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P GARRYBROWNXgX    a @@ AnAppealfromtheCircuitCourtforCrockettCounty  [ @@No.2804JonKerryBlackwood,Judge  E  @@*AV) ` dE<` A   @@TTNo.W200300129_COA_ԄR3CVFiledDecember17,2003   AV) ` dE<` A     Thisisalegalmalpracticecase.Thedefendantattorneyrepresentedtheplaintiffinacriminaltrial, x whichresultedintheplaintiffsconvictioninFebruary2000.InOctober2000,theattorneywas a grantedpermissiontowithdrawfromhisrepresentationoftheplaintiffinthecriminalproceedings. J InMay2002,theplaintifffiledthecomplaintbelow,allegingthattheattorneycommittedlegal 3 malpracticeinhisdefenseofthecriminalchargesagainsttheplaintiff.Theattorneyfiledamotion l todismissandforsummaryjudgmentasserting,amongotherthings,thatthecomplaintwasfiled U beyondtheapplicableoneyearstatuteoflimitations.Thetrialcourtgrantedtheattorneysmotion. > Theplaintiffnowappeals.Weaffirm,findingthattheundisputedfactsshowthattheplaintiffslegal ' malpracticeclaimwasuntimely,underTennesseeCodeAnnotated283104(a)(2).   Tenn.R.App.P.3AppealasofRight;JudgmentoftheCircuitCourtisAffirmed     # Xg#XgX. HollyM.Kirby,J.,deliveredtheopinionofthecourt,inwhichW.FrankCrawford,P.J.,W.S., e andAlanE.Highers,J.,joined. N  LarryDeanDickerson,Only,Tennessee,prose.  "p! GarryBrown,Trenton,Tennessee,prose. #B#   OPINION # XXg #XgX  %!% # XXg_ #XgX     OnDecember24,1997,Plaintiff/AppellantLarryDeanDickerson( Dickerson)was '"' arrested.HewasindictedonMay29,1998.DickersonhiredDefendant/AppelleeGarryBrown (#( ( Brown)torepresenthimathiscriminaltrial.OnFebruary9,2000,Dickersonwasconvictedof i)$) firstdegreemurder.Subsequenttotheconviction,Brownfiledamotionforanewtrialon R*%* _Dickerson_sbehalf,preserving_Dickerson_srighttoappeal.OnOctober10,2000,thetrialcourt ;+&+  issuedanorderallowingBrowntowithdrawas_Dickerson_scounselofrecord. $,t',m   OnMay22,2002,DickersonfiledacivillawsuitagainstBrown,allegingthatBrown   committedlegalmalpracticeinhisrepresentationofDickersoninthecriminalproceedings.  DickersonclaimedthatBrown didnothave[a]verybroadgraspofconstitutionalprinciples,and  thatBrownpreviouslyconcealedinformationfromhim.W #  1      ׀ k   OnJuly11,2002,Brownfiledamotiontodismissorforsummaryjudgment,assertingthat =  hisfailuretousecertaintrialtacticsin_Dickerson_scriminaltrialdidnotstateaclaimforrelieffor & v legalmalpractice,thatthecomplaintfailedtosetouttherequiredelementsofalegalmalpractice  _ claim,andthat_Dickerson_scomplaintwasfiledbeyondtheapplicablestatuteoflimitations.In  H supportofthatmotion,Brownattachedhisaffidavit,asserting,amongotherthings,thathecomplied  1  withtheapplicablestandardofprofessionalpractice.# XXg #XgX Ԁ      OnNovember7,2002,thetrialcourtconductedahearingonBrownsmotion.On   November22,2002,thetrialcourtenteredanordergrantingthemotion,holdingthat,evenwhen   liberallyconstrued,thecomplaintdidnotproperlystateaclaimforlegalmalpracticeandthat,inany n  event,thecomplaintshouldbedismissedasuntimelybecauseitwasfiledoutsidetheoneyear W  statuteoflimitationssetforthinTennesseeCodeAnnotated283104(a)(2).Fromthatorder, @ Dickersonnowappeals. )y   XgXXXgInconsideringanappealfromatrialcourtsgrantofamotiontodismissonthepleadings K pursuanttoTennesseeRuleofCivilProcedure12.02(6),wemusttakeallallegationsoffactinthe 4 plaintiffscomplaintastrueandreviewthetrialcourtslegalconclusionsdenovowithno  presumptionofcorrectness. See Tenn.R.App.P.13(d); seealso  Steinv.DavidsonHotelCo. ,945  S.W.2d714,716(Tenn.1997).#XgXXXg#ԀTotheextentthatthetrialcourtrelieduponmattersoutsidethe  originalpleadingsindecidingBrownsmotiontodismiss,wewilltreatBrownsmotionasamotion  forsummaryjudgmentinaccordancewithRule12.02oftheTennesseeRulesofCivilProcedure. #  2      ׀ r  SeeKuv.State ,104S.W.3d870,873(Tenn.Ct.App.2002).XgXXXgThetrialcourtsgrantofsummary [ judgmentislikewiserevieweddenovowithnopresumptionofcorrectness. Warrenv.Estateof E Kirk ,954S.W.2d722,723(Tenn.1997).Summaryjudgmentisappropriatewhere thepleadings, / depositions,answerstointerrogatories,andadmissionsonfile,togetherwiththeaffidavits,ifany, i showthatthereisnogenuineissueastoanymaterialfactandthatthemovingpartyisentitledto  R ajudgmentasamatteroflaw.Tenn.R.Civ.P.56.04.Wemustviewtheevidenceinalightmost  ; _favorabletothenonmovingparty,givingthatpartythebenefitofallreasonableinferences. Warren ,  954S.W.2dat723(quoting Bainv.Wells ,936S.W.2d618,622(Tenn.1997))#XgXXXg0#XgXXXg.#XgXXXg#XgXXXgԀ#XgXXXgG#Oncethemoving  partydemonstratesthatthereisnogenuineissueofmaterialfact,thenonmovingpartymust  demonstrate,byaffidavitsorotherwise,thatadisputedissueofmaterialfactexistsfortrial. Byrd m v.Hall ,847S.W.2d208,211(Tenn.1993). W   Onappeal,Dickersonmakesthesameclaimsashedidinthetrialcourt,thatBrownbreached + { theapplicablestandardofprofessionalpracticeinhisrepresentationofDickersoninthecriminal  d matter.Fromtheundisputedfacts,however,itisreadilyapparentthatDickersonslegalmalpractice  M claimwasfiledoutsidetheoneyearstatuteoflimitationsprovidedinTennesseeCodeAnnotated  6  283104(a)(2).Thatstatuteprovidesthat [a]ctionsandsuitsagainstattorneys...for    malpractice,whethertheactionsaregroundedorbasedincontractortort,mustbe commenced   withinone(1)yearafterthecauseofactionaccrued.Tenn.CodeAnn.28-3-104(a)(2)(2000).   Inthiscase,BrownsinvolvementinDickersonscriminalproceedingsendedwhenhewas   permittedtowithdrawascounselofrecord,inOctober2000.AnycauseofactionDickersonhad s  wouldhaveaccruedonorbeforeOctober2000,thedateBrownwithdrewfromhisrepresentation \  ofDickerson.Dickersonslawsuitwasfiledoveroneyearlater,inMay2002.Dickersonmakes E noargumentastowhythestatuteoflimitationswouldnotbarhisclaimunderthesecircumstances. .~ Thus,ontheseundisputedfacts,wearecompelledtoaffirmthedecisionofthetrialcourtdismissing g Dickersonsclaimbasedontheapplicablestatuteoflimitations.Inlightofthisdecision,allother P issuesraisedinthisappealarepretermitted. 9   Thedecisionofthetrialcourtisaffirmed.CostsonappealwillbetaxedtoAppellantLarry   DeanDickerson,andhissurety,forwhichexecutionmayissue,ifnecessary.      `     h     ___________________________________ 1    `     h     HOLLYM.KIRBY,JUDGE