WPC 3#  % AQ 0{<w@4  0D 0^ 0D D/aUF 0J 0T  0^t 0h 0r: 0| 0( 0 1u>  0d B < 0D 0@F UF B D3 U6 B)R DC{ AM U* X5v~v HP LaserJet 4SiHPPCL5MS,,,,,,0nLh&X!"# C<< C(S$X   XhXX&X  stDuv{wx{yz{|Ӏ_#P 3|x($$   1  (o(3x$ !X   XuXX&X    `   0  (#$  0  ((' dxd<4 9Z .Courier New Regular2 0Indent123  2" 0Indent20 23  2, 0Indent30 0 23  26 0Indent40 0 0 23  2@ 0Indent50 0 0 0 23  2J 0Indent60 0 0 0 0 23  2T 0Indent70 0 0 0 0 0 23  2^ 0Indent80 0 0 0 0 0 0 23   ?AGMSYaioIndent0I.A.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)P 8Mac DefaultMac Default ` X dLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(3$ !  ("$    <4 9Z .Courier New RegularP Pd 'dxd<  9p`(Courier New% Line 7 d,,,,7Border 1dd!#-C << G<  9p`(Arial N !  #d#+   X      ""  //   YYY FILED/XNovember3,1997CecilW.CrowsonAppellateCourtClerk  PtPtHH(FG(HH(d'`Styl{WP}01  HH  2$HH  Geneva  <Px443!#4$*$$*$ KK  Geneva  Geneva .,6 Geneva   ion-F Geneva  ion-F Geneva ! . +   X      ݛ` XX7uXXdd7  \RA'\ќ!R.0-A1-j|` . `@Rߛ @ INTHESUPREMECOURTOFTENNESSEE@ ATNASHVILLE@ (HEARDATJACKSON)STATEOFTENNESSEE  )FORPUBLICATIOǸ    )     )FILED:NOVEMBER3,1997 Appellee   )     )WILLIAMSONCOUNTYv.     )     )HON.HENRYDENMARKBELL,LARRYWAYNESTOKES   ) JUDGÈ  )̀ Appellant  )NO.01S019701CC00006̛̜ForAppellant:     ForAppellee:LARRYWAYNESTOKES,prose  JOHNKNOXWALKUPOnly,TN      AttorneyGeneralandReporter̀      KATHYMORANTE      DeputyAttorneyGeneral      Nashville,TN      JOSEPHD.BAUGH,JR.      DistrictAttorneyGeneral      JEFFREYP.BURKS      AssistantDistrictAttorney̛      General      Franklin,TN̛̜@ OPINION̛̜̜AFFIRMED          BIRCH,J.̜    7uXXdXXd7ћ LarryWayneStokes,theappellant,wasconvictedintheCircuitCourtofWilliamsonCountyofrapeofachild,inviolationofTenn.CodeAnn.3913522(Supp.1995).HecurrentlyservesafifteenyearsentenceintheDepartmentofCorrection. Inhisappealasofright,Stokesraisedasingleissue:thesufficiencyoftheconvictingevidence.TheCourtofCriminalappealsfoundtheevidencesufficientandaffirmedthetrialcourtsjudgment. StokesappliedforreviewpursuanttoTennesseeSupremeCourtRule11.Inhisapplication,heasserted,forthefirsttime,thattheindictmentwasdefectivesoastodeprivethecourtofjurisdiction.̛̜ Weacceptedtheapplicationinordertoreviewthesingleissueconcerningthevalidityoftheindictment. Theindictmentcontainssixcountsofchildrape.Eachcountreadsasfollows:8 8 TheGrandJurorsfortheStateofTennessee,dulyelected,impaneled,sworn,andcharged,toinquireforthebodyoftheCountyofWilliamsonandStateaforesaid,upontheiroathaforesaid,presentthat LARRYWAYNESTOKES ,heretofore,towit,inMay,1993toOctober,1993,beforethefindingofthispresentment,insaidCountyandState,unlawfullyandfeloniouslydidsexuallypenetrateafemalechildundertheageofthirteen(13)years,whosedateofbirthis8981,inviolationofTennesseeCodeAnnotated,Section3913522,andagainstthepeaceanddignityoftheStateofTennessee. StokescontentionthattheindictmentisdefectivetotheextentthatthetrialcourtwaswithoutjurisdictioniscontrolledbyStatev.Hill,No.01S019701CC00005(Tenn.filedNov.3,1997). UndertheHillanalysis,wefindtheindictmentconstitutionallyvalidandsufficienttovestthecourtwithjurisdiction. Accordingly,wedismisstheappealandaffirmthejudgmentoftheCourtofCriminalAppeals.CostsofthiscausearetaxedtoStokesforwhichexecutionmayissueifnecessary.    ____________________________________    ADOLPHOA.BIRCH,JR.,JusticeCONCUR:̜Anderson,C.J.Drowota,Reid,Holder,JJ.