the€determination€whether€relief€shouldÐ €Ð Ðbe€granted€is€a€question€of€law.€€òòHart€v.€Stateóó,€21€S.W.3d€901,€903€(Tenn.€2000).€€Accordingly,€ourÐ l¼ Ðreview€is€de€novo€with€no€presumption€of€correctness€given€to€the€findings€of€the€court€below.€€òòId.óóÐ X ¨ ÐÌà@éé#ìàIII.€€AnalysisˆÐ 0"€  ÐÌà  àThe€grounds€upon€which€habeas€corpus€relief€will€be€granted€are€narrow.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòState€v.€Ritchieóó,Ð $X" Ð20€S.W.3d€624,€630€(Tenn.€2000).€€The€petition€must€show€that€the€judgment€is€ð ðvoidðð€and€notÐ ô$D # Ðmerely€ð ðvoidable.ðð€€òòTaylor€v.€Stateóó,€995€S.W.2d€78,€83€(Tenn.€1999).Ð à%0!$ ÐÌà  àThe€burden€of€proof€that€the€judgment€is€ð ðvoid,ðð€rather€than€ð ðvoidable,ðð€rests€with€theÐ ¸'#& Ðpetitioner.€€òòWyatt€v.€Stateóó,€24€S.W.3d€319,€322€(Tenn.€2000);€òòState€ex€rel.€Kuntz€v.€Bomaróó,€381Ð ¤(ô#' ÐS.W.2d€290,€291„92€(Tenn.€1964).€€That€burden€entails€showing€that€the€jurisdictional€defect€appearsÐ ° Ðin€the€record€of€the€original€trial,€thereby€creating€a€void€judgment.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€òòRitchieóó,€20€S.W.3d€at€630.€€InÐ œì Ðother€words,€ð ð[t]he€writ€will€issue€only€when€it€appears€upon€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€the€recordÐ ˆØ Ðof€the€proceedings€upon€which€the€judgment€is€rendered€that€a€court€lacked€jurisdiction€or€authorityÐ tÄ Ðto€sentence€a€defendant€or€that€the€sentence€has€expired.ðð€€òòStephenson€v.€Carltonóó,€28€S.W.3d€910,Ð `° Ð911€(Tenn.€2000);€òòArcher€v.€Stateóó,€851€S.W.2d€157,€164€(Tenn.€1993).€€In€contrast,€ð ð[a]€voidableÐ L œ Ðconviction€or€sentence€is€one€which€is€facially€valid€and€requires€the€introduction€of€proof€beyondÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€face€of€the€record€or€judgment€to€establish€its€invalidity.ðð€òòóó€òòTayloróó,€995€S.W.2d€at€83.€€Though€theÐ $ t Ðevidence€of€a€lack€of€jurisdiction€is,€in€most€cases,€readily€ascertainable,€if€that€evidence€does€notÐ  ` Ðappear€upon€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€in€the€record€of€the€underlying€case,€no€evidentiary€hearingÐ ü L  Ðshall€justify€the€issuance€of€the€writ.€€òòSeeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòRitchieóó,€20€S.W.3d€at€631„32.€€Accordingly,€whereÐ è 8  Ðthe€allegations€in€a€petition€for€writ€of€habeas€corpus€do€not€demonstrate€that€the€judgment€is€void,Ð Ô$  Ða€trial€court€may€correctly€dismiss€the€petition€without€a€hearing.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„21„109Ð À  Ð(2000);€òòseeóó,€òòe.g.óó,€òòArcheróó,€851€S.W.2d€at€164€(ð ðThe€allegations€in€the€petition,€amended€with€theÐ ¬ü  Ðassistance€of€counsel,€in€no€way€suggest€that€the€challenged€convictions€are€void€due€to€the€trialÐ ˜è  Ðcourtððs€lack€of€jurisdiction€over€either€the€subject€matter€of€the€proceeding€or€over€the€person€of€theÐ „Ô  Ðappellant.ðð).€Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àIn€the€case€at€bar,€McLaney€alleged,€in€a€petition€that€was€filed€without€the€benefit€of€counsel,Ð H˜ Ðthat€he€had€been€released€on€bail€for€the€first€offense€when€the€latter€two€offenses€were€committed.€Ð 4„ ÐIf€this€is€true,€the€trial€court€was€required,€pursuant€to€statute,€to€impose€consecutive€sentences:€€Ð  p ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àIn€any€case€in€which€a€defendant€commits€a€felony€while€suchÐ øH Ðdefendant€was€released€on€bail€in€accordance€with€the€provisions€ofÐ ä4 Ðchapter€11,€part€1€of€this€title,€and€the€defendant€is€convicted€of€bothÐ Ð  Ðsuch€offenses,€the€trial€judge€shall€not€have€discretion€as€to€whetherÐ ¼  Ðthe€sentences€shall€run€concurrently€or€cumulatively,€but€shall€orderÐ ¨ø Ðthat€such€sentences€be€served€cumulatively.Дä` x` x ЀÌTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€€40-20-111(b)€(2000).€€Furthermore,€Tenn.€R.€Crim.€P.€32(c)(3)€provides:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àWhere€a€defendant€is€convicted€of€multiple€offenses€from€one€trial€orÐ D!” Ðwhere€the€defendant€has€additional€sentences€not€yet€fully€served€asÐ 0"€  Ðthe€result€of€the€convictions€in€the€same€or€other€court€and€the€lawÐ #l! Ðrequires€consecutive€sentences,€the€sentence€shall€be€consecutiveÐ $X" Ðwhether€the€judgment€explicitly€so€orders€or€not.€€This€rule€shallÐ ô$D # Ðapply:€€(A)€to€a€sentence€for€a€felony€committed€while€on€parole€forÐ à%0!$ Ða€felony;€(B)€to€a€sentence€for€escape€or€for€a€felony€committed€whileÐ Ì&"% Ðâ âon€escape;€(C)€òòto€a€sentence€for€a€felony€where€the€defendant€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðreleased€on€bail€and€the€defendant€is€convicted€of€both€offensesóó;€€andÐ ° Ð(D)€any€other€ground€provided€by€law.Мì` x` x Ðâ âÌ(Emphasis€added.)€€Therefore,€if€the€facts€are€as€alleged,€the€trial€court€imposed€a€sentence€in€directÐ tÄ Ðcontravention€of€the€sentencing€act.€€That€this€would€create€an€illegal€sentence€is€well€settled.€€TheÐ `° Ðð ðtrial€courtððs€jurisdiction€with€regard€to€sentencing€is€limited€by€Legislative€enactments,ðð€and€ð ðòòóómustÐ L œ Ðbe€executed€in€compliance€with€the€1989€Act.ðð€€òòMcConnell€v.€Stateóó,€12€S.W.3d€795,€798€(Tenn.Ð 8 ˆ Ð2000).€€Consequently,€ð ððða€judgment€imposed€by€a€trial€court€in€direct€contravention€of€expressÐ $ t Ðstatutory€provisions€regarding€sentencing€is€illegal€and€is€subject€to€being€set€aside€at€any€time,€evenÐ  ` Ðif€it€has€become€final.ðððð€òòId.óó€(quoting€òòState€v.€Mahleróó,€735€S.W.2d€226,€227„28€(Tenn.€1987));€òòSeeÐ ü L  Ðalsoóó€òòStephensonóó,€28€S.W.3d€at€911.€€That€being€so,€a€judgment€which€is€not€compliant€with€theÐ è 8  Ðsentencing€act€is€void€or€voidable€depending€upon€whether€the€illegality€of€the€sentence€is€evidentÐ Ô$  Ðon€the€face€of€the€judgment€or€the€record€of€the€underlying€proceedings.€€òòStephensonóó,€28€S.W.3d€atÐ À  Ð911.€€If€the€judgment€is€merely€voidable,€no€relief€under€a€habeas€corpus€petition€is€available,€butÐ ¬ü  Ðsuch€relief€is€available€if€the€sentence€is€void.Ð ˜è  ÐÌà  àThe€trial€court€in€this€case,€finding€no€clear€proof€in€the€documents€submitted€with€theÐ pÀ Ðpetition€that€the€sentence€was€void,€dismissed€the€petition.€€Had€McLaney€been€represented€byÐ \¬ Ðcounsel,€we€would€find€no€error€in€this€dismissal.€€Had€an€attorney€been€appointed,€if€the€record€ofÐ H˜ Ðthe€underlying€proceedings€clearly€showed€that€the€latter€rape€and€burglary€offenses€were€committedÐ 4„ Ðwhile€McLaney€was€on€bail,€appointed€counsel€presumably€would€have€brought€those€records€to€theÐ  p Ðattention€of€the€court,€and€a€determination€whether€the€judgment€was€void€could€have€been€resolvedÐ  \ Ðon€the€merits.€€Indeed,€McLaney€filed€a€motion€for€appointment€of€counsel€and€clearly€had€a€rightÐ øH Ðto€appointed€counsel€if€the€trial€court€found€him€to€be€indigent.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€13,€ðð€1(d)(4);Ð ä4 ÐTenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€8„14„205€(1997).€€Under€these€circumstances,€the€trial€court€erred€in€failing€toÐ Ð  Ðconsider€the€motion€for€appointment€of€counsel€prior€to€dismissal€of€the€case.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àNonetheless,€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€found€that€dismissal€was€appropriate€despite€theÐ ”ä Ðpotential€merit€of€the€allegations,€on€the€grounds€that€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€County€didÐ €Ð Ðnot€possess€the€power€to€determine€and€order€the€only€potential€remedies€of€either€withdrawal€of€theÐ l¼ Ðguilty€pleas€or€correction€of€the€sentence.€€The€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals€erred,€however,€in€holdingÐ X ¨ Ðthe€courts€powerless€to€grant€relief€through€a€habeas€corpus€petition€from€an€illegal€sentence€enteredÐ D!” Ðpursuant€to€a€plea.€€Ð 0"€  ÐÌà  àA€court€has€a€duty€to€grant€a€writ€of€habeas€corpus€ð ðwhen€properly€applied€for.ðð€€Tenn.€CodeÐ $X" ÐAnn.€ðð€29„21„108€(2000).€€The€habeas€corpus€statute€also€mandates€that€a€successful€petitioner€beÐ ô$D # Ðdischarged€from€custody€if€no€sufficient€legal€cause€of€detention€is€shown.€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„Ð à%0!$ Ð21„122€(2000).€€However,€ð ð[a]lthough€the€commitment€of€the€person€detained€may€have€beenÐ Ì&"% Ðirregular,€still,€if€the€court€or€judge€is€satisfied,€from€the€examination,€that€the€person€ought€to€beÐ ° Ðheld€to€bail,€or€committed,€either€for€the€offense€charged,€or€any€other,€the€order€shall€be€madeÐ œì Ðaccordingly.ðð€€Tenn.€Code€Ann.€ðð€29„21„123€(2000).€€If€McLaneyððs€allegations€that€the€latterÐ ˆØ Ðoffenses€were€committed€while€he€was€on€bail€are€proven€in€the€record€of€the€underlying€convictions,Ð tÄ Ðthen€the€sentence€is€void€and€the€habeas€corpus€court€is€mandated€by€statute€to€declare€it€so.€€If€theÐ `° Ðsentence€is€void,€then€either€the€plea€may€be€withdrawn€or€the€conviction€remains€intact.€€If€the€pleaÐ L œ Ðis€withdrawn,€then€McLaney€would€be€ordered€held€to€bail€pending€prosecution€for€the€offense;€ifÐ 8 ˆ Ðthe€conviction€remained€intact,€then€he€would€be€committed€to€custody€pending€resentencing.€€Thus,Ð $ t Ðthere€is€legal€cause€for€continued€detention€pending€further€proceedings.€€Therefore,€the€habeasÐ  ` Ðcorpus€court€would€be€required,€after€voiding€the€judgment,€to€€remand€the€case€to€the€trial€court,€inÐ ü L  Ðthis€case€Circuit€Court€for€Jefferson€County,€for€further€appropriate€action.€€òòSee€e.g.óó,€òòHenderson€v.Ð è 8  ÐStateóó,€419€S.W.2d€176,€177€(Tenn.€1967);€òòBrasuell€v.€Georgiaóó,€531€S.E.2d€732,€733€(Ga.€Ct.€App.Ð Ô$  Ð2000).Ð À  ÐÌà  àIf€the€habeas€court€determines€that€the€sentence€is€void,€the€next€issue€is€whether€McLaneyððsÐ ˜è  Ðplea€should€be€set€aside.€€Given€the€illegality€of€the€agreed€sentence,€McLaney€contends€that€the€pleaÐ „Ô  Ðwas€not€knowingly€and€voluntarily€entered.€€A€plea€of€guilty€ð ðmust€stand€unless€induced€by€threatsÐ pÀ Ð(or€promises€to€discontinue€improper€harassment),€misrepresentation€(including€unfulfilled€orÐ \¬ Ðunfulfillable€promises),€or€perhaps€by€promises€that€are€by€their€nature€improper€.€.€.€.ðð€€òòBrady€v.Ð H˜ ÐUnited€Statesóó,€397€U.S.€742,€755,€90€S.€Ct.€1463,€1472,€25€L.€Ed.€2d€747€(1970).€€Ð 4„ ÐÌà  àIn€this€case,€McLaney€entered€his€guilty€plea€in€exchange€for€a€concurrent€sentence€whichÐ  \ Ðwas,€in€actuality,€illegal.€€Under€these€particular€facts€it€has€been€recognized€that€ð ð[t]here€can€be€littleÐ øH Ðdoubt€that€a€guilty€plea€entered€pursuant€to€a€plea€bargain€which€promises€a€concurrent€sentenceÐ ä4 Ðmust€be€set€aside€where€the€promise€of€concurrency€is€not€fulfilled.ðð€€òòWest€Virginia€ex€rel.€MorrisÐ Ð  Ðv.€Mohnóó,€267€S.E.2d€443,€448€(W.Va.€1980).€€A€general€rule€has€developed€in€the€law€that€whereÐ ¼  Ða€concurrent€sentence€will€not€be€imposed€as€promised,€or€the€sentence€bargained€for€is€otherwiseÐ ¨ø Ðillegal,€the€defendant€is€entitled€to€withdraw€the€plea.€€òòId.óó;€Christopher€Vaeth,€Annotation,€òòGuiltyÐ ”ä ÐPlea€as€Affected€by€Fact€that€Sentence€Contemplated€by€Plea€Bargain€is€Subsequently€DeterminedÐ €Ð Ðto€be€Illegal€or€Unauthorizedóó,€87€A.L.R.€4th€384€(1991).€€Indeed,€this€Court€has€previously€held€thatÐ l¼ Ðif€a€petitioner€shows€that€a€sentence€is€void,€on€remand€to€the€original€convicting€trial€court,€a€guiltyÐ X ¨ Ðplea€€may€be€withdrawn.€€òòSee€e.g.óó,òòóó€òòHenderson€v.€Stateóó,€419€S.W.2d€176€(Tenn.€1967);€òòóó€òòMcConnellóó,Ð D!” Ð12€S.W.3d€at€800€(ð ðOn€remand,€the€trial€court€may€impose€a€sentence€that€is€mutually€agreeable€toÐ 0"€  Ðthe€State€and€appellant,€so€long€as€the€sentence€is€available€under€the€1989€Act.€€If€an€agreement€isÐ #l! Ðnot€reached,€though,€appellant€may€withdraw€his€guilty€plea€and€proceed€to€trial€on€the€originalÐ $X" Ðcharges.ðð).Ð ô$D # ÐÌà@rr#ìàIV.€€ConclusionˆÐ Ì&"% ÐÌà  àIn€light€of€our€findings,€we€reverse€the€judgment€of€the€Court€of€Criminal€Appeals.€€WeÐ ¤(ô#' Ðâ âremand€the€case€to€the€Criminal€Court€for€Davidson€County€for€the€appointment€of€counsel€and€aÐ )à$( Ðdetermination€whether€McLaney€committed€the€latter€offenses€while€he€was€on€bail.׃×Ý ƒ #ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€If€the€evidenceÐ ° Ðâ âof€record€constitutes€satisfactory€proof€that€McLaney€was€on€bail€when€he€committed€the€offensesÐ œì Ðat€issue,€then€the€court€must€promptly€transfer€the€case€to€the€Circuit€Court€for€Jefferson€County€forÐ ˆØ Ðappropriate€disposition.€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àCosts€of€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€State€of€Tennessee€for€which€execution€may€issue€ifÐ L œ Ðnecessary.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌÌÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à___________________________________€Ð è 8  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àADOLPHO€A.€BIRCH,€JR.,€JUSTICE