### IN THE CO URT OF CR IMINAL APPEALS OF T ENN ESSEE AT NASHVILL E Ass ig ne d o n B rie fs Ju ne 19 , 20 12

FREDDIE L . OSBO RNE v. ST ATE OF TE NNESSEE

D irect A p p ea l f

ro m th e C rim in a l C o u rt f o r D a v id so n C o u n ty N o . 4 4 1 1 M a rk J . F ish b u rn , J u d g e

N o . M 2 0 1 2 -0 0 1 2 2 -C C A -R 3 -H C - F iled S ep tem b er 1 0 , 2 0 1 2

P etitio n er, F red d ie L

. O sb o rn e, ap p eals f ro m th e trial co u rt’s su m m ary d ism issal o f th e p ro se p etitio n f

o r h ab eas co rp u s relief f

iled b y P etitio n er. A f

ter a th o ro u g h rev iew o f th e reco rd
an d th e b rief

s, w e af f irm th e j u d g m en t o f

th e h ab eas co rp u s trial co u rt.

T en n . R . A p p . P . 3 A p p ea l a s o f R ig h t; J u d g m en t o f

th e C rim in a l C o u rt A f

f irm ed

T H O M A S T

. W O O D A L L , J., d elive red th e o p in io n o f th e co u rt, in w h ich J O S E P H M T IP T O N , P .J.
an d J O H N E V E R E T T W IL L IA M S , J., j o in ed

. C h ad D av id so n , N ash v ille, T en n essee, f o r th e ap p ellan t, F red d ie L . O sb o rn e.

R o b ert E

. C o o p er, Jr., A tto rn ey G en eral an d R ep o rter; L acy Wilb er, A ssistan t A tto rn ey G en eral; V i c to r S

. (T o rry ) Jo h n so n , III, D istrict A tto rn ey G en eral; an d R o b M cG u ire, A ssistan t D istrict A tto rn ey G en eral, f

o r th e ap p ellee, S tate o f

T en n essee.
O P IN IO N

In Ju ly 1 9 9 8 , a M o n tg o m ery C o u n ty j u ry f o u n d P etitio n er g u ilty o f th e sale o f o v er 2 6 g ram s o f co cain e w ith in 1 ,0 0 0 f eet o f a sch o o l, a C lass A f elo n y
. P etitio n er w as sen ten ced to 3 2 y ears an d 6 m o n th s as a R an g e II m u ltip le o f f en d er. T h e o f

f en se o ccu rred
o n M arch 6 , 1 9 9 7

. A t th e tim e o f th e o f f en se, a R an g e II sen ten ce f o r a C lass A f

elo n y w as n o t less th an 2 5 y ears n o r m o re th an 4 0 y ears. T en n

. C o d e A n n

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 2 (1 9 9 7 R ep l.). T h e p r e s u mp t i v e m in im

u m sen ten ce f

o r a C lass A f

elo n y , if th ere w ere n o ap p licab le
en h an cem en t f

acto rs o r m itig atin g f

acto rs, w as th e “m id p o in t o f th e ran g e.” T en n

. C o d e A n n

. § 4 0 -3 5 -2 1 0 (c) (1 9 9 7 R ep l.). T h e m id p o in t o f a ran g e o f 2 5 y ears to 4 0 y ears is 3 2y ears an d 6 m o n th s, th e p recise sen ten ce im p o sed u p o n P etitio n er. T h e b asis o f P etitio n er’s th eo ry th at h e is en titled to h ab eas co rp u s relief is th at th e M o n tg o m ery C o u n ty trial co u rt im p o sed an illeg al sen ten ce b y en h an cin g th e sen ten ce ab o v e th e m in im u m sen ten ce o f 2 5 y ears, in v io la t i o n o f C u n n in g h a m v. C a lifo rn ia , 5 4 9 U .S .2 7 0 , 1 2 7 S

. C t. 8 5 6 , 1 6 6 L

. E d

. 2 d 8 5 6 (2 0 0 7 ) (T h e S ix th A m en d m en t rig h t to a j u ry trial is v io lated w h en a s e n t e n ce is
en h an ced so lely o n th e b asis o f f a c t s n o t f

o u n d b y a j u ry , ex cep t th e f act o f p rio r co n v ictio n s).

T h e j u d g m en t, as is n o rm al, d o es n o t ref lect w h eth er an y en h an cem en t o r m itig atin g f acto rs w ere f

o u n d b y th e trial co u rt to b e ap p licab l e

. P e t i t i o n er d o es n o t id en tif y an y en h an ce men t o r m itig atin g f acto rs ap p lied b y th e trial co u rt in h is p ro se p etitio n

. In th e b rief f iled in t h i s c o u r t , P etitio n er asserts th at th e trial co u rt m isap p lied o n e en h an cem en t f acto r, th at P etitio n er w as a lead er in an o f f en se in v o lv in g tw o o r m o re crim in al acto rs. S ee T en n

. C o d e A n n

. § 4 0 -3 5 -1 1 4 (2 ) (1 9 9 7 R ep l.). P etitio n er’s co u n sel cites to a tran scrip t o f th e trial p ro ce e d i n g s, b u t th is tran scrip t is n o t in th e ap p ellate reco rd

. T h e issu e o f
s e n ten cin g w as n o t raised o n d irect ap p eal o f th e co n v ictio n

. S ee S ta te v. Wa l t e r L

. M erriw ea th er, Jo h n H

ea d
, Jr. and Fr e ddi e Os bor

ne , No. M1998- 00332 -C C A -R 3 -C D , 2 0 0 0 WL 3 3 7 5 8 5 (T en n

. C rim

. A p p

. M arch 3 1 , 2 0 0 0 ), p erm

. a p p

. d en ied (T en n

. N o v
. 6 , 2 0 0 0 ).

In th e p resen t ap p eal, P etitio n er asserts as h is g ro u n d f o r relief th at th e ab o v e-n o ted
m isap p lied en h an cem en t f acto r resu lts in h is en titlem en t to h ab eas co rp u s relief

. In h is p ro se p etitio n , P etitio n er asserts th at h e co u ld n o t b e sen ten ced ab o v e th e m in im u m sen ten ce. E v en if th e trial co u rt d id m isap p ly an en h an cem en t f acto r, th e trial co u rt d id n o t im p o se a s e n ten ce ab o v e th e p resu m p tiv e m in im

u m sen ten ce w h ich w as in ex isten ce at th e tim e o f
sen ten cin g

.
F u rth erm o re , e v e n if th e trial co u rt erred in sen ten cin g f o llo w in g a j u ry v erd ict o f g u ilt, t h i s i s s u e w o u ld n o t b e co g n izab le in a h ab eas co rp u s p ro ceed in g

. T h is C o u rt h as rep eated ly h eld th at B la key v. Wa sh in g to n , 5 4 2 U .S

. 2 9 6 (2 0 0 4 ) an d its p ro g en y , in clu d in g C u n n in g h a m , are n o t to b e ap p lied retro activ ely in co llateral attack s u p o n f in al j u d g m en ts. S ee e.g

. B illy M

erle M eeks v. R icky J. B ell, Wa rd en , N o

. M 2 0 0 5 -0 0 6 2 6 -C C A -R 3 -H C , 2 0 0 7 WL 4 1 1 6 4 8 6 , at * 8 (T en n

. C rim

. A p p

. N o v
. 1 3 , 2 0 0 7 ) p erm

. a p p

. d en ied (T en n

. A p ril 7 , 2 0 0 8 ).

It is o b v io u s th at n o th in g in th e reco rd in d icates th at P etitio n er’s co n v ictio n o r sen ten ce is v o id

. T h e h ab eas co rp u s trial co u rt m ay su m m arily d ism iss a h ab eas co rp u s p etitio n w ith o u t a n e v id en tiary h earin g if th ere is n o th in g o n th e f ace o f th e reco rd o r j u d g m en t to in d icate th at th e co n v ictio n o r sen ten ce are v o id

. P a ssa rella v. S ta te , 8 9 1 S .W.2 d 6 1 9 , 6 2 7 (T en n

. C rim . A p p . 1 9 9 4 ); see a lso T en n

. C o d e A n n

. § 2 9 -2 1 -1 0 9 (2 0 1 0 R ep l.). P etitio n er is n o t en titled to relief o n ap p eal.

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th e h ab eas co rp u s trial co u rt is af f irm ed

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